Hi, this is Zheng Zheng*, an associate professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah.

My main research areas are in cosmology, large-scale structure, galaxy formation and evolution, and Lyman-alpha radiative transfer. I also have broad interests in other fields of astrophysics.

*My first and last name have the same pronunciation, but they are different characters in Chinese: (last name and then first name).

Research Interests

• Cosmology, large-scale structure, and galaxy clustering
• Galaxy formation and evolution, Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies
• Radiative transfer of Lyman-alpha photons and applications in astrophysics
• Gravitational lensing
• Broad research interests in other fields of astrophysics

Education

• Ph.D., 2004, Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
• M.S., 1999, Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• B.S., 1996, Department of Geophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China

Experience 

• Associate Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah, 2015 -
• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah, 2011 - 2015
• YCAA Prize Fellow, Yale University, 2009 - 2011
• Long-Term Member / John N. Bahcall Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2008 - 2009
• Member / Hubble Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2004 - 2007

Honors and Awards

• YCAA Prize Fellowship, Yale University, 2009 - 2011
• John N. Bahcall Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, 2008 - 2009
• Hubble Fellowship (STScI, NASA), Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, 2004-2007
• Presidential Fellowship, Ohio State University, 2003
• Presidential Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999
• Liu Yongling Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999
• Honor Graduate, Peking University, 1996
• Baogang Scholarship for Excellent Student, Peking University, 1995