General

Yong ZHANG               National Astronomical Observatories; Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology

Academic title              Professor

EMAIL                         ZHANGYONG@BAO.ac.cn  or  YZH@NIAOT.ac.cn

Website(s)                   http://id.sciencenet.cn/u/braveking

                                  http://people.ucas.edu.cn/~yongzhang?language=en  


Research Areas

1.Astronomical instruments and methods, Active Optics (AO)

2.Optical Engineering,

3.Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation,

4.Computer Science and Technology


Education

2000-07, Bachelor Degrees in Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation, and Computer Application, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China

2005-06, Ph.D in Astrophysics, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT) and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) , Beijing, China


Experience

   
Work Experience

2005.07-2007.06, Engineer at NIAOT, CAS, LAMOST Pre-research (2005-2006) and Construction (2006-2007)

2007.07-2014.03, Associate Professor at NIAOT, CAS, LAMOST Construction (2007-2009) and Maintenance (2009-2014)

2014.04-present, Professor at NIAOT, CAS, LAMOST Maintenance (2014-now)


2006.06 Visiting Kittpeak Observatory, and Mirror Lab in UA, USA

2015.10 Visiting APO and NSO, USA

Honors & Distinctions

Engaged in Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) active optics (AO, one of the two LAMOST key technologies, including thin deformable mirror AO and co-focusing segmented mirror AO) experimental and engineering researches from 2001 to 2009, and in long-term technical support for LAMOST survey operation in Xinglong Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) since 2009.

Awarded National Science and Technology 2st rank Prize in 2006 (Rank 8st), and Science and Technology 1st rank Prize of Jiangsu Province in 2005 (Rank 8th) and in 2019(Rand 5th).


Publications

   
Papers

Zhang Y, Zhang J, Yang D H, et al. An active reflector antenna using a laser angle metrology system[J]. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2012, 12(6):713-722.

Zhang Y, Liu G R, Wang Y F, et al. An experimental indoor phasing system based on active optics using dispersed Hartmann sensing technology in the visible waveband[J]. Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011, 11(9):1111-1122.

Zhang Y, Zhang L, Liu G R, et al. Experimental Study of Segmented Mirrors Co-Phase Using Dispersed Fringe Sensor[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(2):0212004.

Zhang Y, Liu G R, Wang Y F, et al. Preliminary study of a dispersed fringe type sensing system[J]. Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009, 9(8):945-952. 

Zhang Y, Cui X Q. Calculations for the Pre-Calibration of LAMOST Active Optics[J]. Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2005, 5(3):302-314. 

Zhang Y, Yang D, Cui X. Measuring seeing with a Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor during an active-optics experiment[J]. Applied Optics, 2004, 43(4):729.


Collaboration

Mainly Among Scientific Institutes and Uninversities in China.

You are welcome to visit us and cooperate in optics test, wavefront sensor, actuator, active optics, adaptive optics, active reflector, instrumentation, etc.

Students

已指导学生

张靓  硕士研究生  070401-天体物理  

张捷  硕士研究生  070401-天体物理  

王启蒙  硕士研究生  085202-光学工程  

胡天柱  硕士研究生  070401-天体物理  

沈世东  博士研究生  070401-天体物理  

胡天柱  博士研究生  0704Z1-天文技术与方法  

现指导学生

张茜  博士研究生  080300-光学工程