Professor Fan received his B.S. degree in Space Science and Technology at Peking University in 2015, and his Ph.D. degree in Planetary Science at California Institute of Technology in 2020. He then worked as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Scholar at Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. In 2022, he received the NSFC National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas), and joined Southern University of Science and Technology in the summer of 2023. Prof. Fan’s research focuses on the dynamics of the Martian atmosphere, specifically the physical processes and the coupling among them, using observations (e.g., Trace Gas Orbiter and Emirate Mars Mission) and General Circulation models (e.g., Mars Planetary Climate Model). His research also includes the photochemistry and microphysical processes in chemically reducing planetary atmospheres (e.g., Pluto and Titan), and baseline analysis and inversion of single-point light curves of Earth-like exoplanets.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
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07/2015 |
Peking University B.S. in Space Science and Technology |
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06/2017 |
California Institute of Technology M.S. in Planetary Science |
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11/2020 |
California Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Planetary Science |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Planetary atmospheres (Mars, Titan, Pluto), benchmark of exoplanet observations
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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02/2013-07/2015
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Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China (Undergraduate student) |
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07/2014-10/2014
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High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA (Visiting student) |
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07/2015-01/2021
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Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA (Graduate student) |
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02/2021-07/2023 |
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France (Postdoctoral scholar) |
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08/2023-present |
Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (Associate Professor) |
AWARDS/HONORS/SCHOLARSHIPS/MEMBERSHIP
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11/2023 |
Xie Yibing Young Scientist Award in Meteorological Science and Technology |
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10/2022 |
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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06/2020 |
CSC Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad |
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04/2018 |
Phi Tau Phi Scholarship |
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04/2017 |
CESASC Scholarship |