About Me

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Johns Hopkins University working with Prof. Nadia L. Zakamska, focusing my research on observational studies of quasar / black hole feedback.

Research Interests

- Quasar Feedback: Feedback from radio-quiet quasars; morphology and kinematics of outflowing gas from quasars.

- Star Formation: the star formation scaling laws (e.g., the Schmidt-Kennicutt law); statistical properties of H II regions and complexes; dust absorption/emission physics and geometry; cold dust in star-forming galaxies.

Education

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Ph.D., Astronomy, 2011 September
Dissertation: Exploring the Scaling Laws of Star Formation
Advisor: Prof. Daniela Calzetti, close collaboration with Prof. Jin Koda (Stony Brook)
M.Sc., Astronomy, 2006 September

University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, China

B.Sc., Astrophysics, 2004 July

Extramural Funding

  1. Theodore Dunham, Jr. Grant for Research in Astronomy (2011 December, Co-PI with Guangtun Zhu, $2,920)

  2. Kitt Peak National Observatory funding support for thesis projects (2010 April, $1,418)

  3. Kitt Peak National Observatory funding support for thesis projects (2009 November, $726)

  4. International travel funding from NRAO/NSF for the conference ``Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy at High Angular Resolution'' at ASIAA, Taipei (June 2009, $3,600)

Awarded Observing Time

  1. Gemini North, GMOS IFU (PI, 2014A semester, 14.2 hours)

  2. Gemini North, GMOS IFU (PI, 2014A semester, 10 hours)

  3. Gemini North, GMOS NIFS Altair (CoI, 2014A semester, 4.5 hours)

  4. Gemini North, GMOS IFU (CoI, 2014A semester, 14.2 hours)

  5. JVLA, A array (CoI, 2014A semester, 30 hours)

  6. Gemini North, GMOS IFU (PI, 2013A semester, 10 hours)

  7. Gemini North, GMOS IFU (PI, 2012B semester, 15 hours)

  8. HST, WFC3 & ACS (CoI, Cycle 20, 18 orbits)

  9. JVLA, A array (PI, 2012B semester, 2.5 hours)

  10. CARMA, C, D & E arrays (CoI, 2010B semester, 32 hours)

  11. KPNO 2.1-m, CFIM + T2KB (PI, 2010A semester, 6.5 nights)

  12. KPNO 2.1-m, CFIM + T2KB (PI, 2009B semester, 3.5 nights)

References

Nadia L. Zakamska, Assistant Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins Univeristy

Jenny E. Greene, Assistant Professor
Department of of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University

Daniela Calzetti, Professor
Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts

Jin Koda, Assistant Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy, SUNY Stony Brook

Stephen E. Schneider, Professor, Dept. Head
Department of of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts