Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng | University of Maryland: Department of Astronomy

Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Post-Doctoral Associate

yhteng@umd.edu 1113 Physical Sciences Complex

I am a postdoctoral associate working in Prof. Alberto Bolatto's research group. I am broadly interested in the physics of star formation, interstellar medium, galactic nuclei, and their roles in driving galaxy evolution. My current research focuses on molecular gas and its star formation efficiencies across nearby galaxies, using observations from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Previously, I received my Ph.D. in Physics from University of California San Diego. I also received a M.S. degree in Physics and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University. For more information, please check out my personal website.

Research Areas:

Star Formation & The Interstellar Medium

Galaxies

Facilities:

Green Bank Observatory

Latest Papers

Localized Deviations from the CO–Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Relation in PHANGS-JWST Galaxies: Faint Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission or Elevated CO Emissivity?

April 10, 2026 | The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Jaeyeon Kim, Adam K. Leroy, Karin Sandstrom, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Molecular gas and star formation in central rings across nearby galaxies

March 1, 2026 | Astronomy and Astrophysics
Author(s): Gleis, Damian R., Stuber, Sophia K., Schinnerer, Eva
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Spatially resolved star formation relations in local luminous infrared galaxies along the complete merger sequence

March 1, 2026 | Astronomy and Astrophysics
Author(s): Sánchez-García, M., Díaz-Santos, T., Barcos-Muñoz, L.
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Spatially Resolved Star Formation relations in local LIRGs along the complete merger sequence

January 1, 2026 | arXiv e-prints
Author(s): Sánchez-García, M., Díaz-Santos, T., Barcos-Muñoz, L.
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics

December 1, 2025 | arXiv e-prints
Author(s): Polzin, Ava, Whitaker, Katherine E., Urry, C. Megan
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Resolved Profiles of Stellar Mass, Star Formation Rate, and Predicted CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor Across Thousands of Local Galaxies

December 1, 2025 | The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Sun, Jiayi, Teng, Yu-Hsuan, Chiang, I.-Da
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Localized Deviations from the CO-PAH Relation in PHANGS-JWST Galaxies: Faint PAH Emission or Elevated CO Emissivity?

November 1, 2025 | arXiv e-prints
Author(s): Kim, Jaeyeon, Leroy, Adam K., Sandstrom, Karin
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Resolved Profiles of Stellar Mass, Star Formation Rate, and Predicted CO-to-H$_2$ Conversion Factor Across Thousands of Local Galaxies

October 1, 2025 | arXiv e-prints
Author(s): Sun, Jiayi, Teng, Yu-Hsuan, Chiang, I-Da
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Cloud-scale Gas Properties, Depletion Times, and Star Formation Efficiency per Freefall Time in PHANGS–ALMA

May 1, 2025 | The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Leroy, Adam K., Sun, Jiayi, Meidt, Sharon, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and CO(2–1) Emission at 50–150 pc Scales in 70 Nearby Galaxies

April 1, 2025 | The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Chown, Ryan, Leroy, Adam K., Sandstrom, Karin, et. al
UMD Author(s): Yu-Hsuan (Eltha) Teng

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