JY
Jeehyun Yang
University of Chicago, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University, California Institute of Technology
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Astro and Planetary Science · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
0000-0002-1551-2610
About
Fundamental and applied chemical reaction kinetics, Photochemistry, Atmospheric chemistry, (Exo)Planetary atmospheric modeling, Early earth atmospheres, terraforming
Employment
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University of Chicago Postdoctoral Scholar2025 - Present
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Affiliate2025 - 2026
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California Institute of Technology Staff Scientist2025 - 2025
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Postdoctoral Fellow2022 - 2025
Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry2016 - 2022
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Hokkaido University Bachelor in Resource Engineering2010 - 2016
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (33)
- C, N, O, S, and Photochemistry in a Temperate Giant Planet Orbiting a Late M Dwarf Save
- Photochemical Production of CS2 in Temperate-to-warm Gas Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres Save
- Phase-dependent chemistry of WASP-43 b revealed with a suite of one-, two-, and three-dimensional models Save
- Novel chemical pathways for the formation of nucleobase precursors via benzene π-bond addition to HCN Save
- A Comprehensive Sulfur Chemistry Network Including Excited S(1D) and SO(1Δ) for the XODIAC Photochemical Model: Accounting for Missing Sulfur Processes in Venus and Exo-Venus Analogs Save
- Methane on the Temperate Exo-Saturn TOI-199 b Save
- Sub-Neptunes as Soot Factories: Deep Atmosphere Hydrocarbon Formation and Quenching as the Origin of Sub-Neptune Aerosol Trends Save
- Coupled 1D Chemical Kinetic Transport and 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling Supports a Modest 1–1.5× Supersolar Oxygen Abundance in Jupiter’s Atmosphere Save
- Hydrothermal and Tidal Energy Flux at Titan, Enceladus, and Europa Save
- Volcanic Satellites Tidally Venting Na, K, SO2 in Optical & Infrared Light Save
- Coupled 1D Chemical Kinetic-Transport and 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling Supports a modest 1-1.5x Supersolar Oxygen Abundance in Jupiter's Atmosphere Save
- A water-rich interior in the temperate sub-Neptune K2-18 b revealed by JWST Save
- Evidence for a Volcanic Atmosphere on the Sub-Earth L 98-59 b Save
- A volcanic atmosphere on the sub-Earth L98-59b Save
- Constraining the deep-interior H2O/H2 of temperate sub-Neptune exoplanets using the atmospheric CO2/CH4 observation. Save
- LHS 1140 b is a potentially habitable water world Save
- Sulfur photochemistry on warm sub-Neptune and Neptune-class exoplanets Save
- Chemical Mapping of Temperate Sub-Neptune Atmospheres: Constraining the Deep Interior H2O/H2 Ratio from the Atmospheric CO2/CH4 Ratio Save
- LHS 1140 b Is a Potentially Habitable Water World Save
- Automated Chemical Reaction Network Generation and Its Application to Exoplanet Atmospheres Save