CV

The full PDF version can be found here (Last updated March 2023). Below is an abbreviated version. The easiest way to reach me is to drop me an email.

Education

• Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
  • Advisor: Milos Milosavljevic
  • Thesis: Monte Carlo Radiation Hydrodynamics in the Super-Eddington Regime
• M.Phil. in Physics, University of Hong Kong, 2012
• B.S. in Mathematics/Physics, University of Hong Kong, 2010

Work experience

• Postdoctoral Scholar, Theoretical Astrophysics Center, UC Berkeley, since 2020 Sep
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara, 2018 - 2020

Research Interests

• Computational astrophysics - Radiation Transport - Hydrodynamics - Machine Learning in Astronomy - Stars and Supernovae

Publications

Please refer to the Research tab above for the full list.

Teaching & Mentoring

• Mentor of undergraduate research students Siddhant Solanki (UC Santa Barbara) and Abhay Agarwal (UC Berkeley).
• Graduate teaching assistant for 7 undergraduate classes in 12 semesters (2012-2018). Please refer to the Teaching & Mentoring tab above for details.

Membership & Services

• Co-host: weekly arXiv discussion, UC Berkeley Astronomy, 2022 - present
• Reviewer: AAS journals, A&A, MNRAS, IEEE Access, since 2019
• Author & Administrator, astrobites.org, 2017 - present
• Member, National Association of Science Writers, 2017 - present

Outreach

• Guest lecturer @ Laguna Blanca High School’s Science Research Program, since 2019 Feb
• Speaker at cafe KITP, 2019 Aug
• Speaker at Astronomy on Tap Santa Barbara, 2018 Sep
• Speaker at Astronomy on Tap ATX, 2018 Feb