research News

Our science cases for the Probe Infrared Mission for Astrophysics -PRIMA are posted to Arxiv:

• Probing 3-D Magnetic Fields in the Star Formation Process from Clouds to Cores, Thiem Hoang et al.

• PRIMA to test dust alignment theories and measure the properties of dust grains in the dense ISM and star-forming cores, Maury et al., incl. Thiem Hoang

• PRIMAGAL, a full Galactic Plane survey with PRIMAger: the role of magnetic field in the formation, fragmentation and demise of dense star-forming filamentary clouds, Molinari et al., incl. Thiem Hoang

• Spectro-polarimetry of the Dust Population in the Central Molecular Zone: Magnetic Field Structure and Strengths, Pare et al., incl. Thiem Hoang

Group News

• Congratulations to PhD candidates, Nguyen Chau Giang, Truong Le Gia Bao for receiving the KASI excellent research award for UST students. 

• Congratulations to Thiem Hoang for receiving the KASI Chairman's Award for Excellence.

• We are delighted to welcome two new postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Raiga Kashiwagi and Dr. Vineet Rawat to join our group from October 1, 2025.

• We are pleased to welcome a new postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Le My Ngan, to join our group from July 1, 2025.

VISITORs

• Prof. Xiaohui Sun (Yunnan University, China), Aug 23-30, 2026

• Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong (VNSC, Vietnam) will visit us from July 1-30, 2026.

• Dr. Simon Coude (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), June 1-6, 2026

• Dr. Jihye Hwang (Kuyshu University) will visit us from Dec 14-Jan 15, 2026.

• Prof. Pham Ngoc Diep (VNSC) will visit us from Dec 8-21, 2025.

• Dr. Jeong-Gyu Kim (KIAS) will visit us from Nov 27-28, 2025.

• Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong (VNSC, Vietnam) will visit us from Oct 8-Nov 1, 2025.

• Dr. Akshaya M.S. will visit us from Aug 1 to Oct 29, 2025. 

• Dr. Raiga Kashiwagi (NAOJ, Japan) will visit us from May 12-15, 2025. He will give a special seminar on May 14th.

job announcements

• One postdoc position at Simons Astrophysics Group (SAGI). Application deadline: August 30, 2026

• Two PhD or Integrated-PhD Positions for the 2026 Spring semester are currently open for Applications.

• Two PhD or Integrated-PhD Positions for the 2025 Fall semester are currently open for Applications.

• Three new postdocs will join our project in July/Sept 2025.