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I was born in Jiangsu province, PRC, 1974. In 1995, I received the BS degree in the Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University. Then, I joined Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), CAS. After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in 2002 from SHAO, I worked in Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute as a postdoctoral fellow (2002 - 2003). In 2010, I visited University of California, Santa Barbara as a visiting scholar (2010 – 2011). Since 2011, I became a research professor in SHAO.

I have published over 70 SCI papers, mostly on ApJ, MNRAS, AJ, and A&A Journals.


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Current Interests:

My current research interest is active galactic nuclei, including the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes, central engine, the radiation, structure and evolution, and the multi-wavelength observations, especially the quasar science based on SDSS-IV, and radio VLBI observations.

Selected publications:

  1. The Radio Properties of Radio-loud Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies on Parsec Scales
            Gu, Minfeng; Chen, Yongjun; Komossa, S.; Yuan, Weimin; et al.    (2015, ApJS, 221, 3)
  2. The Evolution of the Dusty Torus Covering Factor in Quasars
            Gu, Minfeng    (2013, ApJ, 773, 176)
  3. The ultraviolet/optical variability of steep-spectrum radio quasars: the change in accretion rate?
            Gu, M. F.; Li, S.-L.    (2013, A&A, 554A, 51)
  4. The Compact Radio Structure of Radio-loud Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
            Gu, Minfeng; Chen, Yongjun    (2010, AJ, 139, 2612)
  5. The anticorrelation between the hard X-ray photon index and the Eddington ratio in low-luminosity active ...
            Gu, Minfeng; Cao, Xinwu    (2009, MNRAS, 399, 349)
  6. The bulk kinetic power of radio jets in active galactic nuclei
            Gu, Minfeng; Cao, Xinwu; Jiang, D. R.    (2009, MNRAS, 396, 984)
  7. The X-Ray Spectral Evolution in X-Ray Binaries and Its Application to Constrain the Black Hole Mass ...
            Wu, Qingwen; Gu, Minfeng    (2008, ApJ, 682, 212)
  8. Multi-colour optical monitoring of eight red blazars
            Gu, M. F.; Lee, C.-U.; Pak, S.; Yim, H. S.; Fletcher, A. B.    (2006, A&A, 450, 39)
  9. On the masses of black holes in radio-loud quasars
            Gu, Minfeng; Cao, Xinwu; Jiang, D. R.    (2001, MNRAS, .327, 1111)

Observational projects:

  1.   CFHT 2003B-K1223, Masses of supermassive black holes in young radio sources, PI: Gu M. F., 2003, Aug.
          6-2003, Aug. 7
  2.   Subaru telescope, S04A0124, Mass of supermassive black hole in quasar, PI: Ho L. C.
  3.   EVN EW012, 2007, VLBI observation of ultra-high-energy synchrotron peak BL Lac objects (UHBLs), PI: Wu Z. Z.
  4.   JVN, June 2009, & May 2013, VLBI observation of ultra-high-energy synchrotron peak BL Lac objects (UHBLs),
          PI:Wu Z. Z.
  5.   EVN EG045, 2009, Radio morphology and polarization of weak line quasars on parsec scale, PI: Gu M. F.
  6.   VLBA BG217, 2013, The radio properties of radio-loud narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies on pc scale, PI: Gu M. F.
  7.   KVN KVN-VN10, 2014, The radio structure of radio quasars at high redshift, PI: Gu M. F.
  8.   JVN, 2014, The radio structure of radio quasars at high redshift, PI: Chen Y. J.
  9.   VLBA BG232, 2014, The radio properties of radio-loud narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies on pc scale, PI: Gu M. F.
  10. EVN EW017, 2014, VLBI observation of ultra-high-energy synchrotron peak BL Lac objects (UHBLs), PI: Wu Z. Z.

Research grants (leading):

  1. NSFC 10543002, Central engine of young radio AGNs, 2006.01 - 2006.12
  2. NSFC - KOSEF joint project 10611140404, Short-term variability of AGNs with intermediate-mass black holes,
        2005.06 - 2007.05
  3. NSFC 10703009, Central engine of young radio AGNs, PI: Gu M. F., 2008.01 - 2010.12
  4. NSFC 11073039, The radiation in radio galaxies, 2010.01 - 2013.12
  5. NSFC 11473054, The emission in radio-loud narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies, 2015.01 - 2018.12
  6. The Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 14ZR1447100, The central engine of radio
        galaxies, 2014.07 – 2017.06

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