Curriculum Vitae

My full CV.

Education

• 2024 - present: Ph.D. student
  • The Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Advisor: Dr. David Radice
• 2020 - 2024: B.S. Physics
  • Tsinghua University, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Shude Mao

Honors and Awards

• 2025 University Graduate Fellowship, Penn State
• 2024 Paul M. Doty Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, Penn State

Publications

• [4] Zhai, R., Lee, M., Gan, T., et al. 2025, ApJ, 990, 74. Dynamical Instability of Multiplanet Systems and Free-floating Planets.
• [3] Zhai, R., Rodriguez, A. C., Mao, S., et al. 2025, ApJ, 978, 76. Microlensing Events in Five Years of Photometry from the Zwicky Transient Facility.
• [2] Gui, Y., Zang, W., Zhai, R., et al. 2024, AJ, 169, 49. Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. XII. Complete Sample of 2017 Subprime Field Planets.
• [1] Zhai, R., Poleski, R., Zang, W., et al. 2024, AJ, 167, 162. OGLE-2017-BLG-0448Lb: A Low Mass-Ratio Wide-Orbit Microlensing Planet?