Exploring how galaxies evolve in the dynamic environments of merging galaxy clusters.
I am a graduate student in the Combined M.S./Ph.D. Program at Yonsei University studying galaxy evolution in cluster merger environments. My research focuses on how ram-pressure stripping, merger-driven shocks, and tidal interactions affect galaxies and their gas.
Investigating how galaxies and their properties evolve in merging cluster environments, with a focus on gas removal and star formation.
GALAXY EVOLUTION · ENVIRONMENTConnecting cluster-merger-induced shocks with galaxies.
ICM SHOCKS · RAM PRESSUREI use NewCluster, a state-of-the-art cosmological zoom-in simulation with spatial resolution down to 68 pc, a stellar mass resolution of 20,000 M☉, and a snapshot interval of 15 Myr. It follows the formation of a Virgo-like galaxy cluster with an expected virial mass of 5 × 1014 M☉.
COSMOLOGICAL SIMULATIONSIntroduction paperI develop ShockFinder to identify shocks in simulation data and study their Mach numbers and energy dissipation. The project explores grouping shock fronts and identifying their associations with galaxies.
The Astrophysical Journal, 992, 92
The Astrophysical Journal, 998, 30
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 705, A169
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Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University
Advisor: Prof. Sukyoung K. Yi
Double major · Yonsei University
Ram-pressure stripping, shocks, tidal effects, and simulation-based analysis.