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Chinese black hole scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post
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Chinese black hole scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post

From South China Morning Post · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Chinese physicist Dai Liang, a recipient of the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, has returned to China to join Fudan University in Shanghai.
  • Dai, who specialized in cosmology and astrophysics, previously studied at Johns Hopkins University in the US after completing his initial studies at Peking University.
  • The Sloan Research Fellowship is a highly selective award given to early-career scientists in the US and Canada.

A promising young physicist, Dai Liang, who was recognized in the US with a Sloan Research Fellowship, has moved back to China to take up a professorship at Fudan University in Shanghai. Dai, born in Hangzhou in 1988, is a specialist in cosmology and astrophysics.

He pursued his doctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, following his undergraduate work at Peking University. The Sloan Research Fellowship, established in 1955, is a prestigious award aimed at supporting early-career researchers in various scientific fields. Many past recipients have gone on to achieve significant recognition, including Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals.

Dai's return to China highlights a trend of international talent contributing to the country's growing scientific research landscape. His expertise in black hole hunting and theoretical cosmology is expected to bolster Fudan University's astronomy and astrophysics center.

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Originally published by South China Morning Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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