Yao-Yuan MaoProfile page
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Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Orcid identifier0000-0002-1200-0820
- Assistant ProfessorPhysics & Astronomy
- 115 S 1400 E #201, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
- Office, INSCC 314
BIO
Yao-Yuan Mao (茅耀元) is an astrophysicist studying low-mass galaxies and their connection to dark matter using astronomical surveys and numerical simulations. Yao joined the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy in July 2022. Before joining the U, Yao conducted postdoctoral research at Rutgers University as a NASA Einstein Fellow, and at the University of Pittsburgh as a PITT PACC Langley Fellow. Yao received their Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 2016, and B.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University in 2009. Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Yao is the current maintainer of Astronomy and Astrophysics Outlist.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant ProfessorPhysics & Astronomy1 Jul 2022 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- NASA Einstein FellowRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Physics and Astronomy, New Brunswick, United States1 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
- PITT PACC Langley FellowUniversity of Pittsburgh, Physics and Astronomy, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 2016 - 31 Aug 2019
DEGREES
- PhD, PhysicsStanford University, Stanford, United StatesJun 2016
- BS, PhysicsNational Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanJun 2010
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review