Fan Zou

Introduction

Hi, I am a postdoctoral research fellow working with Elena Gallo in the Department of Astronomy at University of Michigan. Before that, I received my Ph.D. at The Pennsylvania State University (advisor: Niel Brandt) in 2024 and my B.S. at University of Science and Technology of China in 2019.

Broadly speaking, I am interested in massive black holes (MBHs) and galaxies, with a strong focus on multiwavelength data covering from X-ray to radio. The symbolic interactions between galaxies and their MBHs have strongly shaped both populations. I have been using active galactic nuclei (AGNs) as probes to understand the MBH-galaxy coevolution across cosmic time. I have a broad spectrum of experience on this topic, covering low (i.e., data) to high (i.e., science) levels.

Here is my CV. You can find my publications here.

Research

My most important results so far include:
(i) Developing the multiwavelength data foundation in three Deep-Drilling Fields of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time;
(ii) Providing the most robust current constraintes on the MBH growth for massive galaxies between z=0-4;
(iii) Demonstrating, for the first time, that MBHs are not ubiquitous at the center of low-mass galaxies.
I list my first- or corresponding-author articles below. They are grouped by topics.

    Survey data

    Correlation and coevolution between SMBHs and galaxies

    Dwarf galaxies and intermediate-mass black holes

External links

Extreme Astrophysics Seminar at UMich
The XMM-SERVS Survey
arXiv
ADS
SVO filters
Meetings

Contact

You can reach me at fanzou01@gmail.com.