CV

Contact Information

Name Yi-Chen Sun (孙 逸辰)
Professional Title Ph.D. Candidate
Email yichen_sun@smail.nju.edu.cn
Location 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210023

Professional Summary

A final-year Ph.D. candidate at School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University. A visiting Ph.D. student at Leiden Observatory.

Education

  • 2017 - 2021

    Nanjing, China

    Bachelor
    Nanjing University
    Astronomy
  • 2021 - 2027

    Nanjing, China

    Ph.D.
    Nanjing University
    Astrophysics
    • The end date is an expected time.
  • 2024 - 2026

    Leiden, Netherlands

    Ph.D. (guest)
    Leiden Observatory
    Astrophysics

Early Projects

  • Does the active intermediate-mass black holes have the dusty torus?

    Using the Balmer decrement, color-color diagrams, and X-ray emission to cross-check the evidence for dusty tori around IMBHs in a sample of dwarf galaxies.

    • Supervisor: Yong Shi
    • Nanjing University
  • Identifying molecular lines in the molecular clouds of the Galactic metal-poor outer disk.

    Reducing single-pointing submillimeter data of molecular clouds, identifying line transitions, and deriving the corresponding column density ratios.

    • Supervisor: Zhi-Yu Zhang
    • Nanjing University
  • Projects during my Ph.D. and later are shown in the Projects page.

Conference and Awards

  • 2019-05

    Xiamen, China

    The 21st CAS Guo Shoujing Symposium on Galaxies and Cosmology
    Poster
  • 2021-05

    Hangzhou, China

    The 23rd CAS Guo Shoujing Symposium on Galaxies and Cosmology
    Poster & Lightning Talk
  • 2021-09

    Chengdu, China

    The 16th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos-School of Nuclear Astrophysics
    Poster & Oral Talk (Outstanding Poster Award)
  • 2021-12

    Beijing, China

    KIAA-DoA Seminar 2021, The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University
    Invited Talk
  • 2023-08

    Urumqi, China

    Molecular Astrochemistry Academic Symposium
    Oral Talk
  • 2023-10

    Chongqing, China

    Academic Symposium on Molecular Clouds and Star Formation
    Poster (Outstanding Poster Award)
  • 2023-11

    Beijing, China

    Origin of Elements and Cosmic Evolution: From Big-Bang to Supernovae and Mergershina
    Oral Talk
  • 2024-07

    Chongqing, China

    The 2nd International Workshop on Astrochemistry
    Oral Talk (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • 2026-02

    Sesto, Italy

    Exploring the Evolution of CNOPS Elements from Earth and Space
    Oral Talk
  • 2026-03

    Grogingen, Netherlands

    the SPFE meeting in the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
    Oral Talk
  • 2026-06

    Leiden, Netherlands

    Astrochemistry Seminar of Leiden Observatory
    Oral Talk

Accepted Proposals

  • 2021
    ALMA Cycle-8 ACA supplement (P.I.)
  • 2022
    SMT call for Proposals 2022 (P.I.)
  • 2022
    NOEMA call for proposal 2022 (Co-I)
  • 2022
    ALMA cycle-9 (Co-I)
  • 2023
    ALMA cycle-10 (Co-I)
  • 2024
    ARO 12-m and SMT call for proposal 2024A (P.I.)
  • 2024
    ALMA cycle-11 (Co-I)
  • 2025
    ALMA cycle-12 (Co-I)

Skills

Astronomical Softwares and Codes: GILDAS, CASA, 3D-PDR, UCLCHEM, RADEX, Python

Languages

Chinese : Native speaker
English : Fluent (Level of CET 6)

Interests

Astronomy: Interstellar medium, Astrochemistry, radiative transfer, molecular line structures, Galactic chemical evolution, Astrobiology, Philosophy of science in Astronomy