The University of Arizona
Ph.D in physics, December 2016
Thesis title: Effective Field Theories in Quantum Chromo- and Electrodynamics
Advisor: Sean Fleming
Peking University
M.A. Physics, June 2010
Thesis: On the Phenomenology of Charmed Hadronic Molecules
B.S. Applied Mathematics, June 2008
Thesis: Efficient Algorithm for all-sky Surveys by Ground-Based Telescope
Current University of Texas at Austin — Center for High Energy Density Physics
Industry Tau Systems Inc — Laser-plasma accelerator ML/AI development
National Laboratories Los Alamos National Laboratory — Theory Division (T-2), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Jefferson Laboratory
International Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany; Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea; Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Orsay, France; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil; National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Peking University, Beijing, China
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program
Title: Sensitivity Study of Compact laser-plasma accelerator, September 2025 --August 2028,
Role: Principal Investigator, Award amount: $450,000
US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Administration Security Program
Title: Observing Quantum Effects in Hole-Boring and Photon Jet Production in Petawatt Laser-Solid Target Interaction, August 2024 --July 2027, Award amount: $596,618
Thesis and Dissertation Tuition Scholarship
Graduate College, University of Arizona, 2013
1st-year Teaching Encouragement Award
Department of Physics, University of Arizona, 2011
Outstanding Graduates
Peking University, 2010
Chenhuxiong Scholarship
School of Physics, Peking University, 2009
Outstanding Academic Performance Scholarship
School of Physics, Peking University, 2009
APS Division of Plasma Physics 2026, Chicago, IL. November 2026, "The Pre-plasma, from First Photons to First Measurement: A First-Principles Ionization-to-Expansion Pipeline for High-Intensity Laser Interactions"
2026 AFOSR Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions Program Review, Arlington, Virginia, July 2026. "Sensitivity, Stability, and Surrogates for Laser-Plasma Accelerators: From Analytic Models to Data-Driven Optimization"
Physics in Intense Fields 2026 (PIF26) Conference, Rochester, New York, July 2026
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory High Energy Density Seminar, Livermore, California, June, 2026, "AI Where It Helps, Physics Where It Suffices –Laser-driven secondary particle sources: simulation, surrogates, and diagnostics"
2026 Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposium, Washington D.C. February 2026. "Observing Quantum Effects in Hole-Boring and Photon Jet Production in Petawatt Laser-Solid Target Interaction"
WorldQuant Foundry Frontiers 2025, Florence, TX. November 2025.
Mini-Conference on Nuclear Physics in Plasmas - III, 67th Annual Meeting of APS Division of Plasma Physics, Long Beach, CA. November 2025. "Plasma-induced correction to nuclear reaction rates in laser-driven non-equilibrium plasma on Texas PetaWatt facility experiments"
2025 Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposium, Chicago, IL. June 2025. "Observing Quantum Effects in Hole-Boring and Photon Jet Production in Petawatt Laser-Solid Target Interaction"
Physics Colloquium, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. January 2025. "Exploring applications of laser-driven particle beams and secondary radiation"
Defense TechConnect Fall Summit and Expo, Austin, TX. December 2024. Poster: "Sensitivity Studies on Laser Wakefield Driven Accelerators"
University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Physics Seminars, Campinas, Brazil. February 2018. "Effective Field Theory and High-intensity Laser Experiments"
Theory Seminar, Jefferson Laboratory, Newport News, VA. January 2017. "Effective Field Theory for Heavy Hadrons"
AMO Physics Seminar, University of Texas at Austin. April 2016. "Effective Field Theory for Quantum Processes in High Intensity Laser"
Joint Seminar, Institut de Physique Nucléaire – Orsay and École Polytechnique, France. April 2015. "Rapidity divergences in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering and Drell-Yan processes"
T-2 Division Seminar, Los Alamos National Laboratory. May 2014. "Extracting Parton Distribution Function from Deep Inelastic Scattering in the Non-perturbative Region"
PHYS 303L, Introduction to Electromagnetism, Optics and Nuclear Physics for pre-medical school students
Guest Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 2024-2025, 2018-2020
PHYS 302K, Introduction to Electromagnetism for engineering students
Primary Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 2021