Zhi-Yun Li, Associate Professor

Email: zl4h@virginia.edu Phone: (434) 924-4891 Fax: (434) 924-3104 Office: 259 Astronomy Building Address:    Department of Astronomy    PO Box 400325    Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325

Curriculum Vitae Ph.D., University of Colorado Presently: Associate Professor, University of Virginia Research Interests Star Formation Gamma-Ray Bursts Magnetohydrodynamics Recent Research Assistants Former: Hung-Yu Jian (M.A., 2000) Ronak Shah (Ph.D. 2000) Cheng-Yu Kuo (M.A. 2005) Current: Jeffrey Anderson (Ph.D.) Rick Mellon (Ph.D.) George Trammell (Ph.D.) Bo Zhao (M.A.) Courses Recently Taught Astronomy 121 Astronomy 124 Astronomy 543 Astronomy 544 Publications Link to publications (NASA ADS) Link to preprints on astro-ph

My current research is in the areas of Star Formation, Gamma Ray Bursts, and Extrasolar Planets. I work on most aspects of star formation, including star-disk interaction, generation of outflows, protostellar disk formation, the formation of dense cores, and the formation of binaries, multiple systems, and stellar clusters. With Roger Chevalier, I study the interaction of GRB ejecta with ambient medium, aiming at constraining the progenitors of such objects. With Phil Arras, I investigate the upper atmospheres of hot Jupiters, focusing on potential effects of magnetic fields.

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