Dr. Minghui Xu
Function and Responsibilities:
Head of research group "Astrogeodesy" in Section 1.1 Space Geodetic TechniquesResearch Interests:
VLBI, structure of AGNs, atmospheric turbulence, TRF, and geodetic/astrometric data analysisCareer:
2015.07 -- 2016.08 postdoc, German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ
2016.09 -- 2018.03 research fellow, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
2018.03 -- 2018.10 Mercator fellow, Technical University of Berlin
2018.11 -- 2019.11 research fellow, Huazhong University
2019.12 -- 2022.08 research fellow, Aalto University Metsähovi Observatory
since 2022.09 guest scientist at Aalto University
since 2022.09 German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ
since 2023.05 group leader in Section 1.1 at GFZ
Education:
2005 -- 2009 bachelor in Wuhan University
2009 -- 2011 master in Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
2011 -- 2015 PhD in Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
2013 -- 2015 visiting PhD study at GFZ with the support of DAAD scholarship
Projects:
ECORAS2, DFG project
NT-VGOS, Academy of Finland
AGORA, DFG project
Astrogeodesy, ERC StG Grant, PI
Research Boards and Committees:
since 2024 Directing board of the International VLBI Service for geodesy and astrometry (IVS)
since 2024 WG chair of the IAG commission 1.4
Awards:
DAAD scholarship, 2013
IAG Young Author Award, 2017
Mercator Fellowship, 2018
ERC starting grant, 2022