Updated February 24, 2026
Education
The University of Chicago
- Ph.D. Astronomy & Astrophysics
- B.A. Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics with Honors
- B.S. Mathematics
Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU
上海外国语大学附属外国语学校
- High School Diploma
Publications
Honors & Awards
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Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship Finalist
Awarded to exceptional doctoral students in computer science, mathematics, physics, or statistics.
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URA Visiting Scholars Program Award
Award supporting research work at Fermilab.
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Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize
Recognizes research excellence and exceptional promise in Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics related fields.
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KITP Graduate Fellowship
Awarded to outstanding graduate students in theoretical physics to support extended visits to KITP.
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Jeff Metcalf Fellowship
Funding support for a research internship.
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Blue Waters Student Internship Program
Among 19 students selected nationwide. Included a stipend, a two-week Petascale Institute, and access to the Blue Waters system.
- Heising-Simons Award
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Dean's Scholarship; University Scholarship
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 Talk
- Cosmic Origins: The First Billion Years
- Cosmic Dawn Revealed by JWST
- KITP Blackboard Talk
- First Stars VII
- UW-Madison Astronomy Monday Seminar
- UCSB Astro Lunch Talk
- KITP Workshop on the Cosmic Web
- BCCP Workshop on Reionization and Cosmic Dawn
- Structure Formation Group Seminar
- Theoretical Cosmology Group Seminar
- Galaxy Formation Group Seminar
- KICP Spring Postdocs Symposium
- KICP Winter Postdocs Symposium
Posters
- Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays across Diverse Scales
- 18th Potsdam Thinkshop on Feedback
- CFC 2025: The Formation of the Earliest Cosmic Structures
- School of Advanced Science on First Light
Technical Skills
- CodeART, Athena++, RAMSES
- Languages & SoftwarePython, C++, C, Mathematica, Fortran, Unix Shell, MPI, OpenMP, IDL, Haskell, R
- High-Performance ComputingExperience using large-scale supercomputing facilities, including Blue Waters and Stampede3
- Scientific ComputingMCMC, Bayesian Statistics, ODE/PDE Solving, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
- Competitive ProgrammingExperience with algorithms, data structures, optimization, and complexity analysis
- Web DevelopmentFront-end development using HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, and JavaScript