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<strong>Hu</strong> <strong>Zou</strong><br />
Curriculum Vitae<br />
Personal Forename: <strong>Hu</strong> Surname: <strong>Zou</strong> Gender: Male<br />
Nationality: P. R. China<br />
Place of Birth: Loudi, <strong>Hu</strong>nan<br />
Date of Birth: June 28, 1984<br />
Marital Status: Unmarried<br />
Languages: Chinese (native), English (second)<br />
Contact Phone: 086 010 64863043<br />
Education<br />
Mobile: 086 13811597011<br />
Fax: 086 010 64842571<br />
Institute: National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), Chinese Academy of<br />
Sciences (CAS)<br />
Address: A20 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, P.R.China<br />
Email: zouhu0628@gmail.com<br />
9/2009–present<br />
PhD., Astrophysics/Astronomy<br />
National Astronomical Observatories, Beijing, China<br />
Thesis: Multi-band photometric study and stellar population synthesis of the nearby<br />
spiral galaxies<br />
Adviser: Prof. Xu Zhou<br />
9/2006–7/2009 M.S., Astrophysics/Astronomy<br />
National Astronomical Observatories, Beijing, China<br />
Thesis: Neural Networks Application In Tidal Tails Detection of Globular Cluster and<br />
Classification of Objects<br />
Adviser: Prof. Xu Zhou and Asoc. Prof. Z. -Y. Wu<br />
9/2002–7/2006 B.S., Information and Computing Science/Mathematics<br />
Central South University, Changsha, China<br />
Thesis: Computer Simulation of Fractals and their Application<br />
Adviser: Prof. Zhoushun Zhen<br />
Research Interests<br />
– Galaxy formation and evolution: multi-band surface photometry of nearby galaxies and H II regions<br />
– Stellar population synthesis models: GALEXEV (BC03), PEGASE and STARLIGHT<br />
– Tidal tails detection of globular clusters<br />
– Classification of objects by the Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) method<br />
Research Experience<br />
PhD. Work<br />
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– Based on the observations of the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) deployed at Antarctic<br />
Dome A in 2008, the i-band sky background brightness, transparency and the effect on the imaging<br />
by the Aurorae were analyzed. The paper about this work was published in AJ in 2010.<br />
– Using the panchromatic spectral energy distribution (SED) from ultraviolet, optical and infrared<br />
photometry, a nearby face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 628, was investigated to study its two-dimensional<br />
features. With the help of an evolutionary stellar population synthesis model (PEGASE), age,<br />
metallicity and reddening maps were obtained so that structures of the distinct bulge, disk and<br />
spiral arms and the formation and evolution history of the galaxy were understood. H II regions<br />
were specially treated due to their complex stellar populations in observations which were mixed<br />
with the galactic background populations. The paper was submitted to AJ.<br />
– With the commissioning data of the Guoshoujing Telescope (previously named LAMOST, the largest<br />
telescope built in China), we tried to derive the kinetic properties such as the velocity field and<br />
velocity dispersions and the features of stellar populations by STARLIGHT (a spectrum fitting code).<br />
Master Work<br />
– With the u, g, r, i and z photometric catalog over 40×20 deg 2 in the sixth data release of the Sloan<br />
Digital Sky Survey, the tidal tails of Palomar 5 were detected by the artificial neural networks<br />
technique. This method was proved to be a nice approach comparable with the optimal match<br />
filter method as usually adopted by most researchers in their studies of tidal tails.<br />
– For the accumulated data of 15 intermediate bands in the Beijing-Arizona-Taipei-Connecticut (<strong>BATC</strong>)<br />
survey during the last decades, an effective classifier was designed to separate stars and galaxies<br />
by employing the ANN method. This method was also applied to the classification of the morphological<br />
type of galaxies using tens of photometric parameters.<br />
Undergraduate Work<br />
– Designed a software package which can be invoked to simulate the fractals.<br />
Honors and Awards<br />
Excellent Tri-A Student Scholarship of Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2007<br />
Excellent Tri-A Student Scholarship of Central South University, 2003–2006<br />
Scholarship of Central South University, 2003–2006<br />
“Honorable Mention” in the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling of America (ICM), 2005<br />
National fellowship of China, 2004<br />
Prize in the China Undergraduate Mathematic Contest in Modeling (CUMCM), 2004<br />
Publications<br />
Journal Papers<br />
H. <strong>Zou</strong>, Z. Y. Wu, J. Ma, and X. Zhou. The Tidal Tails of Globular Cluster Palomar 5 Based on Neural<br />
Networks Method. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9(10):1131–1148, Oct. 2009.<br />
Zhang Wei, Li Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, <strong>Zou</strong> <strong>Hu</strong>, Catinella Barbara, Shen shiyin, Guo Qi, and<br />
Chang Ruixiang. Estimating the HI gas fractions of galaxies in the local Universe. Monthly Notices<br />
of the Royal Astronomical Society, 397(3):1243–1253, Aug. 2009.<br />
<strong>Hu</strong> <strong>Zou</strong>, Xu Zhou, Zhaoji Jiang, M.C.B. Ashley, Xiangqun Cui, Longlong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Jingyao<br />
<strong>Hu</strong>, C. A. Kulesa, J.S. Lawrence, Genrong Liu, D.M. Luong-Van, Jun Ma, A. M. Moore, Weijia<br />
Qin, Zhaohui Shang, J.W.V. Storey, Bo Sun, T. Travouillon, C. K. Walker, Jiali Wang, Lifan Wang,<br />
Jianghua Wu, Zhenyu Wu, Lirong Xia, Jun Yan, Ji Yang, <strong>Hu</strong>igen Yang, Yongqiang Yao, Xiangyan<br />
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Others<br />
Yuan, D. York, Zhanhai Zhang, and Zhenxi Zhu. The sky brightness and transparency in i-band<br />
at Dome A, Antarctica. The Astronomical Journal, 140(2):602–611, Aug. 2010.<br />
<strong>Hu</strong> <strong>Zou</strong>, Wei Zhang, Yanbin Yang, Xu Zhou, Zhaoji Jiang, Jun Ma, Zhenyu Wu, Jianghua Wu, Tianmeng<br />
Zhang, and Fan Zhou. Nearby Face-on Galaxy—NGC 628: Two-dimensional Age, Metallicity<br />
and Reddening Distribution.<br />
Submitted to AJ, 2010.<br />
<strong>Hu</strong> <strong>Zou</strong> and Xu Zhou et al. Kinematic and Stellar Population Properties of the Andromeda Galaxy<br />
Derived by the Observations of the Guoshoujing Telescope (LAMOST).<br />
In preparation, 2010.<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
Technique Skills<br />
Observing, data processing of imaging and spectroscopy<br />
IDL, IRAF, C, FORTRAN and MATLAB<br />
Codes: GALEXEV, PEGASE, STARLIGHT, DAOPHOT, SEXTRACTOR, HyperZ<br />
Numerical calculation, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithm<br />
Bulge/disk decomposition, Stellar population synthesis<br />
Professional Activities<br />
Comprehensive characterization of astronomical sites, 2010<br />
Summer School and Workshop on Galactic Studies with the LAMOST Surveys, 2010<br />
Annual Conference of Chinese Astronomical Society, 2009<br />
East Asian Young Astronomers Meeting 2008 (EAYAM2008), 2008<br />
New Vision 400, 2008<br />
Science Programs<br />
Formation and Evolution Research of the Andromeda Galaxy by Observations, China National<br />
Funds for Young Scientists, member, 2010–2013<br />
Globular Clusters in the Halo of the Andromeda Galaxy, Funds of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,<br />
member, 2010–2012<br />
The H I Mass Function at Intermediate Redshift, China National Funds for Young Scientists, member,<br />
2010-2012<br />
The Milk Way and Nearby Galaxies, The National Basic Research Program of China, member, 2008–<br />
2010<br />
December 28, 2010<br />
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