Ka Ho Yuen, Ph.D., Astrophysicist
Oppenheimer Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow @ Los Alamos National Lab
kyuen [at] lanl.gov
Research Interest: MHD turbulence (theoretical/statistical methods, numerical simulations) and ISM physics.
Notable Research Items:
Velocity Gradient Technique (VGT)
Velocity Decomposition Algorithm (VDA)
Differential Measure Analysis (DMA)
Unstable Neutral Media (UNM) Science
Fundamental MHD turbulence theory (non-waves)
Recent Talks, Events and News (2022+ only, see full CV for <=2021)
Dec 10-15, 2023, AGU Fall Meeting 2023
Nov 15, 2023, Our paper "Satellite Observations of Weak to Strong Transition in Alfvenic Turbulence" (arXiv:2301:06709) has been accepted by Nature Astronomy for publication. Congratulations!
--- Past events ---
Oct 30-Nov 04, 2023, APS DPP 2023 (Talks on our new paper and ISM, also @ Invited Session Chair JI01)
Jun 26-30, 2023: Invited talk from ASTRONNUM
Jun 04-08, 2023: Contributed talk @ AAS242
May 22-26, 2023: Invited talk from MMF2023
May 22, 2023: Special visit to UC Berkeley
May 08-12, 2023: Invited visit to U Delaware
Mar 28, 2023: Invited seminar from DESY
Nov 04, 2022: Invited talk from 20th Annual International Astrophysics Conference [ppt]
Oct 20, 2022: Contributed talk in 65th APS DPP [ppt]
Oct 14, 2022: Invited Tropical Planetary talk from AAPPS-DPP 2022 [ppt] on UNM Science
Sept 22, 2022: Invited seminar talk from T-2 Seminar, LANL [ppt] on Velocity Gradient Technique
Sept 20, 2022: Invited seminar talk from AMT2022 [ppt] on Differential Measure Analysis
Aug 01-04, 2022: Contributed talk in 33rd IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics on UNM Science
May 23-27, 2022: The Midwest Magnetic Field Workshop 2022 has been successfully organized. Thanks for all cohosts.
May 04, 2022: Check the VGT code here: https://github.com/kyuen2/khyuen-VGT
Apr 30, 2022: The department's news on my recent award: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/news-events/news/ka-ho-yuen-named-oppenheimer-distinguished-postdoc-fellow/. See also from Graduate School of UW Madison:
https://twitter.com/UWMadGSEd/status/1524414024225538048
https://www.facebook.com/uwmadgradschool/
Apr 25, 2022: The Midwest Magnetic Field Workshop 2022 is now open for registration. Click here for more details.
Jan 07, 2022: Invited seminar talk in Carnegie [ppt] on both VGT and DMA.