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Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D.<\/strong> in Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA,  Jun. 2014
M.S.<\/strong> in Geophysics and Space Physics, UCLA, Jun. 2011
B.S.<\/strong> in Geophysics and Space Physics, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China, Jun. 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor<\/strong> University of California, Los Angeles, Jul. 2022 \u2013 present
Research Associate<\/strong> Harvard University, Sep. 2017 \u2013 Jun. 2022
Postdoctoral Scholar<\/strong> California Institute of Technology, Aug. 2014 \u2013 Sep. 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simons Fellow<\/strong> Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Sep. – Dec. 2022
Associate<\/strong> Harvard University, Jul. 2022 \u2013 Jul. 2024
Academic Visitor in Physics<\/strong> Imperial College London, Feb. 2018 \u2013 present
Visitor in Planetary Science<\/strong> California Institute of Technology, Sep. 2017 \u2013 Sep. 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planetary geophysics and space environment.
Planetary magnetism and dynamos.
Gravitational and electromagnetic sounding of planetary interiors.
Planetary exploration (space missions, space-based magnetometry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation in Space Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Instrument Lead\/Co-I<\/strong>, NASA TRACERS MAG Team, Feb. 2024 \u2013 present
Co-Investigator<\/strong>, ESA JUICE J-MAG Team, Jan. 2016 \u2013 present
Member<\/strong>, Juno Science Team, Aug. 2014 \u2013 present
Cassini Participating Scientist,<\/strong> Cassini Mission, Mar. 2015 \u2013 Sep. 2017
Member<\/strong>, Cassini MAG Team, Jun. 2014 \u2013 Sep. 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific Instrument Development<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI<\/strong>, NASA DALI Project L-MAG (Lunar Magnetometer), Apr. 2024 – present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honors and Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics<\/strong>, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2025
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching<\/strong>, Harvard University, Mar. 2022 
NASA Group Achievement Award<\/strong>, Cassini MAG Team, NASA, Aug. 2018 
Eugene B. Waggoner Scholarship<\/strong>, UCLA, Sep. 2012
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship<\/strong>, NASA, May 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities in National & International Committees and Councils<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the JUICE-Clipper Steering Committee<\/strong>
ESA JUICE Project and NASA Europa Clipper Project
Apr. 2025 – present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Representative to the Council of Institutions (COI)<\/strong>
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Mar. 2023 – present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invited Seminars and Colloquia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caltech, Planetary Science Seminar, Apr. 2026
Imperial College London, Physics Department Seminar, Nov. 2025
UC Berkeley, CIPS Seminar, Apr. 2025
Caltech, Planetary Science Seminar, Feb. 2023
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ICE Seminar, Jan. 2023
University of Washington Seattle, ESS Colloquium, Apr. 2022
UCLA, Space Physics Seminar, Feb. 2022
ETH Z\u00fcrich, Department of Earth Sciences ERC Seminar, Jan. 2021
UC Berkeley, Astronomy\/EPS Joint Colloquium, Nov. 2019
Boston University, Center for Space Physics Seminar, Mar. 2019
Georgia Institute of Technology, EAS Seminar, Feb. 2019
Imperial College London, Space & Atmospheric Physics Seminar, Mar. 2018
University of Leicester, Astro Seminar, Mar. 2018
University of Cambridge, DAMTP Astrophysics Seminar, Feb. 2018
MIT, EAPS Planetary Lunch, Feb. 2018
Cornell, Astronomy and Space Sciences Special Seminar, Feb. 2018
Cornell, Astronomy and Space Sciences Colloquium, Feb. 2018
Harvard, EPS GSPD Seminar, Feb. 2018
Carnegie DTM, Astro Seminar, Jan. 2018
Imperial College London, Space & Atmospheric Physics Seminar, Nov. 2017
UT Austin, Institute of Geophysics Seminar, Nov. 2016
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planetary Science Seminar, Sep. 2016
UC Santa Cruz, Whole Earth Seminar, Feb. 2016
UCLA, Planet Lunch, Jan. 2016
High Altitude Observatory (HAO), Boulder, Colloquium, Apr. 2015
Caltech, Yuk Lunch Seminar, Mar. 2015
UCLA, iPLEX Lunch Seminar, May 2013
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal Referee:<\/strong> Nature; Nature Astronomy; Nature Geosciences; Space Science Reviews; Nature Comm.; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.; Astrophys. J; Icarus; Journal of Geophysical Research \u2013 Planets; Geophys. Res. Lett.; Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.; Progress in Earth and Planet. Sci.; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Scientific Reports; Advances in Space Research; Atmosphere; Earth and Planetary Physics; Frontiers in Physics;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOC Co-chair<\/strong>: NASA TRACERS Science Team Meeting, Sep. 2024
SOC Member:<\/strong> DPS55\/EPSC, San Antonio, TX, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOC Co-chair<\/strong>: Russell Symposium 2024, Sep. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session Convener\/Chair:<\/strong> AGU Fall Meeting, 2018, 2023 – 2025;
DPS55\/EPSC, San Antonio, TX, 2023
DPS48\/EPSC11, Pasadena, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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