Kim Doochul is a South Korean theoretical physicist. He was head of the Department of Physics, director of the BK21 Physics Research Division, and professor emeritus at Seoul National University. He was also a fellow and chairperson in the Korean Academy of Science and Technology before becoming the fifth president of

Korea Institute for Advanced Study The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world leading research institute where internati ...

and the second president of

Institute for Basic Science The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a res ...

. He was a standing trustee with the

Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) is an international non-governmental research institute for physical sciences. It is located in the Campus of the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), in Pohang, South Korea, an ...

and a board of Trustee member of the

Korean Physical Society The Korean Physical Society is a non-profit scientific society created to provide a forum for academic exchange among scholars and researchers in the field of Physics. The organization, was founded in Busan in 1952 during the Korean War. In 2020, ...

Education

Kim received his bachelor of science in

electronic engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

from Seoul National University in 1970 and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1974 with a focus in

statistical physics Statistical physics is a branch of physics that evolved from a foundation of statistical mechanics, which uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the Mathematics, mathematical tools for dealing with large populations ...

Career

From 1974 to 1977, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

. Next he became a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

(SNU), a position he held through August 2010. While at SNU, he was also chairperson in the Department of Physics, director of the BK21 Physics Research Division, head of the Department of Physics, and professor emeritus. Within the

Korean Academy of Science and Technology The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) is South Korea's highest academy of science and serves as an integrated think-tank for the country's science and technology. It contributes to national development by promoting science and techn ...

, he was a fellow and later chairperson of the Division of Natural Sciences. From July 2010 to June 2013, he was the 5th president of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. After winning the 20th Sudang Prize in Basic Science in 2011, he became the Basic Science Committee Member for the Sudang Award from the 21st presentation to the 29th (2012-2019). His final position was as the second president of the Institute for Basic Science from September 2014 until September 2019. His November farewell ceremony was also the inauguration ceremony for incoming president Noh Do Young.

Awards and honors

*2011: 20th Sudang Prize in Basic Science *2011: 52nd Samil Cultural Award in Natural Sciences, Samil Foundation () *2009: 58th Seoul City Cultural Award in Natural Sciences *2008: Education Award, Seoul National University *1998: Academic Award for Outstanding Research,

*1987: Best Paper Award, Korean Physical Society

References

External links

Kim Doochul - Google Scholar
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