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OVRO-LWA solar observation project scientist
I am a solar physicist specializing in solar radio astronomy, electromagnetic wave propagation, and space weather. My research focuses on understanding solar activities through low-frequency radio observations, utilizing cutting-edge radio telescopes to study solar radio bursts and their propagation through the inner heliosphere.
Email: peijin.zhang@njit.edu, peijinzhang8@gmail.com
Research Works¶
Education¶
PhD in Solar Physics
2017/09 -- 2021/06University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Earth and Space Science. Focus — solar physics and solar radio bursts.
Visiting researcher
2019/06 -- 2019/09ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy), Summer Research Programme. Supervisor — Dr. Pietro Zucca.
BSc in Earth and Space Science
2013/09 -- 2017/06University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
BSc in Computer Science (double degree)
2014/09 -- 2017/06University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
High school
2010/09 -- 2013/06Henan Zhengzhou No.1 High School.
Work Experience¶
OVRO-LWA solar observation — project scientist
2025/12 -- presentNew Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA.
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellow
2023/12 -- 2025/11University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
Postdoctoral researcher
2022/12 -- 2023/11University of Helsinki, Finland. Project — RadioCME (radio signatures of coronal mass ejections).
Postdoctoral researcher
2021/12 -- 2022/12Project STELLAR (H2020), co-funded by BAS Bulgaria, ASTRON Netherlands, DIAS Ireland, and TUS Bulgaria.
Research assistant
2021/06 -- 2021/12University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Prof. Chuanbing Wang’s group.
Awards and Fellowships¶
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2023/12 | NASA Jack Eddy Fellowship |
| 2022/09 | Annual Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2022/05 | URSI Young Scientist Award |
| 2021/10 | Dean's Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2021/06 | Outstanding PhD Graduate Award |
| 2020/10 | National Scholarship (PhD students) |
| 2019/10 | National Scholarship (Master students) |
Supervision & Mentoring¶
KesUranNu Baylor | Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
Summer Research Programme (REU student)
Mohamed Nedal | Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
PhD Student (Co-supervised with Dr. Kamen Kozarev)
Seminars and Lectures¶
2025/11 | 
Boston University, USA "Solar Activity and Coronal Turbulence with Radio Imaging Spectroscopy and Machine Learning"
2024/05 | 
Astrophysikalischen Kolloquiums, University of Graz, Austria
"Understanding Solar Activities Through Low-Frequency Radio Observation"
2023/05 | 
STELLAR Data School, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Radio interferometry: data quality assessment, calibration and imaging" (with hands-on session)
2023/05 | 
Space Research Lab (SRL), University of Turku, Finland
"Tracking eBeam from the time of arrival of solar radio burst" (with hands-on session)
2023/04 | 
Space Research Lab (SRL), University of Turku, Finland
"Observing solar radio emission with the largest low frequency radio telescope"
2023/04 |
Nanjing University, China
"太阳射电辐射的观测与分析 (Observation and analysis of solar radio emission)"
2023/03 |
Space Physics Seminars, University of Helsinki, Finland
"Low-frequency radio view of the Sun"
2022/11 |
SP2RC Seminar, University of Sheffield, UK
"Revealing solar atmosphere from radio observation"
2021/08 | 
STELLAR Seminar, IANAO, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Observation, Modeling, and Wave-Propagation Simulations on the Source of Solar Radio Bursts"
Conferences and Visits¶
| DASH-2025 Talk | 2025-11-05 | 2025-11-08 | Texas, USA  |
| AGU Session host | 2024-12-10 | 2024-12-15 | DC, USA |
| EGU Session co-host | 2024-05-10 | 2023-05-15 | Vienna, Austria  |
| AGU Poster | 2023-12-10 | 2023-12-15 | SF, USA |
| CESRA Poster | 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-09 | Hatfield UK :uk: |
| LOFAR Family meeting Talk | 2023-06-11 | 2023-06-17 | UWM, Olsztyn Poland |
| Physics Days Talk | 2023-03-29 | 2023-03-31 | University of Tampere, Finland |
| AGU Poster | 2022-12-12 | 2022-12-16 | Chicago, USA |
| ESWW Plenary Talk | 2022-10-24 | 2022-10-28 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| NAFSKI Talk | 2022-11-10 | 2022-11-12 | Sofia Bulgaria |
| PRE Talk | 2022-09-26 | 2022-09-28 | DIAS, Dublin, Ireland |
| COSPAR Poster | 2022-07-17 | 2022-07-24 | Athens, Greece |
| URSI Talk YS Award | 2022-05-29 | 2022-06-04 | Gran Canaria, Spain |
| EGU Talk | 2022-05-29 | 2022-06-04 | Vienna, Austria |
| LOFAR-Birr Talk | 2022-04-24 | 2022-04-30 | DIAS, Birr, Ireland |
| Stellar Workshop Talk | 2022-02-20 | 2022-02-26 | DIAS, Dublin, Ireland |
| 太阳活动重点实验室年会 Talk | 2021-01-18 | 2021-01-20 | Beijing, China |
| LOFAR SSW-KSP Invited Talk | 2019-10-17 | 2018-10-21 | ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Netherlands |
| CESRA Talk | 2019-07-08 | 2019-07-12 | AIP, Potsdam, Germany |
Publications¶
Selected Publications Full List
Interested in collaboration or have questions about my research?
Email: peijinzhang8@gmail.com