Professor of Astrophysics & Department Chair (2011-2014, 2018-2025),
Department
of Astronomy, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
Associate Director (2014-2024),
Kavli Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
Office: Room 2903S, No. 2 Science Building / KIAA 209
Phone: (+86-10) 62758635/62765998; FAX: (+86-10) 62765031/62767900
Email:
wuxb[et]pku.edu.cn
Undergraduate course: Frontiers of Astrophysics (Spring,
before 2010), Fundamental Astronomy (Spring, after 2013)
Postgraduate courses: Active Galactic Nuclei (Spring, before 2019); Radiative
Processes in Astrophysics (Autumn,before 2013)
Accretion disks; Black hole astrophysics; LAMOST extragalactic survey; Quasars and active galactic nuclei; X-ray binaries
Present
stars (you are welcome to join us!):
Postdoc: Vibhore Negi (2025-), Vineet Ojha (2023-), Bing Lyu (2022-)
Postgraduates: Xiaotong Feng (2016-), Rui Zhu (2020-), Huimei Wang (2021-), Jin Qin (2023-), Chizhuo Wang (2024-), Shouyi Wang (2025-)
Undergraduate: Rui Wu (2025-2026)
Former
stars and their current positions:
Postdocs: Yuming Fu (2021-2023, Leiden postdoc), Junjie Jin (2019-2022, NAOC faculty), Su Yao (2017-2020, NAOC faculty), Ravi Joshi (2017-2020, IIA faculty),
Xiaoyi Dong (2014-2016), Yanli Ai (2012-2014, SZTU faculty); Chengliang Jiao (2009-2011, YNAO faculty); Zhaoyu
Chen (2009-2011, NAOC faculty)
Postgraduates: Yuxuan Pang (2019-2025, PhD; UCAS postdoc), Yuming Fu (2016-2021,PhD; Leiden postdoc), Qinchun Ma (2015-2023,PhD),
Qian Yang (2012-2018,PhD; Harvard CfA postdoc), Jinyi Yang (2011-2017,PhD, UMichigan faculty), Feige Wang (2012-2017,PhD, UMichigan Research faculty), Wenwen Zuo (2009-2014, PhD; SHAO faculty), Zhaoyu Li (2006-2011, PhD; SJTU Faculty), Zhendong
Jia (2008-2011, MSc; Industry), Ran Wang (2004-2009, PhD; PKU Faculty), Lei Qian
(2004-2009, PhD; NAOC faculty), Bingxiao Xu (2003-2007, Msc; PhD
student in Johns Hopkins U.), Fan Zhang (2003-2005, MSc.), Rui Chen & Tianzhi Zhang
(2001-2003, industry)
Jointly Supervised Postgraduates in Other Institutes: Weimin Yi (2015, PhD of Yunnan Observatory), Ligang Hou (2012, PhD of NAOC), Minzhi Kong (2006, PhD of NAOC, Professor in Hebei Normal
U.)
Undergraduates: Jiaheng Han (2024-2025), Nanyu Yao (2024-2025), Jingling Jiang (2023-2024), Yuanzhe Jiang (2022-2024),
Jing Yang (2022-2023), Yifan Li (2022-2023), Xiang Chen (2022-2023), Xingjian Liu (2022-2023), Huapeng Gu (2021-2022), Yuhan Wen (2022-2023), Qiyue Wang (2021-2022), Fan Lam Ng (2021-2022), Zhaoxuan Liu (2020-2021), Qiwei Liu (2020-2021), Yilu Tong (2020-2021), Qinyu Cao (2019-2020), Shuyan Li (2019-2020), Ruoyang Liu (2019-2020),
Yulin Dong (2019-2020), Bohan Yue (2018-2019), Fangwen Li (2018-2019), Xiao Wei (2018-2019), Zhenzi He (2017-2018),
Bingquan Wang (2017-2018), Ziqi He (2016-2018), Haowen Zhang (2016-2017), Siwei Huang (2016-2017),
Haoran Wang (2016-2017), Zefeng Li (2015-2017), Chen Zhang (2014-2015), Qitong Chen (2013-2015), Minghao Yue (2014-2015),
Heng Xu (2014-2015), Wenzhuo Huang (2014-2015), Fengyang Jiang (2014-2015), Tianyu He (2014-2016),
Shu Wang (2013-2014, PKU), Mengtao Tang (2013-2014, Arizona), Datao Wang (2013-2014, Tsinghua),
Jianqun Luo (2012-2013), Rui Guo (2012-2013), Yifei Jin
(2011-2012), Zhan Bai (2011-2012), Zhihua Liu (2011-2012), Guoqiang Hao
(2010-2011), Xiaping Tang
(2008-2009), Jing Luan
(2007-2008), Jie
Zhou
(2006-2007), Chaolun Wu (2004-2006),
Qi Hu (2004-2006), Yongzhe Gui (2005-2006),
Sheng
Chen (2004-2005), Jinwu Qi (2004-2005), Wei Zhang
(2002-2003), Shaokun Yang (2001-2002)
Visitors (long-term): Ying Wang (2025-2026), Weiwei Na (2018-2019), Jie Tang (2010-2011)
B.Sc., 1986, Physics, Central
China Normal Univ.
M.Sc., 1989, Astrophysics, Central
China Normal Univ.
Ph.D., 1996, Astrophysics, Beijing
Astronomical Observatory(now NAOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences
1989-1993, Teaching Assistant, Lecturer, Dept. of Physics, Central China Normal Univ.
1996-1998, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute
of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998-2000, Research Associate, Beijing
Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2000-2001, Associate Professor, Department
of Astronomy, Peking
University
2001-present, Professor (as Department Chair in 2011-2014, 2018-2025 and Deputy Chair in 2003-2011), Department
of Astronomy, Peking
University
10/1995-01/1996, Research Assistant, Dept. of Physics, The University of Hong Kong,
China
04/1997-07/1997, Visiting Scientist, Max-Plank Institut
fuer Extraterrestriche Physik, Germany
07/1097-08/1997, Visiting Scientist, Max-Plank Institut
fuer Astrophysik, Germany
01/1999-07/1999, Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Physics, University of Alabama in
Huntsville, USA
08/1999-12/2000, Visiting Scientist, Max-Plank Institut
fuer Astrophysik, Germany
04/2004-05/2004, Visiting Scientist, Academic Sinica,
Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Taipei
05/2005-06/2005, Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Physics,
Purdue University, USA
02/2011-05/2011, Senior Visiting Fellow, Dept. of Astronomy/Steward
Observatory, University of Arizona, USA
Some nice introductions of Neutron
Stars , Black Holes,
and Active Galactic Nuclei
Want to visit a black hole and read my article on it (in chinese)? Go with me!!