Education

Ph.D. in Earth Science, 2022
Pusan National University, Korea
M.Sc. in Earth Science, 2018
Pusan National University, Korea
B.Sc. in Earth Science Education, 2012
Pusan National University, Korea

Appointments

Chick Keller Fellow
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Oct 2024 – Now NM, US

Postdoctoral Researcher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dec 2023 – Sep 2024 NM, US

Postdoctoral Researcher
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology
Sep 2022 – Nov 2023 Ulsan, Korea

Interests

My research explores high-energy astrophysics and computational plasma physics, focusing on particle acceleration and transport across environments ranging from solar flares and the heliosphere to relativistic jets and galaxy clusters. I develop and apply advanced simulation frameworks—including WENO-based HD/MHD/RHD and the coupled MHD–SDE model—to study energetic-particle acceleration in magnetic reconnection, shocks, and turbulence. Using these self-developed computational tools, I investigate particle acceleration mechanisms operating in diverse astrophysical plasma environments.

High Order WENO-based (HOW) Hydrodynamic Codes

HOW Hydrodynamic Codes are based on 5th order finite difference WENO and five stages of fourth-order SSPRK.
HD and MHD have two versions of the equation of state: ADI (adiabatic) and ISO (isothermal).
Please refer to our papers for details on these codes.

HOW-HD (Hydrodynamics)

HOW-MHD (Magnetohydrodynamics)

HOW-RHD (Relativistic Hydrodynamics)

Skills

Python, Fortran, IDL, OpenMP, MPI

Codes

Hydrodynamics, Relativistic hydrodynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Cosmic ray transport

Awards

LANL SPOT Award,
Los Alamos National Laboraotry, Sep, 2024

NRF Ph.D. Fellow
The National Research Foundation of Korea, 2020-2022

Busan Future Scientist Award
Federation of Busan Science and Technology, Dec, 2021