Academic Profile
Current appointments
03/2018 – present |
Associate Dean (Global Engagement)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) |
03/2018 – present |
Professor of Astrophysics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) |
Previous appointments
09/2009 – 02/2018 |
Professor of Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Peking University (China) |
04/2012 – 12/2013 |
Associate Director
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Peking University (China) |
06/2003 – 02/2010 |
Reader, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer in Astrophysics
Department of Physics & Astronomy
The University of Sheffield (UK) |
11/2000 – 05/2003 |
Research fellow
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge (UK) |
11/1997 – 10/2000 |
Research associate
Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia (USA) |
Previous honorary appointments
Education
1993 – 1997 |
PhD in Astrophysics
University of Groningen (Netherlands) |
1988 – 1992 |
M.Phil. in Physics & Astronomy
University of Groningen (Netherlands) |
High-profile international awards
2017 |
Outstanding Undergraduate Instructor Award
Peking University (China) |
2017 |
Erskine Award (Fellowship)
University of Canterbury (New Zealand) |
2015 |
Excellent Performance Award
Peking University (China) |
2015, 2017 |
Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2015 and 2017 (Merit Prize)
Asian Scientist Magazine/Science Centre Singapore |
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Inclusion on the Elsevier/Scopus Most Highly Cited Chinese Scholars in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 lists |
2014, 2015 |
Nomination, Top-10 achievement in astrophysics research in China (2013, 2014) |
2013 |
Visiting Academy Professorship
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |
2012 |
Selby Award (for excellence in science)
Australian Academy of Science |
2007 |
Exceptional Contribution Award
University of Sheffield (UK) |
1998 |
“Van Swinderen” Public Outreach Award
Royal Netherlands Physical Society |