Curriculum Vitae

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ORCID:

0000-0003-4520-5395

Education

2015--
California Institute of Technology
M.S., 2017; PhD in Astrophysics, 2021 (expected)
Advisor: Charles Steidel

2011--2015
Peking University
B.S. in Astronomy
Advisors: Gregory Herczeg, Luis C. Ho

Research

○ 2015--

Circumgalactic Medium in the KBSS Survey

  • CGM of star-forming galaxies at z∼2, mostly neutral-hydrogen kinematics and radiative transfer in both absorption and emission.
  • Neutral hydrogen in the CGM of AGN-host galaxies.
  • Connections between CGM and properties of its host-galaxies.
  • Chemical composition and ionizing states in the CGM.

Reference: Prof. Charles C. Steidel.

○ 2013--2015

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Reverberation Mapping

  • Observation and data reduction of the broad-band photometric data.

References: Prof. Xiaohui Fan, Dr. Ian McGreer, and Prof. Luis C. Ho.

○ 2012--2015

Evolution of Classical T Tauri Stars

  • Time-domain analysis of high-resolution spectra of TW Hydra.

Reference: Prof. Gregory J. Herczeg.

Teaching

Teaching Assistantship

  • Ay121 – Radiative Process (Caltech). Instructor: Prof. Evan Kirby, 2016.
  • Ay124 – Structure and Dynamics of Galaxies (Caltech). Instructor: Prof. Phil Hopkins, 2017.
  • Ay105 – Optical Astronomy Instrumentation Lab (Caltech). Instructor: Prof. Dimitri Mawet, 2017.
  • Ay20 – Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy (Caltech). Instructor: Prof. Evan Kirby, 2018.
  • Ay127 – Cosmology and Galaxy Formation (Caltech). Instructors: Prof. Chuck Steidel and Prof. Chris Martin, 2019.

Professional Experiences

Observations

  • Keck
    KCWI: >30 nights;
    LRIS: >30 nights;
    MOSFIRE: >30 nights;
    OSIRIS: 3 nights.
  • Bok 90Prime: ~25 nights;
  • UH88 SNIFS: 10 nights;
  • LBT: MODS, LUCI: 5 nights.

Programming

IDL, Python, LaTeX, HTML
Github: https://github.com/yuguangchen1

Awards & Fellowships

  • NAOC Scholarship, 2013, 2014;
  • Lin-Bridge Scholarship, 2013, 2014;
  • CSC Undergraduate International Visiting Fellowship, 2013;
  • May-4th Scholarship, 2012;

Other Experiences

  • Cahill Rooftop Observatory: Manager, 2017 – Now;
  • Caltech Astronomy Outreach: General management, lecture and stargazing organizer, volunteer, 2016 – Now;
  • University of Arizona: Visiting student, 2014;
  • Astronomy Undergraduate Research Symposium at Peking University: Co-organizer, 2013;
  • Peking University Youth Astronomy Society: President, 2012 – 2013.