Basic Information
Tel: 0755-26707048
Address: Information Building L801, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)
Email: wy@hit.edu.cn
Research Interests: Magnetic Reconnection; Particle Acceleration; Solar Wind Turbulences; Energy Dissipation; Plasma Waves; Saturn's Magnetosphere
Personal Profile
Wang Yi, Ph.D., Associated Professor, mainly researches physical processes related to magnetic reconnection and solar wind turbulence. Some of these results have been published in some notable scientific journals, such as Physical Review Letters and Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. He was invited to publish a book entitled “Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection” by Springer. He is responsible for and take part in general program, key project and major project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Education
Ph.D. in Space Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2012 Jun
B.S. in Space Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2007 Jun
Professional Experience
2017 Apr – present: Associate Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
2012 Jul – 2017 Apr: Associate Research, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2013 Sep – 2014 Mar: Visiting Scholar, George Mason University
Research Interests
Magnetic Reconnection; Particle Acceleration; Solar Wind Turbulences; Energy Dissipation; Plasma Waves; Saturn's Magnetosphere
Published Books
Wang, Y., Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection, (2016), Springer.
Selected Publications
Wang, Y., F. S. Wei, X. S. Feng, X. J. Xu, J. Zhang, T. R. Sun and P. B. Zuo (2015). "Energy Dissipation Processes in Solar Wind Turbulence." The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 221(2): 34 DOI: 10.1088/0067-0049/221/2/34.
Wang, Y., F. S. Wei, X. S. Feng, S. H. Zhang, P. B. Zuo and T. R. Sun (2010). "Energetic Electrons Associated with Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layer." Physical Review Letters 105(19): 195007 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.195007.
Honors and Awards
2016, Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2015, Springer Theses Award
2013, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012, President Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012, Outstanding young Thesis Award of the 8th National Symposium on Space Weather
2010, Outstanding young Thesis Award of the 7th National Symposium on Space Weather
2007, The National First Prize in 10th National Challenge Cup
Teaching Courses
Heliosphere physics
Space exploration
Numerical simulation of space plasma
Recruitment
Recruiting graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows in the fields of space physics, plasma physics, and space information technology. The salary of Postdoctoral Fellows is higher than 250,000/year (after tax).