Li-Xin Li Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1 85741 Garching Germany Phone: +49-89-30000-2247 Fax: +49-89-30000-2235 Email: lxl@MPA-Garching.MPG.DE

Education:

• Ph.D., Princeton University, 2001
• M.Sc., Beijing Normal University, China, 1993
• B.Sc., Peking University, China, 1990

Honors and Awards:

• Chandra Fellowship, Chandra X-Ray Observatory (sponsored by NASA), 2001
• Harold W. Dodds Fellowship, Princeton University, 2000
• Presidential Award, Beijing Normal University, China, 1995
• First Award, Chinese Society of Gravity and Relativistic Astrophysics, 1994

Professional History:

• Long-Term Postdoc Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, 2004 - Present
• Visitor, Institute for Advanced Study, 2002
• Chandra Fellow, Harvard University, 2001 - 2004
• Research Assistant, Princeton University, 1997 - 2001
• Visiting Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, 1994 - 1995
• Visiting Scientist, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy, 1994
• Lecturer, Beijing Normal University, China, 1993 - 1997
• Research Assistant, Beijing Normal University, China, 1990 - 1993
• Research Assistant, Peking University, China, 1989 - 1990

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, International Astronomical Union, 2006 - Present
• Member, Chinese Society of Gravity and Relativistic Astrophysics, 1993 - Present
• Member, American Astronomical Society, 2000 - 2004
• Member, American Physical Society, 1998 - 2004

Hobbies:

• Playing go and cards, watching movies, swimming, photography