Curriculum Vitae
A PDF version of my CV is available in English and Chinese.
Research Interests
- Celestial reference systems and frames
- Space astrometry
- VLBI astrometry
Education
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, 2015–2020
- Supervisor: Prof. Zi ZHU
- Thesis: “Overall Properties of the ICRF and Gaia-CRF” (in Chinese)
- Joint Ph.D. Program, SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris
- Supervisor: Dr. Sébastien LAMBERT
- Research topic: VLBI data analysis
- B.S. in Astronomy, School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, 2011–2015
- Supervisor: Prof. Jia-Cheng LIU
- Thesis: “Improving the Precession-Nutation Model by VLBI Data”
Research and Work Experience
- September 2023 – present: Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Nanjing University
- Research on astronomical reference systems, high-precision astrometry, and astrophysical applications of celestial reference frames
- September 2020 – August 2023: Yu-Xiu Young Scholar Fellow, Nanjing University
- Postdoctoral research on frame ties between optical and radio reference frames, and between dynamical and kinematic reference frames
Supervision and Mentoring
Postdoctoral Researchers
- Nabila Sofia Eryan Putri (2026–present): Atmospheric delay modeling.
Ph.D. Students
- Zhiyun Zhang (张志云) (2022–present): Redshift catalog of celestial reference-frame sources.
- Xiaxuan Zhang (张夏轩) (2024–present): Positional stability of celestial reference-frame sources.
M.Sc. Students
- Dading Zhang (张大鼎) (2026–present): Development of a new nutation model.
Grants
- High-precision Core-shift Measurements for a Large Sample of ICRF3 Sources and Systematics of Multi-waveband Reference Frames
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Major Program
- January 2025 – December 2029
- Principal investigator
- Implication of Source Structure Variability on the Multi-wavelength Positions of Extragalactic Sources
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Program
- January 2022 – December 2023
- Principal investigator
- Investigation of Frame Tie in the Era of Multi-wavelength Celestial Reference Frames
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- September 2021 – August 2023
- Principal investigator
Awards
- 2025: Young Science and Technology Award, Astronomical Society of Jiangsu Province, China
- 2021: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Jiangsu Province, China
Synergistic Activities
- Journal reviewer for:
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
- Acta Astronomica Sinica
Professional Memberships
- Astronomical Society of Jiangsu Province
- Chinese Astronomical Society
- International Astronomical Union (IAU), Junior Member