Welcome to Dr. Yaoting Yan's homepage

I'm Yaoting Yan, an astronomer working at the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR).


My research focuses on star formation history and ongoing star formation, using two different tools: isotope ratios and ammonia masers.


Isotope abundance ratios provide a powerful tool to:
  • Trace stellar nucleosynthesis
  • Evaluate the composition of stellar ejecta
  • Constrain the chemical evolution of the Milky Way
Molecular maser lines:
  • Serve as signposts of high-mass star formation
  • Probe the excitation and kinematics of very compact regions in the close environment of young stellar objects
  • Provide useful targets for the measurements of trigonometric parallax and proper motions


Education

  • 2012 Matriculated at Guangzhou University (GZHU)
  • 2019 M.Sc. in Astronomy, GZHU Excellent graduate student
    Thesis: A Systematic TMRT Observational Study of Galactic 12C/13C Ratios from Formaldehyde
  • October 22, 2024 Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn Magna cum laude, 0.9
    Thesis: The Influence of Stellar Objects onto the Interstellar Medium: Isotopic Compositions and Maser Lines

Professional Experience

  • 2016-2019 Research for Master thesis at the Center for Astronomy, GZHU
  • 2019-2024 Research for Ph.D. thesis at the MPIfR
    Member of the IMPRS for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Bonn
  • Since September 2023 Referee of The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
  • Since November 2024 Postdoctoral Researcher at the MPIfR

Observational Expertise

Accumulated >2000 hours of observation experience with:
the Effelsberg 100-m the IRAM 30-m the TMRT 65-m the Arecibo 305-m the ARO 12-m the SMT 10-m
2021, IRAM EMIR Pool observations (2 weeks volunteer)

Observing with the Effelsberg 100-m telescope

Address


Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Phone


+49 (0)228-525-468