双星及其相关天体
中共党员，理学博士，中国科学院云南天文台副研究员，硕士研究生导师。先后入选云南省“兴滇英才支持计划”（2019）、昆明市官渡区科技创新团队负责人（2019）、云南省中青年学术和技术带头人（2022出站）、中国科学院“西部之光”人才培养计划（2022）。主要从事聚星系统中密近双星的观测与研究工作，在ApJ、MNRAS等国际知名期刊发表第一/通讯作者SCI论文20多篇。主持国家自然科学基金青年、面上、云南省基础研究计划以及中国科学院人才项目等。积极参与国际合作与交流，多次担任国际学术会议及青年研讨班的地方和科学组织委员会委员，并积极参与促进省市级对外合作交流平台的成立。
云南省中青年学术技术带头人（2022）、中国科学院西部青年学者（2022）、云南省兴滇英才支持计划青年人才（2019）、云南省自然科学奖励一等奖（2010和2015年，第四和第五完成人）、中国科学院朱李月华优秀博士生奖（2010）
国家自然科学基金面上项目、国家自然科学基金青年基金项目、中国科学院西部之光人才计划项目、云南省兴滇英才支持计划项目、云南省基础研究计划项目等。
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