Dr. Zhen-Yi CAI （蔡振翼，Zin-Iak CUA）

Schematic diagram of the history of the Universe. The Universe is in a neutral state at 400 thousands years after the Big Bang and light from the first generation stars starts to ionize the hydrogen. After several hundred million years, the gas in the Universe is completely ionized. Credit. NAOJ

Credit. NAOJ

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01 Jan. 2026

As an astrophysicist specializing in active galactic nucleus (AGN) and galaxy evolution, I earned my PhD in 2013. To date, I have authored over 80 refereed publications, including more than 20 as first or corresponding author, which have accumulated over 450 citations.


Affiliation:

Department of Astronomy

School of Astronomy and Space Science

University of Science and Technology of China

Hefei 230026, Anhui, China


Email: zcai [at] ustc.edu.cn

ORCID: 0000-0002-4223-2198