Xia, Xiaoyang (Director, Professor), Observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution, ultra-luminous infrared galaxies.

Chen, Gang (Professor), Ph.D., Kansas State University, US; postdoc, University of Hawaii, US. Data analysis in cosmology, particularly in cosmic microwave background, large scale galaxy survey, redshifted 21cm background; Model constraining in inflation and dark energy; Statistics.

Hao, Caina (Professor), Ph.D., National Astronomical Observatories, CAS; postdoc, University of Cambridge, UK. Observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution; Multi-wavelength photometric and spectral studies of star-forming galaxies, early-type galaxies and QSOs with high far-infrared luminosities.

He, Yanqin,  Ph.D., National Astronomical Observatories, CAS; postdoc, Shanghai Astronomical Observatories, CAS. Observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution; early-type galaxies.

Guo, Rui, Ph.D., National Astronomical Observatories, CAS. Observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution; far-infrared selected galaxies and spiral galaxies.

Xie, Lizhi, Ph.D., National Astronomical Observatories, CAS; postdoc, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomical Di Trieste, Italy. Using numerical tools to study the formation and evolution of dark matter haloes and galaxies.

Wang, Chun, Ph.D., Peking University, PKU; postdoc, Kavli institute for Astronomy and Astropysics, PKU. Chemical and dynamical evolution of the Galactic disc; Determinations of stellar parameters; Searching for very metal poor stars.