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I'm a Professor at [[http://astro.tsinghua.edu.cn|Department of Astronomy]] of [[http://www.tsinghua.edu/cn|Tsinghua University]]. My research has been focused on the structure, formation and evolution of galaxies, and the large-scale structure of the Universe. I use data from both observational experiments (particularly SDSS-IV and Subaru/PFS) and numerical simulations to understand the physical link of different classes of galaxies with the hosting dark matter halos. I've been teaching "Observational Astrophysics" "Galactic Physics" for graduate students at DoA, and "Observational Cosmology - From the Solar System to the Distant Universe", a general education course for undergraduate students at Tsinghua. 

===== Contact =====

  * **Tel:** +86 (0)10-627-94129
  * **Email:** cli2015 at tsinghua edu cn
  * **Office:** E322, Eastern Wing, Physics Building
  * **Postal:** Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China


===== Employment =====

  * Professor, Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, 4/2019-present
  * Professor, Physics Department, Tsinghua University, 9/2015-3/2019
  * Research Professor, group leader, head of Max-Planck Institute Partner Group, SHAO, 10/2010-01/2017
  * Postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, 10/2008-9/2010
  * MPA-SHAO joint postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, 9/2007-9/2008
  * MPA-SHAO joint postdoctoral fellow, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, 10/2006-8/2007

===== Education =====

  * PhD in Astrophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, 9/2000-9/2006
  * BsC in Astrophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, 9/1996-8/2000

===== Awards =====

  * Winner of National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars (国家杰出青年科学基金), 2013
  * Bairen Tallent, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中科院百人计划), 2011
  * Shanghai Pujiang Tallent, Shanghai Sci & Tech. Commission (上海市浦江人才), 2010
  * The 1st-class Prize for Natural Science and Technology, Shanghai Government (上海市自然科学一等奖), 2009
  * Top 50 Excellent PhD Theses, Chinese Academy of Sciences （中科院50篇优秀博士论文）, 2008