Education and Career History

2000-07, Bachelor Degree in Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation, Computer Application from University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

2005-06, Ph.D Astrophysics from Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , China

2005.07-2007.06, Engineer at NIAOT

2007.07-2014.03, Associate Professor at NIAOT

2014.04-present, Professor at NIAOT

Research Fields

1.Astronomical instruments and methods, Active Optics (AO)

2.Optical Engineer,

3.Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation,

4.Computer Application 

Achievements

Engaged in Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) active optics (AO, one of the two LAMOST key technologies, including thin deformable mirror AO and co-focusing segmented mirror AO) experimental and engineering researches from 2001 to 2009, and in long-term technical support for LAMOST survey operation in Xinglong Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) since 2009.

Awarded National Science and Technology 2st rank Prize in 2006 (Rank 8st) and Science and Technology 1st rank Prize of Jiangsu Province in 2005 (Rank 8st).

Selected Publication

Zhang Y, Zhang J, Yang D H, et al. An active reflector antenna using a laser angle metrology system[J]. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2012, 12(6):713-722.

Zhang Y, Liu G R, Wang Y F, et al. An experimental indoor phasing system based on active optics using dispersed Hartmann sensing technology in the visible waveband[J]. Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011, 11(9):1111-1122.

Zhang Y, Zhang L, Liu G R, et al. Experimental Study of Segmented Mirrors Co-Phase Using Dispersed Fringe Sensor[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(2):0212004.

Zhang Y, Liu G R, Wang Y F, et al. Preliminary study of a dispersed fringe type sensing system[J]. Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009, 9(8):945-952.

Zhang Y, Cui X Q. Calculations for the Pre-Calibration of LAMOST Active Optics[J]. Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2005, 5(3):302-314.

Zhang Y, Yang D, Cui X. Measuring seeing with a Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor during an active-optics experiment[J]. Applied Optics, 2004, 43(4):729.