Please check out UNLV SPF group website for updates on our group.

My research group focuses on fundamental  astrophysical problems.

Current research interest includes:

1. Properties of young stars and young planets
   

2. Planet formation and detection in protoplanetary disks
   

3. Exoplanet evolution
   

4. Circumplanetary disks and satellite formation
   

5. Accretion process in astrophysical disks around black holes, compact objects, young stars and planets
   

6. Astrophysical fluid hydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), radiation hydrodynamics, multi-species fluid dynamics
   

We use analytical method and numerical simulations to understand the dynamical processes during star and planet formation. We also make observational predictions based on our state-of-the-art simulations. Students sometimes are also involved in observational projects.

Current group members:

Graduate Student:

    Sudat Khan

    Hening Wu

    Arturo Cevallos Soto

    Stanley Baronett

Past members:

    Shangjia Zhang (Ph.D. -> Postdoc, Hubble Fellow, at Columbia University)

    Ian Rabago (Ph.D. -> Postdoc at University of Milan)

    Aleksey Mohov (Master -> Ph.D. at Perdue University)

    Avery Bailey (Postdoc -> Postdoc at University of Arizona)

    Hans Baehr (Postdoc -> Postdoc at MPIA)

    Xiao Hu (Postdoc -> Postdoc at UV)

    Chao-chin Yang (Postdoc -> Assistant Professor at University of Alabama)

Email: zhaohuan.zhu@unlv.edu

Address: Room 245, BPB Building

                Department of Physics and Astronomy                  

                University of Nevada, Las Vegas

                4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-4002