Academic Record
Academic Impact
Research contributions, recognition, and influence on the field
Key Numbers
Recognition & Appointments
CITA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto
Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto
Dissertation Writing Fellowship, UT Austin — $24,000 (competitive)
Co-Investigator, JWST Director's Discretionary Program, Cycle 4, DD 9433
Black hole primacy — do supermassive black holes really predate galaxies?
Co-Investigator, TACC HPC Allocation AST23026, 30,000 node-hours
The First Stars and Galaxies
Peer Reviewer: Astronomical Journal (AJ), Physical Review D (PRD), Physical Review Letters (PRL)
Graduate School Professional Development Award, UT Austin
APS DAP Student/Postdoc Travel Grant
Original Contributions
Core first-author works and their impact on the field
Video Coverage & Talks
2025's Biggest Breakthroughs in Physics
Features 'Little Red Dots' — covers Juodžbalis et al. 2026, Nature 653, 1017 (co-authored with Saiyang Zhang)
📄 Juodžbalis et al. 2026, Nature 653, 1017 [arXiv:2508.21748]
JWST's Discovery of Primordial Black Holes
Popular science coverage of JWST primordial black hole discoveries and Little Red Dots
📄 Zhang et al. 2026, ApJL 1000, L19 [arXiv:2512.14066]
Primordial Black Holes & JWST — ITC Luncheon Talk
Invited seminar at Harvard CfA — ITC Luncheon Talk series
PBH Contributions — Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop
Contributed talk at Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop 2025