Astronomy Ph.D. candidate
Hello, I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside, working with Prof. Gillian Wilson on the formation and quenching of ultra-massive galaxies (UMGs) in the early universe. I completed my Bachelor of Science at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where I worked with Prof. Xu Kong on stellar properties and dust attenuation in nearby galaxies. I conducted Undergraduate Summer Research at the University of Bath, U.K. with Prof. Stijn Wuyts, studying cold gas and galaxy structure.
How do different physical components shape galaxy emission from UV to radio? I am interested in utilizing multiple SED modeling tools to disentangle the contributions of stars, dust, and AGN to the observed galaxy emission.
What's the nature and properties of the most massive galaxies at z>3? How did ultra-massive galaxies assemble so much stellar mass when the universe was less than two billion years old?
As the fuel of star formation, is the cold interstellar medium still abundant in massive galaxies as they quench, or has it already been depleted?
How massive galaxies shut down star formation at early cosmic times? Gas supply, AGN feedback, or environment?
| Conference | Topics | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting, Phoenix | The nature and properties of ultramassive quiescent galaxies at z > 3 | Jan. 2026 |
| Keck Science Meeting 2025, UCLA | Dusty or Dead? Star Formation and Quiescence in the Most Massive Galaxies at z≳3 | Sep. 2025 |
| Keck Science Meeting 2023, UCB | The Role of AGN and Gas Depletion in the Quenching of Ultra-Massive Galaxies at z ~3 | Sept. 2023 |
| Physics & Astronomy Student Seminar (PASS), UCR | SEDs and Properties of UMGs at z ~ 3 | Mar. 2023 |
| Astro Jamboree, UCR | Stellar Properties of Ultra Massive Galaxies s at z ~ 3 | Oct. 2022 |