In-Young Ahn
In-Young Ahn | |
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Ahn at King Sejong Station, 2015 | |
| 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 |
| 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). She is a benthic ecologist and is currently working as a principal research scientist for the Korea Polar Research Institute.