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
• 2023 Visiting Undergraduate Research Program Fellowships, Caltech

Publications

• [6] Daszuta, B., Bernuzzi, S., Fontbuté, J., Zhai, R., Lam, A. T.-L., et al. 2026, arXiv, arXiv:2605.30430. Exact Mass Conservation in Binary Neutron Star Merger Simulations.
• [5] Zhai, R., Radice, D., Magistrelli, F., Bernuzzi, S., Perego, A. 2026, PRD, 113, 083005. Exploring composition mixing in kilonova ejecta with ray-by-ray simulations.
• [4] Zhai, R., Lee, M. H., Gan, T., Mao, S. 2025, ApJ, 990, 74. Dynamical Instability of Multiplanet Systems and Free-floating Planets.
• [3] Zhai, R., Rodriguez, A. C., Mao, S., Lam, C. Y., Bellm, E. C., 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., Ryu, Y.-H., Udalski, A., 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., Jung, Y. K., Udalski, A., et al. 2024, AJ, 167, 162. OGLE-2017-BLG-0448Lb: A Low Mass-Ratio Wide-Orbit Microlensing Planet?