Kornpob BhirombhAkdi
Astrophysicist | Game Theorist | Economist
Kornpob Bhirombhakdi (KB) is ...a postdoctoral astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, MD, USA. He graduated Ph.D. in Astrophysics (2019) from Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA. Before leaving Thailand in 2014, KB was a recipient of the Medical Scholarship Program (MSP; since 2007) offered by Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. With MSP, he graduated Ph.D. in Economics (2013), M.S. in Health Economics (2009), and B.S. in Medical Science (2007). Not only an astrophysicist, KB has diverse backgrounds in careers. (Check out more here). |
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Pick a superhero that best describes you?'Hulk smashs!'
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Most favourite anime?'Psycho-pass is just ...'
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Sign?'As generous and forgiving as they are defensive and short-tempered, and Aries is always happy to lend you money or ruin the lives of your enemies.'
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At STScI,KB is a postdoctoral astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, MD, USA. His research interests are to understand how cosmic explosions (such as supernovae and gamma-ray bursts) happen and affect The Universe. He is an observational astronomer who has several observing proposals with both the Hubble Space Telescope and Webb Space Telescope. He is also a member of the global collaboration ENGRAVE. Besides researches, KB serves in several roles to support STScI and astronomy community. |
Hearing Stars - SN1054 (Supernova)
by Seo Yoon Soyoona Kim This was a project in which KB was involved with as a subject expert. |