Yuan-Sen Ting

Yuan-Sen Ting is an Associate Professor of Astrophysics at The Ohio State University (since 2024) and an Adjunct Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Previously, he held tenured positions at the Australian National University (2021–2024) and was a NASA Hubble Fellow at Princeton University (2017–2021). His research merges machine learning with astronomical data analysis to study galactic evolution, stellar dynamics, and cosmological symmetries.

He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Harvard University (2017), with earlier degrees from National University of Singapore and École Polytechnique. Notable accolades include the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and NASA Hubble Fellowship. His work focuses on planetary system instability (Nature cover study, 2024), foundational models for spectra/time-series data, and AI-driven astronomy through collaborations like AstroLLaMA.

Ting also holds visiting roles at Tsinghua University and Universiti Malaya, and leads outreach initiatives including TED-Ed videos with 4M+ views. His research spans over 140 refereed publications and 6,000+ citations.