Binh Nguyen (they/them)

I am interested in galaxy evolution and the early Universe. Currently, I am working with Prof. Arianna Long to analyze the tiny neighbors around some of the high-redshift quenched galaxies that only recently became resolvable thanks to JWST. 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.

Outside of astronomy, I am most accomplished as a writer. When I was ten, I published three Vietnamese sci-fi novels, hoping to earn enough money to pursue astronomy research, though the plan never came to fruition. (But I'm here now!) These days, my articles on Vietnamese literary history are published on LitHub, and my poetry has been featured in journals like Puerto del Sol, The Common and Euphony. My translation of the medieval verse novel The Tale of Kiều is slated for publication in Spring 2025 by the UK-based publisher Major Books. I am currently working on the first-ever Vietnamese translation of the Aeneid.