In-Young Ahn | |
|---|---|
 Ahn at King Sejong Station | |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Known for | First South Korean woman to visit Antarctica First female Antarctic station leader from Asia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Antarctic Marine Ecology |
| Institutions | South Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 안인영 |
| Hanja | 安仁英[1] |
| Revised Romanization | An Inyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Inyŏng |
| Website | In-Young Ahn on ResearchGate |
In-Young Ahn is a South Korean scientist. She is known for being the first South Korean woman to visit Antarctica and the first Asian woman to become an Antarctic station leader (King Sejong Station).[2][3][4][5] She is a benthic ecologist and is currently working as a principal research scientist for the Korea Polar Research Institute.[6][7]
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