Astrophysicist · Daejeon, South Korea

I study active galactic nuclei and how supermassive black holes grow within their host galaxies.

Senior Research Scientist at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Center for Galaxy Evolution Research. I combine ground-based optical spectroscopy with space-based hard X-ray observations to investigate the growth and physical properties of these systems.

The Milky Way above tree leaves at night
From the series THE WORLD

02Positions

  1. 2019-now Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteSenior Research Scientist
  2. 2017-2019 Kyoto UniversityJSPS International Research Fellow
  3. 2015-2017 ETH ZürichPostdoctoral Researcher, Black Hole Research Group
  4. 2015 Yonsei UniversityPh.D. in Astronomy

03Collaborations

  • BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey (BASS) Core member, optical spectroscopic analyses
  • Hector Galaxy Survey Science Working Group member
  • NASA SPHEREx AGN External Science Collaborator
  • Vera C. Rubin Observatory / LSST Data Rights Holder