Binh Nguyen (they/them)

I am interested in galaxy evolution and the early Universe. My past projects include studying the dark matter distribution and kinematics of simulated ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (UFDs), as well as tracking the contributions of disrupted satellite galaxies to the stellar halos of Milky Way-mass galaxies in the FOGGIE simulations. Now I am working with Dr. Arianna Long to analyze the tiny neighbors around some of the high-redshift quenched galaxies that only recently became resolvable thanks to JWST.

Outside of astronomy, I am a published literary writer. My poetry has been featured in journals like Puerto del Sol, The Common and Euphony. My translation of the medieval Vietnamese verse novel The Tale of Kiều is slated for publication in Spring 2025 by the UK-based independent publisher Major Books. I am currently working on the first-ever Vietnamese translation of the Aeneid. Last but not least, I am a contributor to the Vietnamese-language magazine Tia Sáng, where I write science communication articles on astronomy topics.