Ahn has also served as a representative and a National Contact Point of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings from 1997 through 2014, until she was designated as the overwintering officer-in-charge.

She also served as Vice President of the Korean Society of Oceanography in 2010–2011,[9] and Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations in 2014 and 2015.

Ahn's current research includes studies on the impacts of glacier retreat on nearshore marine benthic communities around the King Sejong Station.

The South Korean government awarded Ahn a Medal of Science & Technology Merit for outstanding accomplishment in Antarctic Research in April 2001.

[11] She was further awarded a Commendation from the South Korean Ministry of Environment in June 2008 for her contribution in the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA #171) near the King Sejong station.