Personal Info

Lei Zhang (张雷) | A Geek, NOT a Nerd
School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
Research Interests:
Gravitational lensing, AGN feedback, Galaxy evolution, Rapid quenching, High-z galaxies
When building this site:

Core Skills

  • Learn independently and apply knowledge in practice
  • High comfort level for meaningful or interesting things
  • Strong lensing modelling
  • Radio/sub-mm data reduction
  • Prepare observational proposals
  • Vibe coding via AI agents (e.g. OpenCode)
  • Proficiency in VM, CLI, and networks

Other Skills

Observation Proposal Observation Proposal(VLA, VLBA, ALMA, JWST, VLT/ERIS) Observation Scheduling Observation Scheduling(VLA & VLBA) Data Reduction Data Reduction(interferometer: radio & sub-mm) Lensing model Lensing model(galaxy & cluster) Radiative
Transfer
Model Radiative
Transfer
Model(myRadex) Astropy PyAutoLens LensTool 3DBarolo CASA AIPS Carta DS9 Python C++ Linux Mac OS Windows Command line Vim LaTeX PPT docker frontend backend Virtual
machine Web design CI/CD Network Security reverse tunneling reverse tunneling(frp, cf tunneling, DERP+tailscale)

Independent Projects

Awarded Telescope Time

Publications

  • Discovery of a radio jet in the Cloverleaf quasar at z = 2.56
    L. Zhang, Z.-Y. Zhang, J. W. Nightingale, Z.-C. Zou, X. Cao, C.-W. Tsai, C. Yang, Y. Shi, J. Wang, D. Xu, L.-R. Lin, J. Zhou, and R. Li, “Discovery of a radio jet in the Cloverleaf quasar at z = 2.56,” Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., vol. 524, no. 3, pp. 3671–3682, Sep. 2023. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad2069. arXiv: 2212.07027 [astro-ph.GA].
    Radio jet in Cloverleaf quasar
  • Localized jet-suppressed star formation in a radio-quiet quasar
    L. Zhang, Z.-Y. Zhang, L.-R. Lin, A. Man, C. Yang, X. Cao, C.-W. Tsai, T. Wang, Z.-C. Zou, Y. Zhao, Y. Qiu, Y. Shi, J. Wang, and D. Xu, “Localized jet-suppressed star formation in a radio-quiet quasar,” manuscript submitted.
    Star formation suppression
  • A magnified view of major merger in a distant quasar
    L. Zhang, Z.-Y. Zhang, L.-R. Lin, Y. Yang, A. Man, C.-W. Tsai, C. Yang, X. Cao, Z.-C. Zou, D. Xu, “A magnified view of major merger in a distant quasar,” in preparation.
    Major merger in distant quasar
  • Detailed lens modeling and kinematics of the submillimeter galaxy G09v1.97. An analysis of CO, H2O, H2O+, and dust continuum emission
    K. Kade, C. Yang, M. Yttergren, K. K. Knudsen, S. König, A. Amvrosiadis, S. Dye, J. Nightingale, L. Zhang, Z. Zhang, A. Cooray, P. Cox, R. Gavazzi, E. Ibar, J. M. Michałowski, P. van der Werf, and R. Xue, “Detailed lens modeling and kinematics of the submillimeter galaxy G09v1.97. An analysis of CO, H2O, H2O+, and dust continuum emission,” Astron. Astrophys., Jan. 2026. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.14685. arXiv: 2601.14685 [astro-ph.GA].
More results are coming ...

Education

2022 – Sep, 2026
Ph.D., School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
Supervisor: Prof. Zhi-Yu Zhang
2020 – 2022
M.Sc., School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University
Supervisor: Prof. Zhi-Yu Zhang
2016 – 2020
B.Sc., School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University

Hobbies

Complex Systems Detective fiction(shin honkaku) Vibe coding History Contemporary
politics Animation Paleontology Psychology Light novel Private tracker Problem-solving AI agents Physics Chemistry Biology

Awards

  • PhD Academic Scholarship ×4 – 2022–2026
  • Master’s Academic Scholarship ×2 – 2020–2022
  • Top Talent Program Scholarship ×3 – 2016–2019