Wen-Han Zhou

Wen-Han Zhou

PhD student in planetary science

Wen-Han Zhou (周文翰)

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Hello, and welcome to my homepage! I am Wen-Han Zhou, a final-year Ph.D. student at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur in Nice, France. I am a theorist working in the dynamics of small bodies.

My Research

  • Solar system objects: The Binary Yarkovsky effect, the Crater-induced YORP effect, and the long-term evolution of binary asteroids and asteroid groups.

  • Extrasolar system objects: White dwarf pollution, interstellar objects, debris disks.

Tools

  • Thermal models of asteroids: Self-developed numerical, semi-analytical, analytical thermal models.

  • N-body codes: REBOUND/REBOUNDX and PKDGRAV to study the orbital and structural evolution of asteroids.

Research Goals

  • Short-term goal: Understand of small body dynamics within the solar system and apply this knowledge to improve our comprehension of exoplanetary systems.

  • Long-term goal: Understand the planetary system evolution.

I am eager to chat with experts from different fields and welcome for collaborations!

Contact

Email: wenhan.zhou@oca.eu

Or you can find me somewhere random in Nice town or the beach!