CV of Chuanpeng Hou

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Education

• 2024/07

    PhD degree, Peking University in Space Physics

• 2022/11 – 2024/01

    Visiting PhD student, IRAP, Toulouse, France in Space Physics

    Supervisor: Prof. Alexis Rouillard and Prof. Jiansen He

    Research field: Origin and evolution of Alfvénic switchbacks.

• 2019/09 – 2024/07

    PhD student, Peking University in Space Physics

    Supervisor: Prof. Jiansen He

    Research field: Dynamics of the solar atmosphere, Evolution of solar wind, Magnetic connectivity, Waves and turbulence in space plasma.

• 2019/07

    Bachelor’s degree, Peking University in Space Physics

• 2015/09 – 2019/07

    Undergraduate, Peking University in Space Physics

Skills

• Coding:   Python, MATLAB, Fortran, IDL
• Language:   Mandarin Chinese, English
• Knowledge:   Solar physics, Plasma physics, Heliosphere physics, MHD simulation
• Hobbies:   Baseball, Softball, Cricket

Awards and Scholarships

• Awards
  • Best Student Paper Awards, Chinese Geoscience Union (CGU), 2022
  • Best Student Poster Awards, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), 2022
  • Graduate Award for Scientific Research, Peking University, 2021
• Scholarships
  • Peking University President’s Scholarship, Peking University, 2023

Publications

1. C. Hou, B. Gannouni, A. Rouillard, J. He, and V. Réville. “Fine-scale activity driven by magnetic reconnection within coronal microjets” Astronomy & Astrophysics, (2025).

2. C. Hou, J. He, D. Duan, et al. “The origin of interplanetary switchbacks in reconnection at chromospheric network boundaries” Nature Astronomy, (2024).

3. C. Hou, Alexis Rouillard, J. He, et al. “Connecting Solar Wind Velocity Spikes Measured by Solar Orbiter and Coronal Brightenings Observed by SDO”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 968, L28 (2024).

4. C. Hou, X. Zhu, R. Zhuo, J. He, D. Verscharen, and D. Duan, “Nature, generation, and dissipation of alfvénic kinks/switchbacks observed by parker solar probe and wind”, The Astrophysical Journal 950, 157 (2023).

5. C. Hou, J. He, D. Duan, X. Zhu, W. Li, D. Verscharen, T. Liu, and T. Wang, “Efficient energy conversion through vortex arrays in the turbulent magnetosheath”, The Astrophysical Journal 946, 13 (2023).

6. C. Hou, J. He, X. Zhu, and Y. Wang, “Contribution of magnetic reconnection events to energy dissipation in space plasma turbulence”, The Astrophysical Journal 908, 237 (2021).

7. C. Hou, J. He, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, and D. Duan, “Dynamics of the charged particles released from a sun-grazing comet in the solar corona”, Earth and Planetary Physics 5, 232–238 (2021).

8. Y. Sun†, J. Zhao†, C. Hou†, and W. Jiao, “Highlight advances in planetary physics in the solar system: in situ detection over the past 20 years”, Space: Science & Technology 3, 0007 (2023).

9. L. Yang, C. Hou, X. Feng, J. He, M. Xiong, M. Zhang, Y. Zhou, F. Shen, X. Zhao, H. Li, et al., “Global morphology distortion of the 2021 october 9 coronal mass ejection from an ellipsoid to a concave shape”, The Astrophysical Journal 942, 65 (2023).

10. J. He, X. Zhu, Q. Luo, C. Hou, D. Verscharen, D. Duan, W. Li, J. Zhao, T. Wang, D. B. Graham, et al., “Observations of rapidly growing whistler waves in front of space plasma shock due to resonance interaction between fluctuating electron velocity distributions and electromagnetic fields”, The Astrophysical Journal 941, 147 (2022).

11. J. He, X. Zhu, L. Yang, C. Hou, D. Duan, L. Zhang, and Y. Wang, “Solar origin of compressive alfvénic spikes/kinks as observed by parker solar probe”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 913, L14 (2021).

12. J. He, B. Cui, L. Yang, C. Hou, L. Zhang, W.-H. Ip, Y.-D. Jia, C. Dong, D. Duan, Q. Zong, et al., “The encounter of the parker solar probe and a comet-like object near the sun: model predictions and measurements”, The Astrophysical Journal 910, 7 (2021).

13. J. Zhao, S. Wang, W. Sun, X. Zhu, C. Hou, et al., Statistics of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field from 0.1 to 30 au. I. Distribution Character. The Astrophysical Journal, 980, 89 (2025).

14. J. Zhao, S. Wang, W. Sun, X. Zhu, C. Hou, et al., Statistics of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field from 0.1 to 30 au. II. Dynamical Variability. The Astrophysical Journal, 987, 93 (2025).

15. R. Zhuo, J. He, D. Duan, X. Zhu, and C. Hou. Oblique Compressible Waves in the Reconnection Exhaust Region Embedded in the Inner Heliospheric Current Sheet Observed by Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal, 969, 47 (2024).

16. R. Lin, Z. Luo, J. He, L. Xie, C. Hou, and S. Chen. Prediction of solar wind speed through machine learning from extrapolated solar coronal magnetic field. Space Weather, 22, (2024).

17. Z. Wu, J. He, D. Duan, X. Zhu, C. Hou, D. Verscharen, G. Nicolaou, C. J. Owen, A. Fedorov, and P. Louarn, “Ion energization and thermalization in magnetic reconnection exhaust region in the solar wind”, The Astrophysical Journal 951, 98 (2023).

18. Z. Huang, M. Velli, C. Shi, Y. Zhu, B.D.G. Chandran, T. Bowen, V. Réville, J. Huang, C. Hou, N. Sioulas and M. Liu. Dominance of 2 Minute Oscillations near the Alfvén Surface. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 977, L12 (2024)

19. L. Yang, J. He, X. Feng, D. Verscharen, F. Guo, H. Li, H. Tian, W. Li, F. Shen, C. Hou, M. Shi, et al., Natural Generation of Alfvén Waves from Three-dimensional Bursty Interchange Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 982, L25 (2025).

20. M. Ma, G. M. Calvés, G. Cimò, M. Xiong, P. Li, J. Kong, P. Zhang, J. He, L. Liu, P. Kummamuru, C. Hou, et al., “Detecting the oscillation and propagation of the nascent dynamic solar wind structure at 2.6 solar radii using very long baseline interferometry radio telescopes”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 940, L32 (2022).

Talks

1. C. Hou, A. Rouillard, J. He, B. Gannouni, and V. Réville, “Jet-flow fluctuations and plasma blobs as a mediator between interchange mangetic reconnection in solar corona and alfvénic velocity spikes in interplanetary space”, in Asia oceania geosciences society (AOGS) (2023).

2. C. Hou, A. Rouillard, J. He, B. Gannouni, and V. Réville, “Connecting solar wind velocity spikes measured by solar orbiter and coronal bright points imaged by sdo”, in Solarwind16 meeting (2023).

3. C. Hou, A. Rouillard, J. He, B. Gannouni, and V. Réville, “Possible role of fluctuation excitation in the formation of alfvénic fluctuations originating from interchange magnetic reconnection”, in EGU (2023).

4. C. Hou, J. He, D. Duan, H. Li, and Y. Chen, “From magnetic reconnection at chromospheric network boundaries to switchbacks in the inner heliosphere”, in Asia oceania geosciences society (AOGS) (2022).

5. C. Hou, J. He, D. Duan, H. Li, and Y. Chen, “From magnetic reconnection at chromospheric network boundaries to switchbacks in the inner heliosphere”, in EGU general assembly conference abstracts (2022), EGU22–9673.

6. C. Hou, J. He, D. Duan, and Y. Chen, “Synergic observations of magnetic reconnection in the solar corona and switchback in the inner heliosphere from sdo and parker solar probe”, in AGU fall meeting abstracts, Vol. 2021 (2021), SH35C–2099.

7. C. Hou, X. Zhu, R. Zhuo, and J. He, “Statistical differences of magnetic field kinks observed by psp and wind”, in EGU general assembly conference abstracts (2021), EGU21–14696.