Binary population synthesis of the Galactic canonical pulsar population
Song, Y., Stevenson, S., Chattopadhyay, D., Tan, J., & Paglione, T ‘Binary population synthesis of the Galactic canonical pulsar population’ 2025 PASA, 42, 131
CV
For a pdf version of the CV, please see here.
Education
- Ph.D in Physics, CUNY Graduate Center, 2022
- M.Phil, CUNY Graduate Center, 2021
- M.Phil. in Astrophysics, the University of Hong Kong, 2016
- B.Sc. in Astronomy, Nanjing University, 2014
Work experience
- Nov 2025 - Current: Adjunct Research Fellow
- Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
- OzGrav, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery
- Oct 2022 - Nov 2025: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
- OzGrav, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery
- May 2019 - Aug 2021: Workshop Coordinator
- AstroCom NYC
- Aug 2018 - May 2022: Adjunct Lecturer
- CUNY York College
- May 2018 - Jun 2022: Graduate Research Assistant
- American Museum of Natural History
- 2016-2017: Instructional Assistant
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- July 2013: Research Assistant
- National Astronomical Observatories of China
- Supervisor: Prof. Di Li
Publications
Rapid Stellar and Binary Population Synthesis with COMPAS: Methods Paper II
TeamCOMPAS et al ‘Rapid Stellar and Binary Population Synthesis with COMPAS: Methods Paper II’ 2025 ApJS 280 43
Modelling Millisecond Pulsar Populations in Globular Clusters with NBODY6++GPU
Song, Y., Chattopadhyay, D., Hurley, J., Spurzem, R., Flammini Dotti, F., & Wu, K ‘Modelling Millisecond Pulsar Populations in Globular Clusters with NBODY6++GPU’ 2025 IAU S398
A gamma-ray stacking survey of Fermi-LAT undetected globular clusters
Henry, O., Paglione, T., Song, Y., Tan, J., Zuerk, D., & Pinto, V ‘A gamma-ray stacking survey of Fermi-LAT undetected globular clusters’ 2024 MNRAS, 535, 434
Searching for gamma-ray emission from stellar flares
Song, Y., & Paglione, T. & Ilin, E ‘Searching for gamma-ray emission from stellar flares’ 2024 MNRAS, 531, 3215
A stacking survey of gamma-ray pulsars
Song, Y., Paglione, T., Tan, J., Georgescu-Lee, C., & Danisbel Herrera‘ A stacking survey of gamma-ray pulsars’ 2023 MNRAS, 524, 5854
A Stacking Search for Gamma-Ray Emission from Nearby Flare Stars and the Periodic Source TVLM 513-46546
Song, Y., & Paglione, T. ‘A Stacking Search for Gamma-Ray Emission from Nearby Flare Stars and the Periodic Source TVLM 513-46546’ 2020, ApJ, 900, 185S
Outflows and Bubbles in Taurus: Star-formation Feedback Sufficient to Maintain Turbulence
Li, Huixian, et al. "Outflows and Bubbles in Taurus: Star-formation Feedback Sufficient to Maintain Turbulence." The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 219.2 (2015): 20.
Talks
Teaching
Grants & Awards
- 2025: ASTAC High-Performance Computing Time, 350 kSU (equivalent of AU$17,500)
- 2021: CUNY Academy Adjunct Faculty Travel Award
- 2021: CUNY Graduate Center Amie James Science Conference Travel Award
- 2021: CUNY Graduate Center Science Communication Fellow
- 2021: Honorable Mention, Chambliss Astronomy Student Achievement Award, 238thMeeting of theAmerican Astronomical Society
- 2021: Early Research Initiative Pre-Dissertation Science Research Award
- 2020: CUNY Graduate Center Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 2020: CUNY Graduate Center Open Pedagogy Fellow
- 2020: FAMOUS Travel Grant for the 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
- 2019 & 2021: CUNY Doctoral Student Research Grant, Round 14 & 16
Service and Leadership
- Apr 2024 - Current: Steering Committee, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Astronomy (IDEA) Chapter, Astronomical Society of Australia
- Jun 2023 - Nov 2025: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, OzGrav
- Jun 2024 - Nov 2025: Program Scientist, Key Program 5 (Cosmos), OzGrav
- June 2021 - June 2024: Committee for Sexual-Orientation & Gender Minorities in Astrsonomy, American Astronomical Society
- January 2020 - May 2022: Astrophysics Seminar Committee, Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History
- Summer 2019 - Aug 2021: Peer mentor for AstroCom scholars
- July 2012: Volunteer for the 28th Intenational Astronomical Union General Assembly in Beijing
- Sep 2011 - Jun 2012: Chair of the Astronomical Association of Nanjing University
Skills
- Programming in Python, Fortran and C++.
- Data analysis with Python and SQL.
- Languages: Native speaker of Mandarin, native level fluency in English.