I would like to describe myself as someone full of passion.

For Astronomy and Astrophysics

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University, working on a variety of topics in theoretical Astrophysics. See Research for my research interests.

My primary collaborators include Julian Krolik (JHU), Rosalba Perna (Stony Brook University, SBU), Michael Zingale (SBU), Jeremiah Ostriker (Columbia University) and Nicholas Stone (Columbia University). My undergraduate major was Chemistry (earning teaching practicum in Chemistry) and I double-majored in Physics at Seoul National University. Then I came to the US for higher studies (in memoriam professor Moo Young Han, who gave me the reason to study in the US). I received my MA in Physics and PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Stony Brook University. I was supervised by Rosalba Perna at Stony Brook University.

For sports

I love almost all kinds of sports. I love playing sports rather than watching them. My favorite sports are tennis, basketball and snowboarding. I am learning how to play golf.

For music

I used to play drum in a few rock bands (Fullerene and one cent/gram pork in direct translation and more) when I was an undergraduate student. The drummer at the center of the picture is me! I do not have any specific preferences in music. I love listening rock, Jazz, hip-hop and classic music as well.