Yao-Zhong Zhang's Brief Résumé

Education/Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D , 1988, in Mathematical Physicss, Northwest University, China (1985--88).
• M.Sc. , 1985, in Theoretical Physics, Sichuan University (1982--85).
• GradDipIT, in Information Technology, 2003, Queensland University of Technology (2000--02, Part Time).
• B.Sc.(Hons) , 1982, in Physics, Xidian University [Northwest Institute of Telecommunications Engineering] (1978--82).

Career Overview - Current Appointment

• Reader/Associate Professor , School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland, from 04/2006. (Tenured/Continuing.)

Career Overview - Previous Employment

• Senior Lecturer , School of Physical Sciences, University of Queensland, 02/2001--04/2006. (Tenured/Continuing, Promoted to Reader on 24/04/2006.)
• Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellow , Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, 06/1996--12/2000.
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellow , Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, 10/1995--06/1996.
• Kyoto University Foundation Fellow , Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, 03/1995--10/1995.
• Australian Research Council Associate , Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, 11/1992--02/1995.
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Bonn, 01/1991--08/1992.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow , International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Trieste, 11/1989--10/1990.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow , Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, China, 09/1988--10/1989.

Honorary/Adjunct Appointments

• Editorial Board, Axioms (2021-2023).
• Adjunct Research Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (2016-2017).
• Visiting Professor, Northwest University, China (2009-2019).
• Editorial Board, Advances in Mathematical Physics (from 2008).
• Fellow, Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP), Seoul (1998--2001).
• Associate, The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (The Abdus Salam ICTP), Trieste (1997--2002).

Visiting Positions (>= One Month)

• Adjunct Research Professor, 11/2017--12/2017, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
• Adjunct Research Professor, 06/2016--01/2017, (Sabbatical at) Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
• Visiting Professor, 10/2012--12/2012, (Sabbatical at) Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, China.
• Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, 07/2012--10/2012, (Sabbatical at) Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Bonn.
• Visiting Scholar, 11/2006--12/2006, (Sabbatical at) Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University.
• Visiting Scientist, 09/2006--10/2006, (Sabbatical at) Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN Discovery Research Institute, Japan.
• Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, 06/2006--08/2006, (Sabbatical at) Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Bonn.
• Visiting Member, 05/2006--05/2006, (Sabbatical at) Max-Planck-Institut fuer Mathematik, Bonn.
• Guest Scientist, 04/2006--04/2006, (Sabbatical at) Institute of Applied Mathematics, Academy of Mathematics and System Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
• Guest Professor, 03/2006--03/2006, (Sabbatical at) Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, China.
• K.C. Wong Scientific Research Award Scholar, 08/1992--10/1992 Academia Sinica Institute of Physics, Beijing.

Awards/Prizes/Honours

• Adjunct Research Professorship, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (2016-2018).
• Visiting Professorship, Northwest University, China (2009-2019).
• Max-Planck-Institut fuer Mathematik Research Scholarship (2006).
• Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (1996-2000).
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship (Long-Term) (1995-1996).
• Kyoto University Foundation Fellowship (1995).
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1991-1992, 2006, 2012).
• Chinese Academy of Sciences K.C. Wong Scientific Research Award (王宽诚科研奖金) (1992).
• China State Education Commision (now Ministry of Education of China) Ying-Tung Fok Prize (霍英东青年教师奖, 研究类) (1989).
• Chinese Association of Science and Technology China Young Researchers Science and Technology Award (首届中国青年科技奖) (1988).

Competitive Research Grants as Chief/Principal Investigator

• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP190101529 (2019-2021, $A400,000) -- ``From Superintegrability to Quasi-exact Solvability: Theory and Application", $A130,000 (2019), $A135,000 (2020), $A135,000 (2021), Lead Chief Investigator (with Wen-Li Yang as Partner Investigator).
• National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant no. 11775177 (2018-2021) -- ``Integrability and exact solutions of quantum spin-boson systems", CNY560,000 , Lead Chief Investigator (with Tao Yang and Kun Hao).
• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP140101492 (2014-2016, $A335,000) -- ``Constructive representation theory of classical and quantum Lie superalgebras", $A110,000 (2014), $A115,000 (2015), $A110,000 (2016), Chief Investigator (with M.D. Gould and P. Isaac).
• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP110103434 (2011-2013, $A300,000) -- ``Mathematical models for disordered critical point theories", $A100,000 (2011), $A100,000 (2012), $A100,000 (2013), Lead Chief Investigator (with M.D. Gould).
• University of Queensland External Support Enabling Grant (2008) -- ``Exact analytic methods for disordered critical point theories", $A20,000, Lead Chief Investigator (with A.J. Bracken).
• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP0663083 (2006-2008, $A300,000) -- ``Quantum Integrable Systems and Applications: from Condensed Matter to Quantum Information", $A106,000 (2006), $A96,000 (2007), $A98,000 (2008), Lead Chief Investigator (with R. Sasaki and A.A. Belavin, both as Partner Investigator).
• Australian Research Council Linkage-International Award LX0451748 (2004-2006, $A33,000) -- ``Quantum Many-Body Systems with Long-Range Interactions", $A15,000 (2004), $A12,000 (2005), $A6,000 (2006) Lead Chief Investigator (with R. Sasaki as Overseas Investigator).
• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP0344455 (2003-2005, $A245,000) -- ``Metallic Nanograins: Superconducting Correlations, Josephson Tunneling and Conformal Field Theory", $A90,000 (2003), $A80,000 (2004), $A75,000 (2005), Chief Investigator (with M.D. Gould and J.R. Links).
• Australian Research Council Discovery-Projects Grant DP0342724 (2003-2004, $A60,000) -- ``Algebraic Structures and Correlations in Quantum Many-Body Systems", $A30,000 (2003), $A30,000 (2004), Sole Investigator.
• Australian Research Council IREX Grant LX0346913 (2003-2005, $A66,000) -- ``Quantized Algebraic (Super) Structures and Applications", $A22,000 (2003), $A22,000 (2004), $A22,000 (2005), Chief Investigator (with M.D. Gould).
• Australian Academy of Science Travel Award (2003) -- ``Quantum Groups and Boundary Integrable Field Theory", $A5,800, Sole Investigator.
• University of Queensland Research Development Grant (2002) -- ``Quantum Correlations in Degenerate Bose Gases", $A25,000, Principal Investigator (with P. Drummond, A.J. Bracken, M. Reid, M.D. Gould, K. Kheruntsyan).
• Australian Research Council Large Grant A69937084 (1999-2001, $A204,223) -- ``Representations and Applications of Quantum Affine Superalgebras", $A67,622 (1999), $A67,409 (2000), $A69,192 (2001), Chief Investigator (with M.D. Gould).
• Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship Grant F69600119 (1996-2000, $A356,232) -- ``Quantum Affine (Super) Algebras and their Applications to Affine and Conformal Affine (Super) Toda Theories", $A67,656 (1996), $A69,652 (1997), $A71,644 (1998), $A73,640 (1999), $A73,640 (2000), Sole Investigator.
• Australian Research Council Small Grant (2000) -- ``Yangian Structures and Integrable Models with Long-Range Interactions", $A12,577, Sole Investigator.
• Australian Research Council Small Grant (1999) -- ``Boundary Integrable Models in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Field Theory", $A19,964, Sole Investigator.
• Australian Research Council Asia-Pacific Link Award IX9927081 (1999) -- ``q-deformed (Super) Conformal Field Theory and q-(super) Strings", $A8,960, Chief Investigator (with B.Y. Hou as International Investigator).
• University of Queensland External Support Enabling Grant (1999) -- ``New Supersymmetric Integrable Models", $A16,889, Principal Investigator (with A.J. Bracken and M.D. Gould).
• University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant (1997) -- ``Integrable Quantum Field Theories with Boundary Interactions", $A14,954, Sole Investigator.
• University of Queensland External Support Enabling Grant (1997) -- ``Quantum Groups and Supersymmetry", $A15,000, Principal Investigator (with M.D. Gould and R.B. Zhang).
• China State Education Commission Excellent Young Teachers Fund (1995--1997) -- ``Quantum Algebras and Integrable Quantum Field Theories", CNY60,000, Sole Investigator.
• K.C. Wong Education Foundation K.C. Wong Scientific Research Award (1992) -- ``Kac-Moody Algebras and Field Theory", $US7,500 + CNY18,000, Sole Investigator.

Postdoctors/Team Members

• D. Latini, 06/2021-- (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• J. Werry, 07/2019--05/2020 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer, Part Time), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• J. Werry, 04/2015-06/2017 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), Co-supervisor (with M.D. Gould and P. Isaac).
• J. Feng, 11/2013-06/2015 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• W. Jiang, 07/2011-07/2013 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• W.-L. Yang, 07/1998-11/1998, 06/1999-09/1999 and 05/2004-04/2006 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), 05/2006-11/2009 (as Research Fellow), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• S.-Y. Zhao, 09/2001-12/2001 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), 04/2004-03/2007 (as UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• R.P. Bai, 06/2008-11/2008 (Long-Term Visiting Scholar, funded by Chinese Government), Sole Supervisor.
• H.B. Zhang, 12/2006-11/2007 (Long-Term Visiting Scholar, funded by Chinese Government), Sole Supervisor.
• X.-M. Ding, 06/2001-01/2003 (as Senior Research Associate), Sole Supervisor/Mentor.
• J.R. Links, 02/1999-06/2000 (as Postdoctoral Research Officer), Co-supervisor (with M.D. Gould).
• H.-Q. Zhou, 05/1997-12/1997 (as Research Assistant), Sole Supervisor.

Research Interests

• Algebraic structures, quantum (super-)integrable systems, (quasi-)exactly solvable models, strongly correlated fermion systems.
• Spin-boson systems (such as Rabi model), supersymmetry, conformal field theory, statistical mechanics.

Teaching Experience

• MATH2001 -- ``Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2020, and 2nd semester (July - November), 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021.
• MATH7000 -- ``Calculus and Linear Algebra II", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2020, and 2nd semester (July - November), 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021.
• MATH2000 -- ``Calculus and Linear Algebra II", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2009, 2012, and 2nd semester (July - November), 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019.
• MATH4105/MATH7105 -- ``General Relativity", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2nd semester (July - November), 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010.
• MATH4107/MATH7107 -- ``Advanced Methods and Models B", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2019, 2021.
• PHYS2100/2101 -- ``Dynamics, Chaos and Special Relativity", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2015, 2019.
• MATH3102 -- ``Methods and Models of Applied Mathematics B", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 1st semester (February - June), 2002.
• MATH3103 -- ``Algebraic Methods of Mathematical Physics", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2013, 2014.
• MATH2010 -- ``Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2010.
• MATH1051 -- ``Calculus and Linear Algebra I", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2007.
• MATH1052 -- ``Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008.
• MATH1050 -- ``Mathematical Foundations", University of Queensland, 1st semester (February - June), 2001.
• MATH4106/MATH7106 -- ``Advanced Methods and Models A", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 2004.
• Applied Mathematics MA479 -- ``Modern quantum field theory", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 1997 and 1999.
• Applied Mathematics MA476 -- ``Quantum mechanics", University of Queensland, 2nd semester (July - November), 1998.

Research Students

• Junze Zhang (PhD candidate), `Superintegrabe systems in curved spaces and algebraic approaches", 07/2022--, Principal Superviser.
• Ming Chen (PhD candidate), ``A new theory of spacetime", 04/2019--, Principal Superviser.
• Scott Hoffmann (PhD), ``Aspects of exactly solvable and superintegrable models involving exceptional orthogonal polynomials", 01/2017--01/2020, Submitted 01/2020, Awarded 06/2020, Principal Superviser.
• Zhe Chen (M.Phil.), ``New families of exactly solvable many-body models and superintegrable systems ", 07/2017--07/2019, Submitted 07/2019, Awarded 12/2019, Principal Superviser.
• Yidong Liao (M.Sc), ``Finitely generated polynomial algebras, representations and their applications to superintegrable systems", 07/2016--12/2017, Submitted 06/2017, Awarded 12/2017, Co-supervisor (with Ian Marquette).
• Fazlul Hoque (PhD), ``Superintegrable systems, polynomial algebra structures and exact derivations of energy spectra", 04/2014--10/2017, Submitted 10/2017, Awarded 01/2018, Principal Superviser.
• Christopher Raymond (M.Phil.), ``Holographic dualities of higher spin gravity models and Wn conformal field theories", 02/2014--06/2015, Submitted 07/2015, Awarded 09/2015, Co-superviser (with Jorgen Rasmussen).
• Davids Agboola (PhD), ``Exact solutions of quasi-exactly solvable quantum mechanical systems", 04/2011--04/2014, Submitted 05/2014, Awarded 09/2014, Principal Superviser.
• Amir Moghaddam (PhD), "An integrable and exactly solvable non-Hermitian BCS Hamiltonian and generalized exclusion statistics", 03/2010--08/2013, Submitted 09/2013, Awarded 07/2014, Co-superviser (with J.R. Links).
• Jason Werry (M.Sc), ``Free field realizations of conformal field theories", 07/2010--06/2011, Awarded 07/2011, Sole Superviser.
• Yuan Lee (PhD), ``Lie algebra deformations and the exact solutions of integrable quantum many-body systems", 03/2009--04/2012, Submitted 04/2012, Awarded 10/2012, Principal Superviser.
• Sam Kault (PhD), ``Free field realization of current superalgebras and bosonization of parafermionic algebras", 08/2007--08/2012, Submitted 09/2012, Awarded 04/2013, Principal Superviser.
• Mohamad Alghamdi (M.Sc), ``n-Lie algebras and applications", 07/2009--06/2010, Awarded 07/2010, Sole Superviser.
• Nur Idalisa (M.Sc), ``A study on exactly solvable and quasi-exactly solvable quantum systems", 07/2008--06/2009, Awarded 07/2009, Sole Superviser.
• Gabriel Leon-Aveleyra (1st Class Honours), ``Aspects of string theory", 07/2008--06/2009, Awarded 07/2009, Sole Superviser.
• Andrew Kels (1st Class Honours), ``Conformal field theory", 02/2008--11/2008, Awarded 11/2008, Sole Superviser.
• Xin Liu (PhD), ``Inner geometric structures of gauge fields and topological excitations", 03/2004--07/2007, Awarded 11/2007, Dean's Commendation for 2007, Principal Superviser.
• Jamin Andrea Flohr (PhD), ``Massless neutrino mixing", 01/2002--07/2005, Awarded 08/2006, Co-superviser (with A.J. Bracken).
• Hugh Simpson (1st Class Honours), ``Coherent states in mathematical physics", 03/2003--11/2003, Awarded 11/2003, Sole Supervisor.
• X.Y. Ge (PhD), ``Integrability of strongly correlated electronic systems on open chains", 02/1997--11/2000, Awarded 11/2000, Co-supervisor (with A.J. Bracken).

Service/Administration

• 2018, Mathematics Major Convenor.
• 2004, Member of Internationalization Taskforce - School of Physical Sciences Review.
• 2003--2005, Mathematics Honours Coordinator.
• 2003, Member of Departmental Management Committee.
• 2003--2005, Member of 1st/2nd Year Mathematics Textbook Selection Committee.
• 2001, Member of QAMT Mathematics Problem Solving Committee.