Yichen Shi-Naseer

+46 70-755-0224 yichenshi AT alumni.harvard.edu

Education Harvard University, USA, 2014-2019 (math&physics) PhD in Theoretical Physics Dissertation: “Analytical Steps Towards the Observation of High-Spin Black Holes”

Cambridge University (Trinity College), UK, 2013-2014 MASt in Applied Mathematics

Macquarie University, Australia, 2010-2013 B. Advanced Science

Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2013 Student Exchange

University of Washington in Seattle, USA, 2011 Student Exchange

Education GrubStreet, Inc., Boston, USA, 2018-2019 (writing) Novel Incubator

Grants and Copyright Agency Award/Cultural Fund 2021-2022 Awards Australian Society of Authors, Australia

Breakthrough Writers’ Programme 2021-2022 Curtis Brown, UK

Writer to Writer Mentorship Program 2020 Association of Writers & Writing Programs, USA

Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship 2017-2018 American Australian Association, USA&Australia

White Prize for Excellence in Teaching 2016, 2017 Harvard University, USA

Purcell Fellowship 2014-2015 Harvard University, USA

Trinity College Studentship/The Bachelor Fund 2013-2014 University of Cambridge, UK

Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for Academic Excellence 2013 Macquarie University, Australia Research The Kerr/CFT Correspondence, Harvard University 2015-2019 Advisor: Andrew Strominger Conformal symmetry is present at the near-horizon region of (near-)extreme Kerr black holes. Using this symmetry, we did analytical computations for a number of astrophys- ical phenomena that are traditionally computed only numerically.

Experimental Particle Physics, CERN 2012 Advisor: Martin Tripiana We built an algorithm robust against pile-up events (which affect the detector perfor- mance) in ATLAS, LHC. Through applying photon track quality cuts, we achieved a reduction in pile-up dependency and a 10% increase in background rejection.

Publications A. P. Porfyriadis, Y. Shi and A. Strominger, “Photon Emission Near Extreme Kerr Black Holes”, Phys. Rev. D 95, 064009 (2017), arXiv:1602.01833

A. Lupsasca, A. P. Porfyriadis and Y. Shi, “Critical Emission from a High-Spin Black Hole”, Phys. Rev. D 97, 064017, arXiv:1712.10182

D. Gates, D. Kapec, A. Lupsasca, Y. Shi and A. Strominger, “Polarization Whorls from M87 at the Event Horizon Telescope”, Proc. R. Soc. A. 476, 20190618 (2020), arXiv:1809.09092

Invited Talks “Critical Emission from a High-Spin Black Hole” Feb.20, 2018 Colloquium talk at the Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University

“Probing our Sky with the Kerr/CFT Correspondence” Jan.8 / Jan.18, 2016 QSciTech talk at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University; seminar talk at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University

“The Worldline Path-Integral Formulation of QFT” Jul.30, 2014 Theoretical Physics Wednesday seminar talk at the Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University

“The Path-Integral, String Theory, and the ‘String-Inspired’ Worldline Path-Integral Formulation of Quantum Field Theory” Jul.22-25, 2014 Lectures given at EQuS (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engi- neered Quantum Systems) Winter School 2014

Teaching PhySci 12a: Mechanics and Statistical Physics 2019 Harvard University

Math 21a: Multivariable Calculus 2018 Harvard University

PhySci 12b: Electromagnetism and Statistical Physics 2017 Harvard University

SCIPHUNV 26: Finding Our Way (course on navigation) 2017 Harvard University Physics 15b: Introductory Electromagnetism 2016 Harvard University

SPU 18: Time (a survey of physics) 2015 Harvard University

PHYS 140: Physics IA (Newtonian mechanics) 2012 Macquarie University

CHIR 213: Chiropractic Sciences (physics lab sessions) 2012 Macquarie University

Language Skills Mandarin, Shanghainese: Native English: Bilingual Proficiency Japanese: JLPT Level I (Mastery) Italian, Urdu, Swedish: Fluent Hindi, Spanish: Upper Intermediate

Extracurricular Learning languages, travelling, writing, photography, music composition, hiking, yoga, Activities martial arts. Been a multilingual translator for fifteen years. Read stories at Shanghai Radio Station in my childhood.