My name is 姜嘉陈 (Jiachen Jiang). I was born in a small town in China called 马鞍山 (Ma'anshan), which means saddle mountain in English although I deeply doubt there are any saddle-shaped mountains. 

Unlike most of the astronomers out there, my childhood had nothing to do with home-built telescopes or star recognition. When I was young, I only knew I was born a Libra if that accounts as astronomy. I first learned pro astronomy at the University of British Columbia in 2014, where I was an exchange student. The Astronomical Measurements lectures given by Gary Hinshaw were big inspiration for me. He taught me what the difference between flux and luminosity is. Somehow by magic, I was awarded my Bachelor degree in Physics at Fudan University (复旦大学) in 2016 and PhD in Astronomy at the University of Cambridge in 2019.

I am now working as an X-ray astronomer observing black holes in our Universe at the University of Cambridge. I am also a College Fellow,  Fellow's Steward at St Edmund's College and a member of the governing body of the College.

2022-present Leverhulme & Isaac Newton Fellow

Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge

2019-2021 Tsinghua Astrophysics Outstanding (TAO) Fellow

Tsinghua Shuimu Scholar (清华水木学者)

Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University

2016-2019    PhD in Astronomy

Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

Wolfson College, University of Cambridge

2012-16     Bachelor Degree in Physics 

Department of Physics, Fudan University

Xi'de College, Fudan University

2014     Exchange Student

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia