I'm a theoretical astrophysicist working to unveil the mysteries of black holes and neutron stars.
I'm a theoretical astrophysicist working to unveil the mysteries of black holes and neutron stars.
Relativistic plasma astrophysics: particle acceleration mechanisms, radiative processes, black hole magnetospheres, relativistic outflows
High energy astrophysical phenomena: gamma-ray flares from pulsar wind nebulae and active galactic nuclei, X-ray coronae in Seyfert galaxies and X-ray binaries, fast radio bursts, ultra-high energy cosmic rays
2022 - present
Assistant professor
Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis
2019 - 2022
Flatiron Research Fellow
Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute
2016 - 2019
Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow
Princeton University
2011 - 2016
PhD in Physics, Stanford University
2007 - 2011
B.S. in Physics, Tsinghua University
2013 Gabilan Fellowship, Stanford University
2011 Gregory and Mary Chabolla Fellowship, KIPAC, Stanford University
2011 Distinguished Senior Thesis Award, Tsinghua University