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About me

I am a PhD student in computational astrophysics and cosmology at Seoul National University, where I work with Ji-hoon Kim.

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Email: wispedia@snu.ac.kr
Homepage: jungminyong.github.io
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Research Interests

Cosmological simulations; dwarf galaxies; ultra-faint dwarfs; machine learning; disk formation; direct N-body methods; star cluster formation.

Education

• Mar. 2017 - Feb. 2021 Seoul National University, Seoul. Bachelor of Science, double major in Physics Education and Astronomy.
• Mar. 2021 - Present Seoul National University, Seoul. MS/PhD student in Physics.

Academic Positions

• Jan. 2026 - May. 2026 Flatiron Institute, New York, NY. Guest Researcher / Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA).

Primary Refereed Publications

• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. VIII: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5. ApJ, 994, 245 (2025). M. Jung*, J.-H. Kim*, T. H. Nguyen*, R. Rodriguez-Cardoso*, and 21 other co-authors for the AGORA Collaboration.
• Merger-tree-based Galaxy Matching: A Comparative Study across Different Resolutions. ApJ, 965, 156 (2024). M. Jung*, J.-H. Kim*, B. K. Oh, S. E. Hong, J. Lee, and J. Kim.
• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo. ApJ, 964, 123 (2024). M. Jung*, S. Roca-Fabrega*, J.-H. Kim*, and 18 other co-authors for the AGORA Collaboration.
• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. X: Formation and Evolution of Galaxies at the High-redshift Frontier. Accepted to ApJ, arXiv:2511.04435. H. Kim*, J.-H. Kim*, M. Jung*, J.-H. Kim*, S. Roca-Fabrega*, and 20 other co-authors for the AGORA Collaboration.
• Evolution of Nuclear Star Cluster in Dwarf Galaxy through Mergers and In-Situ Star Formation. Accepted to ApJ, arXiv:2603.18242. Y. Jo*, M. Jung, S. Kim, G. L. Bryan, J.-H. Kim, and A. Lee.
• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. VII: Satellite Quenching in Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo. A&A, 698, A303. R. Rodriguez-Cardoso*, S. Roca-Fabrega*, M. Jung*, T. H. Nguyen*, and 18 other co-authors for the AGORA Collaboration.
• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IV: Halo and Galaxy Mass Assembly in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation at z <= 2. ApJ, 968, 125 (2024). S. Roca-Fabrega*, J.-H. Kim*, J. R. Primack*, M. Jung*, and 23 other co-authors for the AGORA Collaboration.
• Dark Matter Deficient Galaxies Produced via High-velocity Galaxy Collisions in High-resolution Numerical Simulations. ApJ, 899, 25 (2020). E.-J. Shin†, M. Jung†, G. Kwon†, J.-H. Kim*, J. Lee, Y. Jo, and B. K. Oh.

* corresponding author
† these authors contributed equally to this work

Other Refereed Publications

• Inferring Cosmological Parameters on SDSS via Domain-generalized Neural Networks and Light-cone Simulations. ApJ, 975, 38 (2024). J.-Y. Lee, J.-H. Kim*, M. Jung, and six other co-authors.
• The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. VI: Similarities and Differences in the Circumgalactic Medium. ApJ, 962, 29 (2024). S. Strawn*, S. Roca-Fabrega*, J. R. Primack*, J.-H. Kim*, and 28 other co-authors including M. Jung.

Awards

• Apr. 23, 2023 Outstanding Presentation Award, Oral Session, The Korean Physical Society.
• June 30, 2023 Outstanding Project Award (1st Place), The 14th KIAS CAC Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Parallel Computing, Korea Institute for Advanced Study.
• Feb. 24, 2024 Outstanding Project Award (3rd Place), 2024 Winter School on Programming for Accelerators, Advanced Course, SNU THUNDER Research Group.

Oral Presentations

• Jan. 16, 2020 Numerical Galaxy Formation Mini-Workshop. Dark matter deficient galaxies produced via high-velocity galaxy collisions in high-resolution numerical simulations.
• Jan. 11, 2023 2023 Darwin+NGF Workshop. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo.
• Apr. 21, 2023 2023 KPS Spring Meeting. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo.
• Jul. 3, 2023 XV International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology (ICGAC15). The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo.
• Aug. 10, 2023 2023 Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo.
• Aug. 30, 2023 SNU ARC 2nd H.S. Yun Astronomy Workshop. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. V: Satellite Galaxy Populations in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation of a Milky Way-mass Halo.
• Oct. 18, 2023 2023 108th KAS Fall Meeting. Merger-tree-based Galaxy Matching: A Comparative Study across Different Resolutions.
• Feb. 27, 2024 The 2nd Workshop on Galaxies and Dark Matter, hosted by SNU LAMP Foundation. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project: A MW-mass Galaxy and Substructures in a Cosmological Zoom-in Simulation.
• May 7, 2024 The 2nd CTP Bosan Workshop: AGORA in Asia + 5th Numerical Galaxy Formation Meeting in Korea. The Satellite Galaxy Population in the AGORA CosmoRun, and Resolution Convergence Test in the TNG Simulation.
• Oct. 16, 2024 2024 110th KAS Fall Meeting. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IX: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5.
• Feb. 27, 2025 The 3rd Workshop on Galaxies and Dark Matter. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IX: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5.
• Aug. 8, 2025 2025 Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IX: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5.
• Aug. 21, 2025 SNU ARC 4th H.S. Yun Astronomy Workshop. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IX: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5.
• Jan. 30, 2026 CCA/NY Area Galaxy Formation Seminar. Star Clusters and Galaxies Using Self-consistent Hybrid Hydro/direct N-body Simulations.

Poster Presentations

• Aug. 16, 2023 2023 DARWIN-Dwarf Galaxy Researcher Workshop. Merger-tree-based Galaxy Matching: A Comparative Study across Different Resolutions.
• Oct. 27, 2024 The 11th KIAS Workshop on Cosmology and Structure Formation. The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. IX: Formation and Evolution of Disk in Milky Way-mass Progenitor Galaxies at 1 < z < 5.

Experience

• Mar. 2019 - Aug. 2020 Undergraduate Internship, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, advisor: Prof. Ji-hoon Kim. Studied cosmological hydrodynamical simulations, investigated the kinematics of dark matter and baryons in galaxies via simulations, and conducted a statistical analysis of galaxy spin.
• Sep. 2021 - Present System Administrator, Computational Cosmology Group, Seoul National University, advisor: Prof. Ji-hoon Kim. Administered the lab computing cluster with root access, managed user environments, installed scientific software, and maintained system stability.

Teaching Experience

• 2022 Assistant Mentor, 1 year, SNU Science Education Institute for the Gifted, Student Research Mentoring Program (Physics).
• 2022 Teaching Assistant, 1 semester, Seoul National University, Rudimentary Mathematical Methods of Physics.
• 2022 Teaching Assistant, 1 semester, Seoul National University, Physics 1.
• 2021 Teaching Assistant, 1 semester, Seoul National University, Rudimentary Mathematical Methods of Physics.
• 2021 Teaching Assistant, 1 semester, Seoul National University, Physics Lab. 1.
• 2020 Teaching Practicum, 1 semester, Seoul National University Middle School.

Collaborations and Technical Skills

Collaborations: AGORA, FOGGIE
Programming Languages: Python, C, C++, CUDA
Programs: ENZO, GADGET-4, MUSIC
Libraries: yt, scipy, pandas, pytorch
Open-Source Contributions: ABYSS, ENZO-ABYSS