Primordial Black Holes
Connecting gravitational-wave observations with primordial black-hole abundance, merger histories, and dark-matter scenarios.
利用引力波观测限制原初黑洞丰度、并合历史及其暗物质候选情景。
Gravitational Waves · Cosmology · Early Universe 引力波 · 宇宙学 · 早期宇宙
Zu-Cheng Chen 陈祖成
Associate Professor at Hunan Normal University, studying primordial black holes, nanohertz gravitational waves, pulsar timing arrays, and the physics of the early universe.
湖南师范大学物理与电子科学学院副教授，研究原初黑洞、纳赫兹引力波、脉冲星计时阵列与早期宇宙物理。
Research Focus 研究方向
Using gravitational waves to probe dark matter, gravity, and the early universe. 通过引力波探索暗物质、引力性质与早期宇宙。
Pulsar Timing Arrays
Searching for nanohertz gravitational-wave backgrounds and new physics with PTA datasets from NANOGrav, PPTA, and IPTA.
基于 NANOGrav、PPTA 与 IPTA 等脉冲星计时阵列数据研究纳赫兹引力波背景和新物理。
Early-Universe Cosmology
Testing early-universe dynamics through scalar-induced gravitational waves, phase transitions, and primordial perturbations.
通过标量诱导引力波、相变和原初扰动等信号检验早期宇宙演化。
Gravity and Wave Propagation
Using multi-band gravitational-wave observations to test polarization, propagation, and possible departures from general relativity.
利用多频段引力波观测检验偏振、传播性质以及广义相对论可能的偏离。
Academic Profile 学术简介
Zu-Cheng Chen is an associate professor in the College of Physics and Electronic Science at Hunan Normal University. His work sits at the interface of gravitational-wave astronomy, theoretical cosmology, and compact-object physics, with a focus on primordial black holes and low-frequency gravitational-wave probes of the early universe.
陈祖成现任湖南师范大学物理与电子科学学院副教授。其研究处于引力波天文学、理论宇宙学与致密天体物理交叉领域，重点关注原初黑洞以及低频引力波对早期宇宙的探测。
He is a member of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA, PPTA, and IPTA scientific collaborations, and serves as a referee for journals including PRL, PRD, SCPMA, and MNRAS.
他是 LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA、PPTA 和 IPTA 等国际科学合作组成员，并担任 PRL、PRD、SCPMA、MNRAS 等期刊审稿人。
48 first-author or corresponding-author papers 第一作者或通讯作者论文
2600+ citations 引用
30 h-index
CV Snapshot 简历概览
Training and appointments 教育与工作经历
- Associate Professor, Hunan Normal University 副教授，湖南师范大学 College of Physics and Electronic Science / 物理与电子科学学院
- Lecturer, Hunan Normal University 讲师，湖南师范大学 College of Physics and Electronic Science / 物理与电子科学学院
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Beijing Normal University 博士后，北京师范大学 Department of Astronomy / 天文系
- Visiting Scholar, Cardiff University 访问学者，英国卡迪夫大学 School of Physics and Astronomy / 物理与天文系
- Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics 理论物理博士 Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences / 中国科学院理论物理研究所
- M.S. in Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology 物理学硕士，北京理工大学
- B.S., Fuzhou University 学士，福州大学 Resource Exploration Engineering / 资源勘查工程
Selected Highlights 代表性成果
- Derived stringent PTA constraints on sub-solar-mass primordial black-hole dark matter. 利用脉冲星计时阵列数据对亚太阳质量原初黑洞暗物质给出严格限制。
- Developed primordial binary black-hole merger-rate calculations used in international gravitational-wave analyses. 建立原初双黑洞并合率计算框架，并被国际引力波分析工作采用。
- Used nanohertz gravitational waves to test polarization, propagation, and early-universe scenarios. 利用纳赫兹引力波检验偏振、传播性质及早期宇宙模型。
Awards and Recognition 奖励与荣誉
- Special Prize of the President Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2021 中国科学院院长特别奖，2021
- Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022 中国科学院优秀博士学位论文，2022
- IOP Publishing China Top Cited Article Awards, 2021–2025 英国物理学会出版社中国高被引文章奖，2021–2025
- Shared the International Congress of Basic Science Frontiers of Science Award as a PPTA member, 2024 作为 PPTA 成员共享国际基础科学大会前沿科学奖，2024
Selected Publications 代表性论文
A few entry points into the research program 若干代表性研究入口
Collaborations 合作组
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA PPTA IPTA
Research Support 科研项目
Current and recent projects include searches for scalar-induced gravitational waves in IPTA data, PTA probes of stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds, and new-physics studies with gravitational waves.
近期项目包括在 IPTA 数据中搜寻标量诱导引力波、通过脉冲星计时阵列探测随机引力波背景，以及基于引力波探测新物理。
Contact 联系方式
zuchengchen@hunnu.edu.cn
College of Physics and Electronic Science, Hunan Normal University, 36 Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
湖南省长沙市岳麓区麓山路 36 号，湖南师范大学物理与电子科学学院，410081。