In total $1,359,337 + 2,953 Euro + 30,000 Chinese Yuan grant under my control. Most of them were awarded after I came to University of Michigan.
In total 1.63 Ms XMM-Newton data + 323 ks XMM-Newton Priority C data + 272.8 ks Chandra data + two-year archival Chandra program + 403 ks NuSTAR data + 100 ks Suzaku data + 350 ks Suzaku Priority C data + 206 ks Swift data + 3 hours SOFIA data + 178.6 hours IRAM 30m + 33.5 nights Magellan + 91 nights MDM 2.4m + 105 nights MDM 1.3m + 6 hours LMT observations + 7.36 hours VLA observations + three NASA ADAP program with eight years funding.
============================= Funding as PI
1/1/2023- 12/31/2023 PI, X-raying the accretion atmosphere of the most massive spiral in the local universe, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-21 Large Program (460 ks; $87,042), Proposal number: 090017.
1/9/2020- 1/8/2022 PI, An X-ray survey of the most luminous z=5-6 quasars, Chandra X-ray Obser- vatory Cycle 21 Proposal (72.8 ks; $63,480), Grant/Contract Number: GO0- 21097X.
9/1/2019- 8/31/2022 PI, Hot circum-galactic medium as a legacy of XMM-Newton archive, NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis proposal ($388,911), Grant/Contract Number: 80NSSC19K0579.
3/21/2020- 3/20/2022 PI, Non-thermal hard X-ray emission from a superbubble in a non-starburst galaxy, Chandra X-ray Observatory Cycle 20 Proposal (100 ks; $65,000), Grant/Contract Number: GO9-20074X.
4/3/2019- 4/2/2021 PI, Hot circum-galactic medium as a legacy of Chandra archive, Chandra X-ray Observatory Cycle 20 Proposal (archival; $90,000), Grant/Contract Number: AR9-20006X.
Nov. 2018 - Apr. 2019 PI, Extraplanar diffuse ionized gas around a sample of nearby edge-on spiral galax- ies, the University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) ($1,040).
2/16/2018- 2/15/2020 PI, XMM-Newton Legacy Survey of M31 Halo: Searching for the Missing Accreted Hot CGM, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-16 Proposal (510 ks; $108,699), Grant/Contract Number: 80NSSC18K0536.
2/1/2018- 1/31/2020 PI, Non-thermal X-ray emission from a “Fermi bubble” in an external galaxy, Chan- dra X-ray Observatory Cycle 18 Proposal (100 ks; $58,300), Grant/Contract Number: NAS8-03060.
5/24/2017- 9/30/2018 PI, Neutral and Ionized Gas from the Most Energetic Extragalactic Nuclear Super- bubble in NGC 3079, SOFIA Telescope Cycle 5 Proposal (3 hrs; $40,000), Grant/Contract Number: SOF 05-0020.
Oct. 2015 - Sep. 2017 PI, Hard X-ray Emission from a Nearby Cosmic Ray Accelerator, NuSTAR Space Telescope Cycle-1 Proposal (403 ks; $45,231); Proposal number: NNX15AV24G.
6/15/2015- 6/14/2019 PI, Hot Coronae Around Local Spiral Galaxies: A Key Probe of Galaxy Formation Theory, NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis proposal ($361,634), Grant/Contract Number: NNX15AM93G.
2012 PI, X-raying the Matter Circulation around Nearby Disk Galaxies, NASA Astro- physics Data Analysis proposal ($50,000); Grant number: NNX12AE78G.
============================= Other approved projects as PI with no funding
Dec. 2022 PI, Probing the Physical Properties of CGM/IGM at z ∼ 3, Magellan/Clay/IFUM 2023A program, 0.5 night approved on May 22, 2023.
Nov. 2022 PI, 10-kpc ripples produced by AGN feedback around a non-central clustered galaxy, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-22 Program (146 ks), Priority C; Proposal number: 92005.
approved again as Priority C in AO-24 in Dec. 2024, Proposal number: 096006
Multi-semesters, ongoing PI, Long-term variation of the X-ray brightest high-redshift quasars, Swift Space Telescope GTO program, 184 ks approved until now: 2022, 106 ks; 2021B, 39 ks; 2021A, 39 ks.
Multi-semesters, ongoing PI, Imaging observations for the HIERACHY project, MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope observation program (plus some 2.4m observations taken via the eDIG- CHANGES program), 65 nights approved until now (later observations have Bregman as PI), 2024B: 14 nights; 2024A: 14 nights; 2023B: 14 nights; 2023A: 16 nights; 2021B, 4 nights; 2020A, 3 nights.
Multi-semesters, ongoing PI, Probing the He II reionization with the C IV absorption lines from the spectra of high-z quasars (spectroscopy observations of the HIERACHY project), 6.5m Magellan Clay/MIKE and Baade/MagE program, 11.5 nights Clay/MIKE timeapproved until now, 3.5 nights canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 8 nights taken): 2022A, 2 nights; 2021B, 3 nights; 2021A, 2 nights (canceled); 2020B, 1 night (0.5 night canceled); 2020A, 1 night (canceled); 2019B, 1.5 nights; 2019A, 1 night. 11 nights Baade/MagE time approved until now: 2024B, 2 nights; 2024A, 3 nights; 2023B, 3 nights; 2023A, 2 nights; 2022B, 1 night.
Multi-semesters, ongoing PI, Extraplanar diffuse ionized gas around a sample of nearby edge-on spiral galaxies (the eDIG-CHANGES project), MDM Observatory 2.4m Telescope program, 72 nights approved until now (some used for other programs), 8 nights canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic): 2023B, 7 nights; 2023A, 13 nights; 2022A, 9 nights; 2021B, 7 nights; 2021A, 5 nights (4 nights canceled); 2020B, 5 nights (4 nights canceled); 2020A, 7 nights; 2019B, 7 nights; 2019A, 8 nights; 2018B, 4 nights.
Nov. 2021 PI, The nuclear bubble of the Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4438, VLA 2022A proposal (7.36 hours); Proposal ID: VLA/22A-180.
Sep. 2021 PI, Test observations of some high-z proto-cluster candidates, MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope remote observation program, 4 nights taken in Sep. 2021.
Jun. 2021 PI, Molecular gas in starburst galaxies around enormous Lyα nebulae, Large Milime- ter Telescope (LMT) 2021A Proposal (6 hours Priority A time of the LMT/RSR); Proposal Id: 2021-S1-US-17.
Multi-semesters, completed PI, A Complete Survey of Background Quasars at Low Galactic Latitude, MDM Observatory 1.3m Telescope remote observation program, 35 nights): 2022A, 8 nights; 2021B, 8 nights; 2021A, 7 nights; 2020B, 5 nights; 2020A, 7 nights.
Dec. 2018 PI, Confirming a protocluster at z = 3.2, Magellan 2019A Proposal (1 night of the 6.5m Magellan/Baade telescope).
Multi-semesters, completed PI, Spatially resolved observations of molecular gas along the disk of the CHANG- ES galaxies (the CO-CHANGES project), IRAM proposal for the 30m telescope (97.1 hours; 51.1 hours in 2018B, Proposal ID: 063-18; 46.0 hours in 2019A, Proposal ID: 189-18).
Dec. 2017 PI, Extended Diffuse Ionized Gas from the Halo of Massive Elliptical Galaxies - A Key Test of the Accretion Scenario, MDM Observatory 2018A Proposal of the 2.4m/1.3m Telescopes (5 nights of the 1.3m and 3 nights of the 2.4m).
Sep. 2017 PI, Warm Molecular Hydrogen in Nearby Galactic Outflows, MDM Observatory 2017B Proposal at the 2.4m Hiltner Telescope (6 nights).
Jun. 2017 PI, A case study of supernova remnant-molecular cloud interaction with associated gamma-ray emissions, IRAM 2017B proposal for the 30m telescope (12.5 hours); Proposal ID: 028-17.
Multi-semesters, completed PI, Survey of Luminous z ≳ 7 Quasars: Early BH Growth and Reionization His- tory, 6.5m Magellan Baade/FIRE program, 8 nights approved (4 half nights in 2017B; 3 nights in 2018A; another 3 nights approved through University of Arizona in 2018A).
Multi-semesters, completed PI, Molecular gas in the most massive isolated spiral galaxies, IRAM 30m program, 23.9 hours (9.3 hours in 2016B, Proposal ID: 062-16; 14.6 hours in 2017A, Proposal ID: 162-16).
Multi-semesters, completed PI, Shocked molecular clumps around Cassiopeia A — A key probe of CR acceleration and asymmetric SN explosion, IRAM proposal for the 30m telescope 45.1 hours (8.6 hours in 2016B, Proposal ID: 053-16; 36.5 hours in 2017A, Proposal ID: 136-16).
Multi-semesters, completed PI, Black Hole Growth and Accretion History of Luminous quasars at z ∼ 5, 6.5m Magellan/Baade program, 3.5 nights (2 nights in 2016A, 1.5 nights in 2016B).
Dec. 2015 PI, Diffuse Ionized Gas Around the Most Massive Spiral Galaxies in the Local Universe, MDM observatory 2016A Proposal (2 nights of the 2.4m Hiltner telescope).
Multi-semesters, completed PI, UV-bright Background AGNs around Nearby Spiral Galaxies, MDM 2.4m tele- scope and 6.5m Magellan/Baade telescope program (8 nights MDM 2.4m time and 1 night Magellan time approved in 2015A and 2015B).
Oct. 2015 PI, Post-Outburst Multi-Wavelength Variation of Two Tidal Disruption Event Candi- dates, Swift Space Telescope Cycle 12 Proposal (22 ks).
Feb. 2014 PI, Searching for Large Scale Diffuse X-ray Emission Around an Interacting Galaxy, Suzaku Space Telescope Cycle 9 Proposal (50 ks, Priority C); Proposal number: 92003.
Dec. 2013 PI, Large Scale Circumgalactic Coronae around Massive Spiral Galaxies, XMM- Newton Space Telescope AO-13 Large Proposal (520.9 ks); Proposal number: 074130.
Dec. 2013 PI, Supernova Remnant Evolving in Wind-Blown Bubbles: A Case Study of Kes 27, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-13 Proposal (80 ks); Proposal number: 074064.
Dec. 2013 PI, Mystery of the Unusually Strong X-ray Emission around an Interacting Galaxy Pair, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-13 Proposal (87 ks, Priority C); Proposal number: 074060.
Jan. 2012 PI, Does Diffuse Soft X-ray Emission Produced by Galactic Feedback? — Spectral Diagnostics of NGC 4438, Suzaku Space Telescope Cycle 7 Proposal (300 ks, Priority C); Proposal number: 71501.
Apr. 2011 PI, X-ray Spectroscopy of Stellar Feedback Processes in a Cool Gas-Rich S0 Galaxy, Suzaku Space Telescope Cycle 6 Proposal (100 ks); Proposal number: 61502.
Dec. 2010 PI, X-ray Emission from Galaxy Halos — Circulation and Environmental Effects, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-10 Proposal (56 ks of two galaxies, taken; 37 ks of one galaxy, Priority C); Proposal number: 067143.
Dec. 2009 PI, NGC 5866: A Case Study of the Disk/Bulge/Halo Interaction in an S0 Galaxy, XMM-Newton Space Telescope AO-9 Proposal (53 ks, Priority C); Proposal number: 65049.