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Yuan Li

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Physics

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Columbia University, 2014
    Major: Astronomy
    Specialization: Astrophysics
    Dissertation: AGN Feedback in Cool-Core Galaxy Clusters
  • MPhil, Columbia University, 2011
    Major: Astronomy
  • MA, Columbia University, 2010
    Major: Astronomy

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHYS 6940.763Individual ResearchSpring 2024
PHYS 4950.754Senior ThesisSpring 2024
PHYS 4955.756Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2024
PHYS 2900.750Special ProblemsSpring 2024
PHYS 5910.756Special ProblemsSpring 2024
PHYS 1062.100Stars and the UniverseSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4750.001Galaxies and CosmologyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 2900.751Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHYS 5900.781Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHYS 5910.770Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHYS 6940.763Individual ResearchSpring 2023
PHYS 5610.001Selected Topics in Modern PhysicsSpring 2023 SPOT
PHYS 2900.751Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PHYS 5910.756Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PHYS 6940.768Individual ResearchFall 2022
PHYS 4950.701Senior ThesisFall 2022
PHYS 5910.770Special ProblemsFall 2022
PHYS 1062.100Stars and the UniverseFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 1530.501General Physics with Calculus Laboratory ISpring 2022 Syllabus
PHYS 1530.502General Physics with Calculus Laboratory ISpring 2022 Syllabus
PHYS 1540.501General Physics with Calculus Laboratory IISpring 2022 Syllabus
PHYS 1540.502General Physics with Calculus Laboratory IISpring 2022 Syllabus
PHYS 1540.503General Physics with Calculus Laboratory IISpring 2022 Syllabus
PHYS 3996.701Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2022
PHYS 5910.769Special ProblemsSpring 2022
PHYS 4980.001Experimental CourseFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4980.201Experimental CourseFall 2021 SPOT
PHYS 5930.003Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisFall 2021
PHYS 4950.701Senior ThesisFall 2021
PHYS 1210.002Conceptual PhysicsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 5920.781Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2021
PHYS 5910.758Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PHYS 5910.781Special ProblemsFall 2020

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Voit, G.M., Bryan, G.L., Prasad, D., Frisbie, R., Li, Y., Donahue, M., O’Shea, B.W., Sun, M., Werner, N. A Black Hole Feedback Valve in Massive Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 899 (1) 70. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aba42e
  • Voit, G.M., Meece, G., Li, Y., O’Shea, B.W., Bryan, G.L., Donahue, M. A Global Model for Circumgalactic and Cluster-core Precipitation. The Astrophysical Journal. 845 (1) 80. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa7d04
  • Li, Y., Ruszkowski, M., Bryan, G.L. AGN Heating in Simulated Cool-core Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 847 (2) 106. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa88c1
  • Li, Y., Habouzit, M., Genel, S., Somerville, R., Terrazas, B.A., Bell, E.F., Pillepich, A., Nelson, D., Weinberger, R., Rodriguez-Gomez, V., Ma, C., Pakmor, R., Hernquist, L., Vogelsberger, M. Correlations between Black Holes and Host Galaxies in the Illustris and IllustrisTNG Simulations. The Astrophysical Journal. 895 (2) 102. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab8f8d
  • Li, Y., Gendron-Marsolais, M., Zhuravleva, I., Xu, S., Simionescu, A., Tremblay, G.R., Lochhaas, C., Bryan, G.L., Quataert, E., Murray, N.W., Boselli, A., Hlavacek-Larrondo, J., Zheng, Y., Fossati, M., Li, M., Emsellem, E., Sarzi, M., Arzamasskiy, L., Vishniac, E.T. Direct Detection of Black Hole-driven Turbulence in the Centers of Galaxy Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 889 (1) L1. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab65c7
  • Ha, T., Li, Y., Xu, S., Kounkel, M., Li, H. Measuring Turbulence with Young Stars in the Orion Complex. The Astrophysical Journal. 907 (2) L40. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abd8c9
  • Ha, T., Li, Y., Xu, S., Kounkel, M., Li, H. Measuring Turbulence with Young Stars in the Orion Complex. The Astrophysical Journal. 907 (2) L40. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abd8c9
  • Frisbie, R.L., Donahue, M., Voit, G.M., Connor, T., Li, Y., Sun, M., Lakhchaura, K., Werner, N., Grossova, R. Properties of the Hot Ambient Medium of Early-type Galaxies Hosting Powerful Radio Sources. The Astrophysical Journal. 899 (2) 159. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aba8a8
  • Fogarty, K., Postman, M., Li, Y., Dannerbauer, H., Liu, H.B., Donahue, M., Ziegler, B., Koekemoer, A., Frye, B. The Dust and Molecular Gas in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy in MACS 1931.8-2635. The Astrophysical Journal. 879 (2) 103. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab22a4
  • Li, Y., Ruszkowski, M., Tremblay, G. The Effects of Ram Pressure on the Cold Clouds in the Centers of Galaxy Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 854 (2) 91. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa843
  • Li, Y., Bryan, G.L., Quataert, E. The Fate of Asymptotic Giant Branch Winds in Massive Galaxies and the Intracluster Medium. The Astrophysical Journal. 887 (1) 41. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab4bca
  • Li, M., Li, Y., Bryan, G.L., Ostriker, E.C., Quataert, E. The Impact of Type Ia Supernovae in Quiescent Galaxies. I. Formation of the Multiphase Interstellar Medium. The Astrophysical Journal. 894 (1) 44. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab86b4
  • Li, M., Li, Y., Bryan, G.L., Ostriker, E.C., Quataert, E. The Impact of Type Ia Supernovae in Quiescent Galaxies. II. Energetics and Turbulence. The Astrophysical Journal. 898 (1) 23. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9c22
  • Qiu, Y., Bogdanović, T., Li, Y., Park, K., Wise, J.H. The Interplay of Kinetic and Radiative Feedback in Galaxy Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 877 (1) 47. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab18fd
  • Donahue, M., Connor, T., Fogarty, K., Li, Y., Voit, G.M., Postman, M., Koekemoer, A., Moustakas, J., Bradley, L., Ford, H. ULTRAVIOLET MORPHOLOGY AND UNOBSCURED UV STAR FORMATION RATES OF CLASH BRIGHTEST CLUSTER GALAXIES. The Astrophysical Journal. 805 (2) 177. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/805/2/177
  • Qiu, Y., Bogdanović, T., Li, Y., McDonald, M. Using H α Filaments to Probe Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback in Galaxy Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 872 (1) L11. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0375
  • Mandal, S., Duffell, P.C., Li, Y. (2022). Numerical Investigation of Dynamical and Morphological Trends in Relativistic Jets. The Astrophysical Journal. 935 (1) 42. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac7e42
  • Ha, T., Li, Y., Kounkel, M., Xu, S., Li, H., Zheng, Y. (2022). Turbulence in Milky Way Star-forming Regions Traced by Young Stars and Gas. The Astrophysical Journal. 934 (1) 7. American Astronomical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac76bf
  • Habouzit, M., Somerville, R.S., Li, Y., Genel, S., Aird, J., Anglés-Alcázar, D., Davé, R., Georgiev, I.Y., McAlpine, S., Rosas-Guevara, Y., Dubois, Y., Nelson, D., Banados, E., Hernquist, L., Peirani, S., Vogelsberger, M. (2021). Supermassive black holes in cosmological simulations – II: the AGN population and predictions for upcoming X-ray missions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 509 (2) 3015-3042. Oxford University Press (OUP). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3147
  • Jennings, R.M., Li, Y. (2021). Thermal Instability and Multiphase Gas in the Simulated Interstellar Medium with Conduction, Viscosity and Magnetic Fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Jennings, R.M., Li, Y. (2021). Thermal instability and multiphase gas in the simulated interstellar medium with conduction, viscosity, and magnetic fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505 (4) 5238-5252. Oxford University Press (OUP). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1607
  • Jennings, R.M., Li, Y. (2021). Thermal instability and multiphase gas in the simulated interstellar medium with conduction, viscosity, and magnetic fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505 (4) 5238-5252. Oxford University Press (OUP). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1607
  • Qiu, Y., Bogdanović, T., Li, Y., McDonald, M., McNamara, B.R. (2020). The formation of dusty cold gas filaments from galaxy cluster simulations. Other. 4 (9) 900-906. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1090-7
  • Li, Y. (2020). Probing Magnetic Field Morphology in Galaxy Clusters with the Gradient Technique. The Astrophysical Journal.
  • Wang, C., Li, Y., Ruszkowski, M. (2019). AGN feedback and multiphase gas in giant elliptical galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 482 (3) 3576-3590. Oxford University Press (OUP). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2906

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Li, Y. (Principal), "CAREER: Modeling the Evolution of Massive Galaxies with Enzo-E," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $601796 Funded. (2024 - 2029).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), "Connecting Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes: Meso-scale Simulations of Multiphase Accretion Flows," sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal, $326875 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), Shemmer, O. (Co-Principal), "Building a Team for EXtragalactic AStrophysics (TEXAS) in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $214457 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: A Systematic and Comprehensive Study of Black Hole-Driven Turbulence in Massive Galactic Systems," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $282654 Funded. (2021 - 2024).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), "Probing Cluster Plasma Physics with Simulations of Jellyfish Tails," sponsored by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Federal, $55000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Li, Y. (Co-Principal), Albert, M.V. (Co-Principal), "Characterising the Warm Envelop Surrounding the Milky Way Disk With Machine Learning," sponsored by COS-CENG, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), "Turbulence in Star Forming Clouds," sponsored by COS, University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
  • Li, Y. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: A Systematic and Comprehensive Study of Black Hole-Driven Turbulence in Massive Galactic Systems," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2024).
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