There is no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
General Information
I am Yixian Chen (陈逸贤), PhD Candidate in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University.
I graduated from the Department of Physics, Tsinghua University in 2021.
I was a member of THU Xuetang (叶企孙学堂物理班) Cultivation Program and Spark (星火) program.
e-mail: yc9993@princeton.edu
You can find my detailed CV HERE .
Me in front of Tsinghua University Institute for Advanced Studies (高等研究院, founded by C. N. Yang ).
Science
I work on various topics of theoretical astrophysics research, including
- Planetary astrophysics: Planet formation and migration in protoplanetary disks; Observable signatures of planet-disk interactions; Dust evolution in protoplanetary disks; Planet atmospheres and spectra
- General Processes in Accretion Disks: Gravitational Instability and MRI in accretion disks; Formation and evolution of Stars and Black Holes embedded in AGN Disks; Tidally distorted and warped accretion disks
My list of publications can be found on ADS or arXiv.
Detailed projects see RESEARCH page.
Small project reports for curriculums Cooling of White Dwarves , Active Galactic Nuclei lightcurve analysis , Planet-Dust interaction in Disks .
Slides from Scientific Talks: Linear Magneto-Rotational Instability , talk for DoA student seminar on theoretical astrophysics 2019
Formation of Close-in Planets (sub-Neptunes/super-Earths) , talk for DoA student seminar on theoretical astrophysics 2020
Dust Diffusion and formation of super-Earths , research project talk on Urumqi "formation and evolution of planetary systems" seminar
Introduction to Planetary Astrophysics (Recording in Chinese, password 3guv), Chi-sun Yeh academic colloquium lecture, Spring 2020
The Preservation of Hot Super Earths and Cold Gas Giants, TCAN Group Meeting Invited Talk (online), University of Arizona, Summer 2020, relevant poster
Accretion of Gas Giants Constrained by the Tidal Barrier, Invited talk, University of Arizona, Winter 2020
Lense-Thirring effect and Warped Accretion Disks , Final Project for Advanced General Relativity, 2020
Understanding Migration of Gas Giants, oral presentation on Exoplanet IV, Las Vegas, 2022
Awards & Honors Based on my research experiences, I was awarded the Tsinghua University Prestigious Scholarship (特等奖学金) in 2020, highest honor for undergraduates (10 per year across all departments).
Final presentation for the Prestigious Scholarship, Highlighted in 人民日报
I am also funded by the Citadel GQS PhD Fellowship , being the only recipient among all physics PhD in the US.
Miscellaneous
I enjoy science fiction and fantasy, which is part of the reason I chose to pursue a career in Astrophysics in the first place. As a hardcore Whovian, I translated Feast of the Drowned, an official Doctor Who spin-off novel into Chinese on an online forum when I was 12. A Wicked Letter Through Time (邪恶的时光信笺) is a short sci-fi film I written, produced and co-directed for THU Physics Student Gala 2019. It was well-received by audiences in department.
I am an enthusiast of applying modern phonetics (e.g. the IPA framework) to study how ancient Chinese pronunciation has evolved over the years. This helped me systematically understand many basic logics behind pronunciations of Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, and also the onyomi components of Japanese. Happy to talk about East Asian Languages!
I used to sing in a rock 'n' roll band back in High School (those were the crazy days...), then I was trained to sing in a more classical manner in Tsinghua chorus and Berkeley Chinese Acappella.
I am excited about giving Live vocal performances: My Way, Wandering Earth Theme (流浪地球), When We Were Young , This is the Moment, 任我行, 昴 (Subaru)
Christmas 2023, to celebrate return of David Tennant in Doctor Who, I recorded Song For Ten
Fall 2024, I won Championship of The Voice of Princeton with my Live performance of When We Were Young
I am also an oral speaker, representing China in international speech contests.
Speech competitions: 21st century English Speaking competition (2019) in which I won National Championship.
prepared speech and improvised speech International Public Speaking Competition (2019) in which I qualified as Top 6 among competitors from ~50 countries.
I was invited to star in and dub an official English Promotion Video for Tsinghua University: Beyond the Pages .