Associate Professor
Binzheng Zhang
B.Sc. ZJU; Ph.D. Dartmouth
Research Interest: Planetary magnetospheres and space weather; computational plasma physics
Research Team
Our group develops numerical methods and high-performance simulation tools for planetary and geospace plasma environments. Current projects span planetary magnetospheres, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, space weather, and advanced magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) algorithms.
Faculty researchers
Research Assistant Professor
Junjie Chen
B.Sc. USTC; Ph.D. USTC
Research Interest: Planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres; magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling; magnetic reconnection and auroral dynamics
Postdoctoral researchers
Postdoctoral Researcher
Austin Smith
B.S. PLNU; Ph.D. UAF
Research Interest: Jovian magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling; global MHD modeling; ionospheric electrodynamics
Postdoctoral Researcher
Yusha Tan
B.Sc. USTC; Ph.D. USTC
Research Interest: Thermosphere–ionosphere coupling; high-latitude atmospheric dynamics; space weather modeling
Current postgraduate researchers
Ph.D. Student
Jiaxing Tian
B.Sc. USTC (Nuclear Physics)
Research Interest: Global Jovian magnetosphere; numerical magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
Ph.D. Student
Jinshu Cai
B.Sc. USTC (Space Physics)
Research Interest: Venusian space environment; global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations
Ph.D. Student
Zhengyang Wang
B.Sc. UNB (Mathematics)
Research Interest: High-performance kinetic schemes; physics-informed neural networks (PINNs)
Ph.D. Student · Since 2026
Yuancheng Xu
B.Sc. Oxford (Physics); M.Phil. Oxford
Research Interest: Computational plasma dynamics; drift-kinetic MHD
CX
Ph.D. Student · Since 2026
Chenghan Xiao
B.Sc. Imperial (Geophysics); M.Phil. Imperial
Research Interest: Numerical modeling
Alumni
Josh Fung
MRes, 2026B.Sc. HKU
Thesis: Modeling the Azimuthal Drift and Pitch-Angle Diffusion in Jupiter’s Radiation Belts
Hongyang Luo
Ph.D., 2026B.Sc. UCSB
Thesis: High-Resolution and High-Order Finite-Volume Methods for Astrophysical MHD Flows: Algorithms and Applications
Zhiqi Zheng
Ph.D., 2024B.Sc. ZJU
Thesis: Large and Mesoscale Fluctuations in the Magnetosphere of Giant Planet
Enhao Feng
Ph.D., 2023B.Sc. SCUT; M.Sc. SYSU
Thesis: Jovian Magnetospheric Responses to Internal and External Processes
Qianfeng Yin
Ph.D., 2023B.Sc. AUST; M.Sc. UCAS
Thesis: Study on the Characteristics of Geospace Based on Global Simulation
Zexi Xing
Ph.D., 2023B.Sc. NJU
Join the team
Prospective postgraduate and undergraduate researchers interested in applied mathematics, scientific computing, or space plasma physics are welcome to get in touch. Please read the prospective-student information before applying.