Siteng Fan

Siteng Fan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at Southern University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on planetary atmospheres, exoplanet observations, and Martian atmospheric dynamics, combining observational data from missions like TGO and EMM with climate models such as Mars PCM.

• Education: B.S. in Space Science and Technology from Peking University (2015), Ph.D. in Planetary Science from Caltech (2020).
• Research Interests: Dynamics of planetary atmospheres (Mars, Titan, Pluto), photochemistry, microphysical processes, and light curve analysis for exoplanet surface inversion.
• Scientific Awards: Xie Yibing Young Scientist Award (2023), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022), NSFC Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas) (2022).
• Publication Trends: Recent work spans Mars climate modeling, Pluto/Titan atmospheric haze, exoplanet proxy studies, and radiative transfer algorithms.