Biographical sketch

Mingde Ding obtained his B. S. in astronomy and Ph. D. in astrophysics from Nanjing University in 1986 and 1992, respectively. Since 1992, he has been working at School of Astronomy and Space Science (previously Department of Astronomy), Nanjing University. He is now a professor working on solar physics. He teaches courses of stellar atmospheres and physics of solar activities. He is also a member of the Organizing Committee of IAU Commission 12 and a member of the Editorial Board of Solar Physics.

Research Interests

His research interests include radiative transfer, spectral diagnostics and modeling of the solar atmosphere, magnetic structure of active regions and mechanisms for solar eruptions.