About me 
Since September 1, 2018, I am an Assistant Professor (研究员/助理教授) in the Kavli Institute
for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking
University, Beijing China.
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Selected Professional Recognitions
- Doctoral Supervisor (博士生导师)
- Boya Youth Scholar (博雅青年学者) at Peking University
- Alibaba DAMO Academy Young Fellow (达摩院青橙学者)
- Head of a Max Planck Partner Group between KIAA and MPIfR
- Elected to the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program (青年人才托举工程) by the CAST
- 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics awarded to the EHTC (shared by 347 members)
- World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020-2022
Research Interests
- Tests of gravity theories
- Gravitational waves
- Pulsars and neutron stars
- Black-hole spacetime & black-hole astrophysics
- Precision tests of fundamental physics
- Astrophysical studies of dark matter
- Bayesian data analysis and statistics
Want to join our research?
Please read the following articles carefully, for
(a) Postdoc (博后),
(b) PhD Student (博士生),
(c) Undergraduate Research Study (本科生科研), and
(d) Bachelor Thesis (本科生毕设).
You can get more information about research topics from current
members and past
students.
For more, please check at our Group Page 
Teaching
| 广义相对论与天体物理 | General Relativity & Astrophysics |
| 理论力学 (A) | Theoretical Mechanics (A) |
| 电动力学 (B) | Electrodynamics (B) |
| 普通物理 (I) | General Physics (I) *** including Mechanics & Electromagnetism |
| 普通物理 (II) | General Physics (II) *** including Thermal Physics, Optics, & Modern Physics |
| 天体粒子物理 | Astroparticle Physics *** co-Lecturer |
Services
- Advisory Panel Member of Classical and Quantum Gravity (2020-2022)
- Executive Board Member of Science Bulletin (2019-2022)
- MDPI Open Science Ambassador (2020-2022)
- Editorial Board Member of Universe (2018-now)
- Outstanding Reviewer for Classical and Quantum Gravity (2018, 2019), Universe (2018), and SCIENCE CHINA: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy (2020)
Memberships
- 2014-present, SKA Pulsar and Gravitational Wave Science Working Groups
- 2018-present, Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
- 2018-present, KAGRA Scientific Collaboration
- 2018-present, LISA Consortium
- 2018-present, IAU Individual Member
- 2018-present, Gravitation and Relativistic Astrophysics, Chinese Physical Society
- 2020-present, Chinese Astronomical Society
- 2020-present, Beijing Astronomical Society
- 2020-present, Cosmic Explorer Consortium
- 2021-present, Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board
- 2021-present, Chinese Institute of Electronics
- 2022-present, Chinese Physical Society
- 2017-2021, BlackHoleCam Project
- 2015-2017, LIGO Scientific Collaboration
Contact
Email: lshao
pku.edu.cn
Fax: +86-(0)10-6275-7900 (secretary)
Address: K217, KIAA at Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Group Meeting: Sundays 9:00-11:30 AM (1st meeting room)
Office Hours: Thursdays 14:00-17:00PM and Sundays 13:00-14:30PM (by appointment)