- Chinese name
- Li Weidong
- one's native heath
- Hubei province
- date of birth
- December 29, 1968
- University one is graduated from
- Beijing Normal University
- Occupation
- physical scientist
- Degree
- doctor
Since 1997, he has been engaged in supernova observation and research at the University of California, Berkeley. In December 1998 and March 1999, he found two comets with the telescope of the United States Observatory, which were later named Comet Lee. In addition to the research on extragalactic supernovae, during his stay in the United States, Dr. Li Weidong also made many meaningful work in supernova surveys, comet and asteroid observations, and gamma ray burst research. The research team led by him found at least 600 extragalactic supernovae, which is very influential in the international astronomical community. On December 12, 2011, Dr. Li Weidong died suddenly at the age of 43.
