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Huirong Yan
Plasma astrophysics
Huirong Yan leads the Plasma Astrophysics group at the University of Potsdam and DESY. Her research focuses on plasma astrophysics and cosmic-ray physics. Her work centres on investigating the fundamental plasma processes that govern cosmic-ray physics and high-energy astrophysics. She also conducts research into the interstellar medium and space plasma. In addition, she and her group have been developing various diagnostics for interstellar magnetic fields and turbulence.
Academic career
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Since 2015
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Lead Scientist at DESY and Professor at the University of Potsdam
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2009-2015
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Professor, Kavli Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Peking, China
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2008-2010
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Arizona Prize Fellow, University of Arizona, USA
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2005-2008
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), Toronto, Canada
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2005
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PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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Memberships
American Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
European Physical Society
European Geosciences Union
German Astronomical Society
