Dr. Ziping Ye is an Associate Professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology (to assume the position in November 2026). His research focuses on particle physics and particle astrophysics. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Science and Technology of China and his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He has conducted postdoctoral research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Tsung-Dao Lee Institute and at the University of Pennsylvania. His work centers on cutting-edge experimental research in particle physics, including the development and operation of the most sensitive particle detectors. His research involves measuring the fundamental properties of neutrinos, searching for dark matter, using neutrinos to study astrophysical objects (such as the Sun, supernovae, and black holes), and understanding the evolution of the Universe with fundamental particle physics. He has made significant contributions to several leading particle physics experiments, including the DarkSide dark matter experiment, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), the South China Sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT), and the SNO+ neutrino experiment. He has published 56 papers, with 14 of them — where he played a leading or major role — appearing in journals such as Nature Astronomy, Physical Review Letters (PRL), and Chinese Physics Letters (CPL). He has received the “Morning Light” Excellent Young Scholar Paper Award.

Students who are interested in particle physics and particle astrophysics are welcome to join his research group for Ph.D. or postdoctoral research.