Binzheng Zhang Research Group · The University of Hong Kong
Computational Space & Planetary Plasma Group
We use high-performance simulations to study planetary magnetospheres, aurorae, space weather, and the plasma dynamics that connect planets to their space environments.
Research
What we study
Planetary magnetospheres & aurorae
How rotation, plasma transport, internal sources, and the solar wind shape giant planets, moons, and their aurorae.
Planetary space environments
How shocks, reconnection, and boundary instabilities control plasma transport around Venus, Mars, and other worlds.
Computational plasma physics
High-order, scalable numerical methods for global magnetohydrodynamic and kinetic plasma models.
Updates
Latest news
Our research team has expanded
Meet our faculty researchers, postdoctoral researchers, postgraduate students, and alumni.
Planetary rotation controls polar cusp localization
Global simulations reveal how rotation reorganizes cusp geometry across planetary magnetospheres.
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability at Venus
A global study examines asymmetric boundary instability in the Venusian space environment.
Featured platform
GAMERA-OP
A three-dimensional, high-order finite-volume MHD solver for orthogonal curvilinear geometries, designed for planetary, space, and astrophysical plasma simulations.
Join us
Build the next virtual planetary system.
We welcome enquiries from prospective postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in planetary plasma physics, scientific computing, and high-performance simulation.