Curriculum Vitae

Updated February 24, 2026

Education

The University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

  • Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics Expected 2026
  • B.A. Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics with Honors 2020
  • 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

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship Finalist 2025
    Awarded to exceptional doctoral students in computer science, mathematics, physics, or statistics.
  • URA Visiting Scholars Program Award Universities Research Association · 2024, 2025, 2026
    Award supporting research work at Fermilab.
  • Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize Ohio State University CCAPP · 2024
    Recognizes research excellence and exceptional promise in Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics related fields.
  • KITP Graduate Fellowship Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics · 2024
    Awarded to outstanding graduate students in theoretical physics to support extended visits to KITP.
  • Jeff Metcalf Fellowship University of Chicago · 2019
    Funding support for a research internship.
  • Blue Waters Student Internship Program NCSA · 2018
    Among 19 students selected nationwide. Included a stipend, a two-week Petascale Institute, and access to the Blue Waters system.
  • Heising-Simons Award University of Chicago Department of Physics · 2018
  • Dean's Scholarship; University Scholarship University of Chicago · 2016
    Awarded to admitted students on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular achievement, and commitment to their communities.

Presentations

Talks

  • Ohio State University Price Prize TalkInvited Talk · Columbus, OH · Oct 2024
  • Cosmic Origins: The First Billion YearsContributed Talk · Santa Barbara, CA · Sep 2024
  • Cosmic Dawn Revealed by JWSTContributed Talk · Santa Barbara, CA · Aug 2024
  • KITP Blackboard TalkInvited Talk · Santa Barbara, CA · Jul 2024
  • First Stars VIIContributed Talk · New York City, NY · May 2024
  • UW-Madison Astronomy Monday SeminarInvited Talk · Madison, WI · Apr 2023
  • UCSB Astro Lunch TalkInvited Talk · Santa Barbara, CA · Feb 2023
  • KITP Workshop on the Cosmic WebContributed Talk · Santa Barbara, CA · Feb 2023
  • BCCP Workshop on Reionization and Cosmic DawnContributed Talk · Berkeley, CA · Mar 2022
  • Structure Formation Group SeminarInvited Talk · Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Dec 2019
  • Theoretical Cosmology Group SeminarInvited Talk · UChicago · Oct 2019
  • Galaxy Formation Group SeminarInvited Talk · University of Michigan · Sep 2019
  • KICP Spring Postdocs SymposiumInvited Talk · Chicago, IL · Jun 2019
  • KICP Winter Postdocs SymposiumInvited Talk · Chicago, IL · Mar 2019

Posters

  • Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays across Diverse ScalesContributed Poster · Cambridge, MA · Sep 2025
  • 18th Potsdam Thinkshop on FeedbackContributed Poster · Potsdam, Germany · Jul 2025
  • CFC 2025: The Formation of the Earliest Cosmic StructuresContributed Poster · Austin, TX · May 2025
  • School of Advanced Science on First LightContributed Poster · São Paulo, Brazil · Aug 2019

Technical Skills

  • Code
    ART, Athena++, RAMSES
  • Languages & 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
    Front-end development using HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, and JavaScript