Curriculum Vitae
Tuan N. Le
USAC Astrophysics Research Group · Galaxy Dynamics Lab · VNUHCM – University of Science
Galaxy Dynamics Lab (Univ. of Michigan)
USAC Astrophysics Research Group – Deputy Lead
USAC Astronomy Club – Scientific Research Mentor
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Skills
- Python
- Dynamical Modelling (JAM, KinMS)
- LaTeX
- Mechanical CAD / Engineering Design
Education
2025 – 2027
M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics (in progress)
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – University of Science (VNUHCM–US)
2019 – 2024
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNUHCM (Bach Khoa)
Positions & Affiliations
Current
Deputy Lead, USAC Astrophysics Research Group
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – University of Science.
Current
Scientific Research Mentor, USAC Astronomy Club
Advising student research projects within the University of Science Astronomy Club (USAC).
Current
Collaborator, Galaxy Dynamics Lab
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA — dynamical black hole mass measurements.
Research Interests
Chapter 01
JAM · KinMS
Dynamical Black Hole Mass Modelling
Converting resolved stellar and molecular-gas kinematics into physically motivated black hole mass
estimates through Jeans-anisotropic and gas-disc dynamical modelling.
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Chapter 02
ALMA
Molecular-Gas Kinematics
Using ALMA CO observations of circumnuclear gas discs as a dynamical tracer of central black hole mass,
including work on the ultramassive black hole in NGC 4061.
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Chapter 03
JWST / NIRSpec
Stellar Kinematics with JWST
Extracting stellar line-of-sight velocity distributions from JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy to measure the
supermassive black hole mass in the nearby spiral galaxy M81.
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Chapter 04
ELT / HARMONI / MICADO
Mock Observations for Future Facilities
Simulating spatially resolved black hole mass measurements for the Extremely Large Telescope, from
nuclear star clusters to ultramassive black holes at 1 < z < 2.
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Selected Publications
2026
The supermassive black hole in M81 with JWST/NIRSpec stellar dynamics
The Astrophysical Journal 1003, 98 · doi
2026
A billion solar-mass black hole in NGC 4061 from ALMA CO kinematics
The Astrophysical Journal 1005, 94 · doi
2026
Extending resolved SMBH mass measurements to 1 < z < 2 with ELT/MICADO & HARMONI
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 546, 4 · doi