Zucheng Gao
My name is Zucheng Gao, and I am a postdoctoral researcher in the astro-cosmo group at LAPTh, working under the supervision of Dr. A. Moradinezhad. Prior to arriving at LAPTh, from 2021 to 2024, I pursued my PhD at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge (UK), under the supervision of Prof. A. Challinor and Dr. Z. Vlah. Before that, I completed my undergraduate degree in 2020 at the School of Physics, Peking University (China). During my undergraduate studies, I had the opportunity to be a visiting research student at Caltech (USA) in 2019, continuing remotely in 2020 due to COVID-19. During this time, I also contributed to research at the KIAA, Peking University.
My research span a range of topics in large-scale structure cosmology, including galaxy weak lensing, gravitational wave lensing, line intensity mapping, and galaxy clustering, with a primary focus on theoretical modeling and simulations. My current work focuses on two main areas: line intensity mapping, where I work on challenges related to foreground contamination, interloper lines, and astrophysical uncertainties using advanced simulations and machine learning tools; and galaxy clustering, where I am developing novel modeling and analysis techniques for two-point and higher-order statistics, in preparation for upcoming data from Euclid, DESI, and LSST. Additionally, I am exploring synergies between these cosmological tracers and the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
