Chun Huang

Chun Huang | Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information
St Louis, MO, USA, 63112
chun.h@wustl.edu
Date of Birth: 2000/06/19

Education

Washington University in St Louis
PhD in Physics (2022 - present)
St. Louis, MO, USA
Advisor: Alex Chen, Yajie Yuan, Michael Nowak

Central China Normal University
B.S. Department of Physics (09/2018 - 06/2020)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Minor: Physics Base Class, Physics Base Fellowship (2018 - 2021)

Publications and Presentations

Leading Author Publications

  1. TianZhe Zhou, Chun Huang “GPU-Accelerated X-ray Pulse Profile Modeling”, arXiv: 2510.07764, (2025), Submitted to ApJS. (Corresponding author)
  2. João Cartaxo, Chun Huang, Tuhin Malik, Shashwat Sourav, Wenli Yuan, Tianzhe Zhou, Xuezhi Liu, Constança Providência, “A Complete Survey from the CompactObject Perspective on Equation of State Cross-Comparison Using Observational and Nuclear Experimental Constraints”, arXiv: 2506.03112, (2025), Submitted to ApJS. (Corresponding author)
  3. Chun Huang,“Model-Independent Determination of the Tidal Deformability of a 1.4 $M_{\odot}$ Neutron Star from Gravitational-Wave Measurements”, (2025), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 985, Number 2, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/add5ef (Single Author)
  4. TianZhe Zhou, Chun Huang “Hidden Twin Star Solutions from an Agnostic Speed-of-Sound Model: Confronting XTE J1814–338’s Extreme Compactness”, arXiv: 2504.08662, (2025), Submitted to ApJ Letters. (Corresponding author)
  5. Chun Huang, Alexander Y. Chen, “Physics motivated models of pulsar X-ray hotspots: off-center dipole configurations”, arXiv:2502.15881, (2025), Submitted to ApJ. (First and corresponding author)
  6. Chun Huang, Shashwat Sourav, “Constraining first-order phase transition inside neutron stars with application of Bayesian techniques on PSR J0437-4715 NICER data”, (2025), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 983, Number 1, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adbca6 (First and corresponding author)
  7. Chun Huang, “Equation of State Independent Determination on the Radius of a 1.4 $M_{\odot}$ Neutron Star Using Mass-Radius Measurements” (2025), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 978, Number 1, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad9f3c. (Single author)
  8. Chun Huang, Tuhin Malik, João Cartaxo, Shashwat Sourav, Wenli Yuan, Tianzhe Zhou, Xuezhi Liu, John Groger, Xieyuan Dong, Nicole Osborn, Nathan Whitsett, Zhiheng Wang, Constança Providência, Micaela Oertel, Alexander Y. Chen, Laura Tolos, and Anna Watts, “CompactObject: An open-source Python package for full-scope neutron star equation of state inference”, arXiv: 2411.14615, (2024), Submitted to JOSS. (First and corresponding author)
  9. Wenli Yuan, Chun Huang, Chen Zhang, Enping Zhou, Renxin Xu, “Bayesian inference of strangeon matter using the new measurement of J0437-4751 and GW190814”, Phys. Rev. D, 111, 063033,https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.111.063033
  10. Chun Huang, Laura Tolos, Constança Providência, and Anna Watts, “Constraining a relativistic mean field model using neutron star mass-radius measurements II: Hyperonic models”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2024, https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stae2792/7929867 . (First and corresponding author)
  11. Chun Huang and Xiaoping Zheng, “Bayesian Insights into post-Glitch Dynamics: Model comparison and parameter constraint from decades-long observation data of the Crab pulsar”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 542, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 3198–3205, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1415. (First author)
  12. Chun Huang, Geert Raaijmakers, Anna Watts, Laura Tolos, Constança Providência, “Constraining a relativistic mean field model using neutron star mass–radius measurements I: nucleonic models”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 529, Issue 4, April 2024, Pages 4650–4665, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae844. (First and corresponding author)
  13. Chun Huang and Yuchen Jiang, “Symmetry breaking Paradigm In Typical Laminar-Turbulence Transition System”, arXiv: 2108.09486, (2020). (First and corresponding author)

Co-author Publications

  1. Xue-Zhi Liu, Premachand Mahapatra, Chun Huang, Ayush Hazarika, Chiranjeeb Singha, Prasanta Kumar Das “Revealing Dark Matter’s Role in Neutron Stars Anisotropy: A Bayesian Approach Using Multi-messenger Observations”, Physical Review D, 112, 083032, 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/zhs6-487x (Corresponding author)
  2. Xiaoping Zheng, WeiHua Wang, Chun Huang, and Jianping Yuan, Sheng-Jie Yuan “The Persistent Shift in Spin-down Rate Following the Largest Crab Pulsar Glitch Rules Out External Torque Variations due to Starquakes”, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 982, Number 2, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adbca6, (2025). Undergrad Thesis Work
  3. KangKang Shao, Chun Huang, Qin Qin, “Data determination of HQET parameters in in- clusive charm decays”. The European Physical Journal C, 85, 1011 (2025), DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052- 025-14691-z

April Fool’s day posting:

  1. Chun Huang, “The Cosmic One-Eyed Smile: Revealing the Hidden Face of Mike Wazowski” arXiv: 2503.22914 , (2025), Submitting to Monstser University Journal :) Constraining Mike Wazowski hotspots on neutron star!!

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