Welcome to Theoretical Astrophysics Group
Mission
Astrophysics is a field of astronomy that uses physical principles to investigate the physical and chemical properties and structures of astronomical objects, interstellar and intergalactic medium, and spacetime. Theoretical astrophysics covers all analytical, modeling, and computational methods and tools developed for astrophysical studies. It provides theoretical astronomy with unique opportunities for experiments by simulations, and it also provides observational astronomy with tools, predictions, and analysis methods. Consequently, the mission of theoretical astrophysics is to act as a bridge between basic theory and observations from KASI and worldwide telescopes.
Current Research Topics
- To understand fundamental physical processes in the Interstellar Medium, including Dust Grain Alignment, Microwave Emission, and Dust Acceleration
- To perform numerical, forward modeling of the dust polarization for studying magnetic fields in star-forming regions
- To develop physical model of Galactic dust emission and polarization for CMB B-Mode Studies
- To constrain cosmic nanoparticles using spinning dust emission mechanism
- To understand how AGN jets are formed and physical processes in jets
- To understand how compact binaries are formed and evolved in various environments
- To calculate the Lyα line profiles using Monte Carlo radiative transfer methods in order to understand the properties of star-forming galaxies in the early universe
Contact
Hye-Ryeon Lee
Office: LWC 211
Email: wittyhye AT kasi.re.kr
Phone: 042-865-2161 (office), 010-4448-0572 (mobile)