Biography

Growing up in Beijing, I developed a deep appreciation for science and for the mysteries of the universe. After completing my high school studies, I moved to US to start my undergraduate studies in Colgate University, to pursue further education in Astronomy/Physics and Applied Mathematics.

Currently, I’m a 5-th year doctoral candidate at University of Texas at Austin advised by Volker Bromm, specializing in theoretical and computational astrophysics. My research focuses on dark matter, early universe and the cosmological evolution. I’m interested in studying different dark matter candidates like Primordial Black Holes (PBHs), Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMP), Warm Dark Matter (WDM) and Self-interacting Dark Matter (SIDM), and their astrophysical effects and observational impacts on the early universe objects like First generation stars and Supermassive Black Holes, using both theoretical and computational methods.

Beyond my academic pursuits, I have a profound love for nature and sports. I enjoying down-hill skiing, mountain hiking, football(⚽️!) and tennis. In the future, I hope to travel to the Europe, skiing down the Alps and watching top tier football games. So far, I have conquered four 14ers in Colorado, and there are more to go in the following years.