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Hey 👋 I’m Bohan Yue (岳博涵).

I am currently a postdoctoral research assistant at University of Oxford working with Prof. Matt Jarvis.

I aim to understand the interplay between different building blocks in the galaxy evolution across cosmic times, including AGN, star formation, and the cold gas reservoir that fuels these activities. This can be done through advanced statistical tools that identify patterns buried in noisy datasets. I work with multi-wavelength data including LOFAR, WEAVE, and Euclid.

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Research interests

Cosmic evolution of radio quasars

What processes drive the radio emission in quasars? How exactly does `AGN feedback' work? How do these physical processes evolve across cosmic time?

Bayesian statistics and models

A great statistical tool for tracing multiple components in a complicated process, in particular the interplay between AGN and its host galaxy in various physical processes.

Projects

  • A new Bayesian method to individually model the host galaxy and AGN contribution in observed quasar radio flux density distribution.
  • What is the origin of radio excess in red quasars?

  • A new physically motivated definition of quasar radio loudness that reconciles previous disagreements on the black hole mass dependency of quasar radio emission.
  • Quasars hosting most massive SMBHs are more likely to host powerful jets.

  • Does the large scale quasar environment lead to excess in quasar radio emission?

About me

I was born and bred in Beijing, a city that combines the old and new of China, where traditional culture and international perspectives are always kept in a great balance.

I believe that life extends beyond academia. Over the years I have developed profound interest in the following fields:

  • Analogue Photography
  • Film
  • Indie Music
  • Football
  • Travelling

You can find more details by following the link below or visit my Douban profile (in Chinese):

On the rooftop of Grand Théâtre Lumière during Cannes Film Festival. (May 2025)

Brief CV

  • 2026 - now: Postdoctoral research assistant, University of Oxford
    • Data processing and analysis in MIGHTEE survey (Supervisor: Prof. Matt Jarvis)
  • 2021 - 2025: PhD in Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
    • The role of radio-AGN in galaxy evolution across cosmic time (Supervisor: Prof. Philip Best, Dr. Ken Duncan, Prof. Huub Röttgering)
  • 2019 - 2021: MSc in Astronomy, Leiden University
    • Impact of off-centred sources on the JWST NIRSpec spectroscopic
      survey (Supervisor: Prof. Marijn Franx)
    • Radio luminosity - star formation rate relation at low frequency with
      LOFAR (Supervisor: Prof. Huub Röttgering, Dr. Lingyu Wang)
  • 2015 - 2019: BSc in Physics, Peking University
    • Analysis on Broadband Reverberation Mapping Methods Using
      Spectroscopic Data (Supervisor: Prof. Xuebing Wu)

Research activities

Selected Conference/workshop

  • NAM 2022 (July 11 - 15, Warwick UK; contributed talk)
  • Realising Early Science with WEAVE-LOFAR (May 22 - 26 2023, Leiden NL; workshop)
  • AGN Across Continents 2024 (July 8 - 12, Durham UK; contributed talk + workshop)
  • NAM 2024 (July 15 - 19, Hull UK; contributed talk)
  • IAU GA 2024 (August 6 - 15, Cape Town SA; poster - declined)
  • Vasto Accretion Meeting 2025 (June 30 - July 6, Vasto IT; contributed talk)
  • NAM 2025 (July 7 - 11, Durham UK; contributed talk x2)
  • SPARCS 2025 (Nov 7 - 11, Cairns AU; contributed talk)

Teaching

  • Physics 1A (UoE 2022 Fall; TA)
  • Astrophysics: Stars and Planets (UoE 2022/23 Fall; TA)
  • Physics 1B (UoE 2023 Spring; TA)
  • Introduction to Astrophysics (UoE 2023 Spring; TA)
  • Discover Astronomy (UoE 2023 Fall; TA)
  • Observational Astronomy Lab (UoE 2024 Spring; TA)
  • Radiative Process in Astrophysics (UoE MPhys 2025 Fall; TA)

Grants and Memberships

  • RAS Travel Grant (October 2024; £1,000)

Useful links

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