Jianhao Wu
Physics PhD student @ UW-Madison
Jianhao Wu
I simulate the universe's small-scale structures, from stellar streams and dark matter subhalos to Milky-Way-size halos; I use them to get implications on both AI and fundamental physics.
Current
PhD student in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advised by Prof. Mariel Pettee in the Department of Physics.
Graduate Research Assistant
Working on AI foundation-model approaches for astrophysics and high-energy physics.
Background
MPhil and MSc in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Advised by Prof. Tsang Keung Chan. Worked on cosmological zoom-in simulations and blue-tilted primordial power spectrum models.
BEng in Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University
Worked with Prof. Guobin Mou on the physical origin of the North Polar Spur.
PhD Timeline
Poster presentation at Probe Combination for Dark Matter Physics in the Era of Large Surveys at the University of Chicago, with gratitude for financial support from the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP).
Selected to attend Machine Learning for Fundamental Physics School (ML4FP) 2026 at Georgia Tech, with gratitude for DOE/ORNL travel support.
Passed all four PhD qualifying exams in Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Arrived in Madison and started the Physics PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.