Sehyun Hwang

Department of Astronomy
University of Texas at Austin
RLM 16.318
Austin, TX 78712

Phone: (512) 809-1540
Email: shwang@astro.as.utexas.edu

Education
  • Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
  • M.S. in Physics, University of Wyoming, 2005
  • B.S. in Astronomy, Seoul National University, 1999


    • Publications
    [10] Improved Neutron-Capture Element Abundances in Planetary Nebulae
          Sterling, N. C., Dinerstein, H. L., Hwang, S., Redfield, S., and 10 coauthors, 2008, The Origin of the Elements Heavier than Fe (eds. J. C. Lattanzio and M. Lugaro)
    [9] The Road to Accurate Trans-Iron Element Abundances in Ionized Nebulae
          Sterling, N. C., Dinerstein, H. L., Hwang, S., Redfield, S., and 11 coauthors, 2008, AAS, 40, 184
    [8] 2-D Spectroscopic Observations of O II Recombination Lines in the Planetary Nebula NGC 7009
          Hwang, S., Dinerstein, H. L., Hill, G. J., MacQueen, P., Adams, J. J., and Blanc, G., 2007, AAS, 38, 911
    [7] Improved Neutron-Capture Element Abundances in Planetary Nebulae from Multi-Wavelength Spectroscopy and New Atomic Data
          Sterling, N. C., Dinerstein, H. L., Hwang, S., Redfield, S., and 9 coauthors, 2007, AAS, 38, 913
    [6] The Velocity Dispersion Distribution Function of Elliptical Galaxies: Properties and Promise
          Berrington, R. C., Pierce, M. J., and Hwang, S., 2005, AAS, 37, 1492
    [5] The Wyoming Fundamental Plane Survey: Spectroscopic Data
          Pierce, M. J., Berrington, R. C., and Hwang, S., 2005, AAS, 37, 1300
    [4] Exploring Redshifts of Galaxies in the Sightline Towards the z=0.223 Quasar PKS0312-770
          Giandoni, S. S., Kobulnicky, H. A., Prochaska, J., Hwang, S., and Kiminki, D. C., 2003, AAS, 35, 1390
    [3] GCN GRB Observation Report
          Schaefer, J., Savage. S., Hwang, S., Canterna, R., Nysewander, M., and Reichart, D., 2002, GRB Coordinates Network, 1681, 1
    [2] NIR Spectral Classification of Normal Stars with ISO SWS
          Hwang, S., and Lee, S. 2002, Korean Astronomical Society Meeting, 27, 46
    [1] IR Spectral Classification
          Lee, S., and Hwang, S., 2001, Standard Star Newsletter, 31, 4


    Awards and Fellowships
    [7] Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award, Honorable Mention - American Astronomical Society (2008)
    [6] Meritorious Student Fellowship - University of Wyoming (2002)
    [5] Brain Korea 21 Scholarship - Seoul National University (2000-2001)
    [4] Top Honor Graduate - Department of Astronomy, Seoul National University (1999)
    [3] Cum Laude - Seoul National University (1999)
    [2] SNU Full Scholarship - Seoul National University (1997)
    [1] SNU Scholarship - Seoul National University (1996-1998)

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