Associate Professor Kim-Vy Tran
I joined the UNSW faculty in 2017 and have been a professional astronomer for 20+ years. I also was a professor at the University of Zürich and Texas A&M University.  I received my PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and I held postdoctoral fellowships at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Leiden Observatory, and ETH Zürich.  I have given 180+ presentations at universities and conferences around the world.
I am passionate about promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels to recruit and retain world-class talent. My work as an educator includes traditional classroom lectures as well as an expanding range of professional development workshops for scientists.
https://www.kimvytran.org
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
- UNSW ARC PGC Research Supervisor Award (2021)
- ASTRO 3D Annual Award: Â Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (2019)
- Texas A&M Association of Former Students, College-Level Teaching Award (2016)
- Australian National University Distinguished Visitor (2015)
- Australian Astronomical Observatory Distinguished Visitor (2010)
- Swiss National Science Foundation Faculty Fellow (2006)
- USA National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Fellow (2005)
- Dutch NOVA Fellow (2005)
- Node Leader, ASTRO 3D Centre of Excellence at UNSW
- President, Division J (Galaxies), International Astronomical Union
- Executive Chair: Galaxy Evolution Project, ASTRO 3D
- Executive Chair: Diversity & Inclusion Committee, ASTRO 3D
- Chair: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee, School of Physics, UNSW
- Chair: American Astronomical Society Chrétian Grant Committee
My Research Supervision
Anishya Harshan, Scientia PhD student
Dr. Anshu Gupta, Postdoctoral Fellow
:: Recent Supervision (Primary) ::
Dr. Leo Alcorn (graduated 2019)
Dr. Ben Forrest (graduated 2018)
Mr. Jonathan Cohn (Masters, 2018)