Kwangsu Ahn


 
Contact Information

Address: 40386 North Shore Lane, Big Bear City, 92314, CA
Email : ksahn 'at' bbso.njit.edu
Phone : (909)866-5791 ex.34

 

Current Status

Ph.D. Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Korea
Visiting researcher, Big Bear Solar Observatory



Education

B. S. (Magma cum laude), Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, 2003
 



Research Interests

Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics
Fine structures in the solar filaments/prominences

 


Journal Papers

1. "Capability of the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph on NST/BBSO for Observing Filaments/Prominences at the Spectral Lines Ha, Ca II 8542, and Ca II K", Ahn, K., Chae, J., Park, H.-M., Nah, J., Park, Y.-D., Jang, B.-H., Moon, Y.-J., 2008, Journal of Korean Astronomical Society, 41, 39

2. "Persisitent Horizontal Flows and Magnetic Support of Vertical Threads in a Quiescent Prominence", Chae, J., Ahn, K., Lim, E-K., Choe, G. S., Sakurai, T., 2008, The Astrophysical Journal, 689, L73



Conference Papers

1. Ahn, K., Chae, J., Park, H.-M., Nah, J., Park, Y.-D., Jang, B.-H., Moon, Y.-J., 2007, Capability of the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph on NST/BBSO for Observing Filaments/Prominences at the Spectral Lines Ha, Ca II 8542, and Ca II K, Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society, 32, vol. 2, p.32
2. K. Ahn, J. Chae, Y.-D. Park, J. Nah, H. Park, B.-H. Jang, Y.-J. Moon, 2007, Development of Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph, Proceedings of the 2nd Korea-China Solar, Physics Workshop, p.81
3. J. Chae, K. Ahn, Y.-D. Park, J. Nah, H. Park, B.-H. Jang, Y.-J. Moon, 2007, Development of Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph, Proceedings  Astronomical Instrumentation, vol. 1, p.129
4. K. Ahn, J. Chae, J. Nah, Y.-D. Park, H. Park, Y.-J. Moon, B.-H. Jang, 2007, Scanner Motion Control for the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS), Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society, 32, vol.1, p.25
5. J. Chae, K. Ahn, J. Nah, Y.-D. Park, H.-M. Park, B.-H. Jang, Y.-J. Moon, 2007, Development of Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph for the New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory: Progress Report, Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society, 32, vol. 1, p.25
6. K. Ahn, 2006, A Scanner Design for the FISS (Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph), Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society, 31, vol. 2, p.28
7. J. Chae, J. Nah, Y.-D. Park, H.-M. Park, K. Ahn, Y.-J. Moon, 2006, Development of Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph for the New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory: Concepts and Optical Design, Bulletin of Korean Astronomical Society, 31, Vol. 1, p.19

 


Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, "Astronomical Experiment", Spring2007, Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University
Operator, "Introduction to Astrophysics", Fall2002, Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology

 


Selected Awards/Grants

Assistant Member, "Research on Coronal Heating and Solar Ejection Process", 2006-2008, Korean Research Foundation
Assistant Member, "Frontier Physics Research Division", 2007-2008, Ministry of Education and Science
Seoul Science Scholarship, 2007-2008, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Excellent Student Scholarship, 2002, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Exchange Student Scholarship, 2001, Pohang University of Science and Technology