Qi Feng
Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
BIO
I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah.
Before joining the University of Utah in January 2024, I was an Astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. I have previously conducted postdoctoral research at Barnard College, Columbia University, and McGill University. I received my doctoral degree from Purdue University in 2015 and my bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009.
I enjoy building and working with instruments. I contributed to commissioning the prototype Schwarzshcild-Couder Telescope and have used machine learning and citizen science approaches to analyzing gamma-ray data.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant ProfessorPhysics & Astronomy1 Jan 2024 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- AstrophysicistHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, United States28 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
- Postdoctoral Research ScientistBarnard College, New York, United States1 Jan 2019 - 27 Mar 2022
- Postdoctoral Research ScientistColumbia University, New York, United States1 Aug 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
- Postdoctoral Research FellowMcGill University, Montreal, Canada1 Aug 2015 - 31 Jul 2017
DEGREES
- PhDPurdue University West Lafayette, West Lafayette, United StatesAug 2009 - Aug 2015
- BSUniversity of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaAug 2005 - Aug 2009
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak and understand