Education
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics (expected 2026)
Research Focus: Theoretical and Computational Cosmology, High Energy Astrophysics -
B.A. Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics with Honors, 2020
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B.S. Mathematics, 2020
Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai, China
上海外国语大学附属外国语学校
- High School Diploma, 2016
Research Experience
The University of Chicago, Graduate/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Nick Gnedin
2017–present
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Visiting Graduate Researcher
Advisor: Prof. Ellen Zweibel
2023–present
University of California, Santa Barbara, KITP Graduate Fellow
Advisor: Prof. Peng Oh
Fall 2024
Publications
Click here for my papers on ADS.
Honors & Awards
Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship Finalist
Awarded to exceptional doctoral students in computer science, mathematics, physics, or statistics.
2025
Fermilab URA Visiting Scholars Program Award
2024
Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize, Ohio State University, CCAPP
Recognizes research excellence and exceptional promise in Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP)-related fields.
2024
KITP Graduate Fellowship, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Awarded to outstanding graduate students in theoretical physics to support extended visits to KITP.
2024
Jeff Metcalf Fellowship, University of Chicago
2019
Blue Waters Student Internship Program, NCSA
Among 19 students selected nationwide. Included a stipend, a two-week Petascale Institute, and access to Blue Waters system.
2018
Heising-Simons Award, UChicago Department of Physics
2018
Dean’s Scholarship, University Scholarship, University of Chicago
Merit-based scholarship for exemplary incoming undergraduate students.
2016
Presentations
Talks
Ohio State University Price Prize Talk, Columbus, OH
Invited Talk, 10/2024
Cosmic Origins: The First Billion Years, Santa Barbara, CA
Contributed Talk, 09/2024
Cosmic Dawn Revealed by JWST, Santa Barbara, CA
Contributed Talk, 08/2024
KITP Blackboard Talk, Santa Barbara, CA
Invited Talk, 07/2024
First Stars VII, New York City, NY
Contributed Talk, 05/2024
UW–Madison Astronomy Monday Seminar, Madison, WI
Invited Talk, 04/2023
UCSB Astro Lunch Talk, Santa Barbara, CA
Invited Talk, 02/2023
KITP Workshop on the Cosmic Web, Santa Barbara, CA
Contributed Talk, 02/2023
BCCP Workshop on Reionization and Cosmic Dawn, Berkeley, CA
Contributed Talk, 03/2022
Structure Formation Group Seminar, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Invited Talk, 12/2019
Theoretical Cosmology Group Seminar, UChicago
Invited Talk, 10/2019
Galaxy Formation Group Seminar, University of Michigan
Invited Talk, 09/2019
KICP Spring Postdocs Symposium, Chicago, IL
Invited Talk, 06/2019
KICP Winter Postdocs Symposium, Chicago, IL
Invited Talk, 03/2019
Posters
Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays across Diverse Scales, Cambridge, MA
Contributed Poster, 09/2025
18th Potsdam Thinkshop on Feedback, Potsdam, Germany
Contributed Poster, 07/2025
CFC 2025: The Formation of the Earliest Cosmic Structures, Austin, TX
Contributed Poster, 05/2025
School of Advanced Science on First Light, São Paulo, Brazil
Contributed Poster, 08/2019
Technical Skills
Code: ART, Athena++, RAMSES
Programming Languages and Software: Python, C++, C, Mathematica, Fortran, Unix Shell, MPI, OpenMP, IDL, Haskell, R
High-Performance Computing: Experience using large-scale supercomputing facilities, including Blue Waters and Stampede3
Scientific Computing: MCMC, Bayesian Statistics, ODE/PDE Solving, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
Competitive Programming: Experience with algorithms, data structures, optimization, and complexity analysis
Web Development: Experience in front-end development using HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, and JavaScript
Additional Professional Training
Caltech Relativistic Astrophysics Summer School, 06/2025
Cosmic Origins: The First Billion Years, KITP, 08/2024
Interconnections between the Physics of Plasmas and Self-gravitating Systems, KITP, 07/2024
The Cosmic Web: Connecting Galaxies to Cosmology at High and Low Redshift, KITP, 02/2023
International Summer School on the Interstellar Medium of Galaxies, 07/2021
Code/Astro (software engineering workshop for Astronomy), 07/2021
The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on First Light, IAG/University of São Paulo, 08/2019
Blue Waters Petascale Institute, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 05/2018