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CHONG Hang Yan

CHONG Hang Yan / PHY-MPhil (2024)

Supervised by Daniel H. C. ONG

Education

  • B.Sc in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2020-2024)
  • MPhil in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2024-present)

Research Interest

  • Topological Insulators
  • Non-linear Optics
  • Thin Film Science

Research and Professional Experience

  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (2021-2023)
    • Simple and fast setup to map out area with or without organic coating
    • Institution: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Supervisor: Professor Daniel H. C. ONG
  • Search for lensed gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence data in LIGO (2022-2024)
    • Look for possible lensed subthreshold counterparts in the LIGO data
    • Institution: The California Institute of Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Supervisors: Professor Alan J. Weinstein, Professor Otto A. Hannuksela, Dr. Alvin K.Y. Li

Awards and Honors

  • LIGO Lab’s student Research Fellowship, Caltech (2023) – Awarded to me for staying in Caltech during the summer for developing the TESLA pipeline
  • LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Caltech (2023) – Awarded to me for a 10 weeks gravitational-wave astrophysics research in Caltech
  • UC Alumni Research Excellence Scholarship, CUHK (2022) – Awarded for my excellent research performance during LIGO SURF
  • C N Yang Scholarship (Research Experience), CUHK (2022) – Awarded to support my overseas research programme (LIGO SURF)
  • Dr. P N Chu Prize, CUHK (2022) – Awarded for my outstanding academic results in 2021-2022
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Programme (SURIP), CUHK (2021) – Awarded to support my 10 weeks undergraduate research in CUHK

Publications

  • Li, A. K. Y., Chan, J. C. L., Fong, H., Chong, A. H. Y., Weinstein, A. J., & Ezquiaga, J. M. (2023, November 10). TESLA-X: An effective method to search for sub-threshold lensed gravitational waves with a targeted population model. arXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06416

Other Skills

  • Language Skills
    – Fluent Cantonese (Native)
    – Fluent English
    – Moderate Mandarin
  • Programming Skills
    – LabVIEW control
    Python
    – Shell script
    – HTCondor (cluster programming)
    – LaTeX
    – C language