Outreach

Writing and translating

I am an active science writer and translator, focusing on advances in astronomy and my experiences as an astronomy researcher. I have published approximately 100 articles in some of China’s most influential media, including:

National Astronomy of China (中国国家天文), Guangming Daily (光明日报), Science World (科学世界), New Educator (新教育家), Tonight News (今晚报), Guokr (果壳网), Duzhe (读者), Youth Literary Digest (青年文摘), etc.

I translate popular science books from other languages to Chinese, including:

(3) Loops (Italian, Bao Publishing, 2023) Chinese version 循环 published by Everafter Books (蒲公英童书馆), expected in 2025.

(2) Supernova (English, MIT Press, 2022) Chinese version 超新星 published by Canton Huacheng Press (广东花城出版社), expected in 2025.

(1) Is Einstein still right? (English, Oxford Press, 2020) Chinese version 爱因斯坦还是对的吗 published by Hunan Science and Technology Press (湖南科技出版社) in 2023.

I am also the scientific revisor of the following translated books: 科学大爆炸：我们在太空中的位置 (贵州人民出版社, Science Comics: Solar System: Our Place in Space), 揭秘星空, 仰望星空, 超越星空 (all published by 湖南科技出版社 in 2024, originally in Spanish).

Teaching and talks

Introducing the amazement I experience in astronomy to others has always been enjoyable and rewarding for me.

(9) Supervisor of Summer Undergraduate Research project Detecting faint dusty star-forming galaxies in the early universe using deep observations of ALMA and JWST PRIMER (Supervised student: Sui Chang). University of Edinburgh, UK. June to August 2025 (three months).

(8) Life and others as an astronomy researcher. Hangzhou Yungu School, China. February 2025 (online).

(7) The dark history of the universe revealed by JWST and other giant telescopes. Mills Observatory, Dundee, UK. February 2024, as a part of Winter Talks invited by Dundee Astronomical Society.

(6) Teaching assistant for Observational Astronomy. Turkana Basin Institute, Ileret, Kenya. September 2024 (two weeks), as a part of TARA program.

(5) What do we actually talk about when we talk about the starry sky. January 2023, as a part of Reach Out Program (ROP) to help high-schoolers and undergraduates from underdeveloped regions with career choice in Guizhou Province, China (online).

(4) The trajectory and impact of spacecraft debris in the low Earth orbit. Peking University, Science coach for the University’s team in 16th CASC Cup Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition (gold medal / 1st place in China). Beijing, China. Spring 2021.

(3) Radio observations of pulsing phenomena in the universe. Tsinghua University, Science coach for the University’s team in ASC20-21 (Silver medal & 2nd place in the world / e-Prize on the best astronomy problem solver). Beijing, China. Winter 2020.

(2) Telescopes in the world. Yuhua Elementary School, organised by the Astronomy Society of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 2018.

(1) Stories about constellations and Experiencing space flight. Chihshang Middle School, as a part of 孔子行脚 Taiwan-Mainland China cultural exchange program to support indigenous villages’ education. Taiwan, 2017 (two weeks).

Others

I am also interested in presenting astronomy concepts in art forms and always ready for collaboration. I helped curate Cosmic Elements (步天歌) in 2023, one of the largest astronomy-themed contemporary art exhibitions in China. It has toured to many major cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chengdu.

I am also a science influencer on Chinese social platforms Douban (豆瓣) and RedNote (小红书). 18K followers by March 2025.