Biographical Sketch:
Eun-Joo is a historian of science who explores how science shapes and gets shaped by our natural and social surroundings. Her research interests include studying the development of physics at Yale, examining Asian American scientists during the 20th century, and exploring the role of place surrounding astronomical observatories. She is also turning her dissertation—which examined how astronomers of Mount Wilson Observatory interacted with Southern California’s natural and socio-economic environment during the early twentieth century—into a book manuscript. Eun-Joo was previously a particle astrophysicist who worked on the composition and hadronic interaction of ultra high energy cosmic rays. She holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Chicago.
Research:
Dr. Ahn is examining the history of post Second World War transnational physics involving Asian American physicists and the history of Mount Wilson Observatory. As an astrophysicist, she has worked in composition determination and hadronic interaction model of ultra high energy cosmic rays. Ahn was part of the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Education:
Ph.D., History, University of California - Santa Barbara, 2023
Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 2006
Selected Publications:
