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Kai Yang/ Assistant Scientist of JUST
Astronomy and Astrophysics Division
S437 kyang2146@sjtu.edu.cn

Educational Background

  • 2014- 2020, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS , Doctor
  • 2018- 2020, University of Cologne , Co-operative student
  • 2010- 2014, Nanjing University , Bachelor

Work Experience

  • 2026-Now,Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, SJTU,Assistant Scientist
  • 2024-2026,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Postdoc
  • 2020-2024,Nanjing University,Postdoc

Research Interests

  • Star Formation and Evolution
  • Interstellar Medium
  • Astrochemistry
  • Spectroscopic observation

Major Research Projects

  • Young Scientists Fund (Category C), NSFC
  • Youth Program, Shanghai Natural Science Foundation
  • General Program, CPSF

Honorary Information

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Category C), CPSF
  • Shanghai Post-doctoral Excellence Program

Honorary Distinctions

  • First Prize, Science and Technology Award, Jiangsu Astronomical Society
  • Third Prize, "Yangyang" Astronomy Teaching Grant, SJTU

Representative Papers And Monographs

  • Yang, K., Zhang, Y., Tanaka, K. E. I., et al. 2026, "HOTDISK. Finding Massive Protostellar Disks with Water and Refractory Molecular Species", The Astrophysical Journal, 1006, 1, 25.
  • Yang, K., Qiu, K., & Pan, X., 2026, "Unveiling Fiber Networks and Core Formation in the DR21 South Filament", The astronomical Journal, 171, 3, 145.
  • Yang, K., Lu, X., Zhang, Y., et al. 2025, "ALMA observations of massive clouds in the central molecular zone: slim filaments tracing parsec-scale shocks", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 694, A86.
  • Yang, K., Qiu, K., & Pan, X., 2024, "Surveys of clumps, cores, and condensations in Cygnus-X. SMA observations of SiO (5‒4)", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 684, A140.
  • Yang, K., Wang, J., Qiu, K., et al. 2024, "Molecular Deuterations in Massive Starless Clump Candidates", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 270, 2, 35.