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Dr. Xin Liu is an assistant professor in Astonomy. She received her B.A. in Physics from Tsinghua University in 2004 and her Ph.D in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University in 2010 under the guidance of Dr. Michael A. Strauss. Before joining UIUC in 2015, she was a NASA Einstein fellow at Harvard and a Hubble fellow at UCLA.
Astronomical survey and data science
Origin and cosmic evolution of galaxies and galactic nuclei
The nature of black holes and gravity
Machine learning applications in Astronomy
Professor Liu studies supermassive black holes that live in the hearts of galaxies across the universe. Understanding how black holes formed and evolved into their present forms has been a central theme in modern astronomy. The next decade will see an array of new facilities and large surveys aimed at addressing fundamental questions centered around this theme. The Liu group develops new observational tools and data analysis techniques in the context of large astronomical surveys. The goal is to understand black holes' origins, growth, ecology, and utilities as astrophysical probes for fundamental physics.
Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 2010
B.S. in Physics, Tsinghua University, 2004
NCSA Faculty Fellow, 2020
Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor, 2019
Center for Advanced Study Beckman Fellowship, 2017
ASTR 596 - AI and Big Data in Astronomy
ASTR 350 - The Big Bang, Black Holes, and the End of the Universe
ASTR 330 - Extraterrestrial Life
210 Astronomy
1002 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL
Astrophysical Sciences, PhD, Princeton University
Sep 2006 → Aug 31 2010
Award Date: Sep 27 2010
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review