Jihua Hao
Professor
Courses

USTC:

  1. Astrobiology: 2023 & 2024 Fall, first astrobiology course for undergraduates surely in USTC, and very likely China.

  2. Science and Society: 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, Fall, for freshman students.

  3. Planetary Science Basics: 2024 Fall, for graduate students in USTC.


Before USTC:

Co-instructor, Rutgers University, USA

  1. History of Earth Systems (by Prof. P. Falkowski), 2019 Fall.

  2. Chemical Oceanography (by Prof. S. Severmann), 2020 Spring.


Guest Lecturer, Tsinghua University, China: Planets and Life (by Prof. F. Tian), 1 lecture entitled “Evolution of the Earth: a brief introduction”, 2017 Fall.


Teaching Assistant, Johns Hopkins University, USA

  1. Introduction to Sustainability (by Prof. C. Parker), 2015 Spring.

  2. Guided Tour: The Planets, (by Prof. B. Marsh and Prof. D. Strobel), 2014 Spring.

  3. Conversations with the Earth, (by Prof. B. Marsh and Prof. D. Strobel), 2013 Fall.



Scientific Outreach

Recent Outreach Activities

  1. 2023, translation of Professor David Catling's book "Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction", Yilin Press.

  2. 2023, lectures about Exploration of Alien Signals for middle and high school students.

  3. 2022, translation of Professor Jeffery McDonnell’s book “Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty”, USTC Press.

  4. 2021.01 – 2022.10, Advisory Board (1/2) of Chemical Planets official account on Wechat (most popular social media in China).