范一中，研究员。长期从事暗物质间接探测、引力波天文、高能天体物理的研究，现任紫金山天文台副台长，紫金山天文台“暗物质间接探测的相关物理研究团组”首席研究员，中国科学院暗物质与空间天文重点实验室副主任、《天文学报》常务副主编、《空间科学学报》编委、民革南京市第十四届委员会常务委员。

在基于伽玛射线/宇宙射线的暗物质间接探测、伽玛暴外流体物质组分及多波段辐射起源、引力波天文等多个研究方向做出原创性成果。目前已在Nat., Nat. Astron., Nat. Commun., Phys. Rev. Lett., ApJ等杂志发表170余篇论文，总被引用9000余次。指导的多位研究生获得中国科学院院长奖(特别奖或优秀奖)、中国科学院优秀博士学位论文、江苏省优秀博士/硕士学位论文。获得的主要荣誉或资助包括全国优秀博士学位论文(2009)、973青年科学家专题项目(2013)、国家杰出青年科学基金(2015)、中国科学院青年科学家奖(2017)、江苏省五一劳动奖章(2018)、南京市第十三届“十大科技之星”(2019)、科学探索奖(2023)。

Professor Yizhong FAN has been a research professor of PMO since 2010, and has been leading the science team of the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) since 2012 and the group of dark matter indirect detection since 2015, and has served as the deputy director of PMO since 2022. His research fields include dark matter indirect detection, high energy astrophysics, and gravitational wave astronomy. Right now, Dr. FAN is proposing the Very Large Area Gamma-ray Telescope (VLAST), the next generation of the MeV to TeV gamma-ray observatory characterized by an acceptance of about 10 m2 sr and a high energy resolution. He has published more than 170 refereed papers (most are either the first or the corresponding author) in major astrophysical/physical journals, with more than 9,000 total citations (up to Nov. 2023). He is a 2023 winner of Xplorer Prize in astronomy.