Cai Kai (E-mail: kcai 'at' nd.edu)
(Surname: CAI -
not CAIs)
high school: Bei jing
101 school
Degrees:
B.S., Peking University
, 1999 (Major: Astrophysics)
BS paper on Journal Of Peking University (Natural Sciences);
and
ChJAA, Vol.2, No.1 (February 20, 2002)
Ph.D. (Astrophysics), August 2006, Dept. of Astronomy, Indiana
University
(dissertation)
Current Status: postdoc,
Univ. of Notre Dame (Sept.2008 -)
Past postdoc: McMaster University
(2006-2008);
I am also a member of CAPCA
at University of Calgary
Prof. Ralph Pudritz's research group page
You can find a picture of me (along with others) in the
SHARCNET Summer School 2007 photo gallery
Professional Interests:
Hydro project,
Open Cluster Corner
Protostellar Jet simulations
CV
Teaching experience: (all in Indiana Univ., Astronomy Dept.
)
Fall 1999: Associate Instructor A201
Spring 2000: Associate Instructor - A202
Fall 2000: Associate Instructor A451
Spring 2001: Associate Instructor for A202
Fall 2001: Associate Instructor A201
Spring 2002: Associate Instructor for A100
and A105
Summer 2002: Instructor for A105
Fall 2002: Associate Instructor for A451
Spring 2003: Associate Instructor for A100 and A105
(both used oncourse)
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Talks given in IU Astronomy Dept. :
Ancient Chinese Astronomy
Young
Brown Dwarfs
Irradiated
Protostellar Jets
Embedded
Protoplanetary Disks
My Dissertation Research
A course paper:
Protostellar Outflows and Jets (review)
Press Coverage
Safe Havens for Planetary Formation
New Scientist
spaceflightnow
Astrobiology Magazine
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Here is an introduction to Bloomington (in Chinese, incompleted)
Things I am interested:
( The whole jet extend to over 1pc! )
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Professional links:
AAS ADS
International
Astronomy Meetings
Chinese Astronomy Home Page
Dept. of Astronomy, Peking University
American Association of Variable Star Observers
NASA
planetary missions
The meetings I attended:
6th Pacific Rim
Conference on Stellar Astrophysics: July 2002
(Proceedings)
My Poster
for AAS 202nd Meeting (Nashville, TN)
PPV: Oct. 2005
Western Disks Workshop :
May 2006
From Stars
to Planets @ U. Florida : April 2007
The
Cosmic Agitator: Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy @ Lexington, Kentucky:
March 2008
Ascona conference, Switzerland, June 29 - July 4
Protostellar
Jets in Context @ Greece, July 2008
Future meetings
Personal Corner
My picture
My wife
Links of interest:
ftp ssh
IU ssh
Fractal: Sprott's Fractal Gallery
Larry Riddle's
Egyptology;
Egyptian
Exhition (broken)
Aladding news
Youth Astronomical
Society of Peking Univ.
Astronomy
lectures (Traditional Chinese)
Astro Jobs Rumor Mill
Favorite games: go
