Kwang Soo Kim is a South Korean professor in

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

, an adjunct professor in

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, and the director of Center for Superfunctional Materials (CSM), of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology ( UNIST) in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in

Applied Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, ...

from

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 ...

(1971, 1973) and also an M.S. degree in

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

from

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research ...

( KAIST) (1975). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from

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(1982). His research fields include Theoretical/Computational Chemistry/Physics and Experimental Nanosciences. Kim was named a National Honor Scientist by South Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2010.

Professional experience

He spent a few years as an IBM Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor at

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

. He worked as a Professor in

POSTECH Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university in Pohang, South Korea. History POSTECH was established in 1986 in Pohang, Korea by POSCO, a steel company. POSTECH hosted POSCO's Research Institute of Sc ...

from 1988 to 2014, and he is currently a Distinguished Professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology ( UNIST).

Research

Kim and his research group are interested in both Theoretical/Computational Chemistry/Physics and Experimental Nanosciences. Specifically, the fields of research that they delve into include investigation of ab initio theory, Molecular dynamics simulation, Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and entanglement perturbation to provide understanding of intermolecular interactions, clusters, molecular recognition, drug design and nanomaterials. Furthermore, his team is developing functional molecules/materials for molecular sensing and engineering, nanodevices, green chemistry, DNA sequencing and energy storage.

Positions

* Director Center for Superfunctional Materials (CSM), UNIST (2014–present) * Distinguished Professor of Dept. of Chemistry, UNIST (2014–present) * Director of CSM, Pohang University of science and Technology

(1997-2014) * Professor of Dept. of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science & Technology

(1988-2014) * Visiting Scholar, Dept. Elect. Engineering & Nano Center,

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

(2004-2005) * Visiting Scientist/Professor, Dept. of physics, MIT (1994-1995) * Visiting Assistant Professor, Researcher Assistant Professor,

(1985-1987) * Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, IBM (1982-1985) * Instructor, Assistant professor, Dept. of Physics Chungnam National University. (1975-1978)

Awards and honors

* Mulliken Lecture,

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, USA (2011) * Ranked within the top 500 chemists (only one among Korean nationals): H-index ranking of well known living chemists: Update online by Chemistry World, UK, on Dec 12,2011 * Korea National Honor Scientist (2010) * Korea Premium Science and Technology Award (2010) * Fukui medal from Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (APATCC) (2010) * International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS): membership elected (2009) *

Fellow (2009-2014) * Korea Science Award from Korean President (2004) * Academic Achievement Award from the Korean Chemical Society (2001)

Publications

Kim published over 400 papers in prestigious journals such as

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physics, physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomenon, phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. ...

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, Nature Nanotechnology,

Nature Communications ''Nature Communications'' is a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio since 2010. It is a multidisciplinary journal and it covers the natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine, ...

Chemical Reviews ''Chemical Reviews'' is peer-reviewed scientific journal published twice per month by the American Chemical Society. It publishes review articles on all aspects of chemistry. It was established in 1924 by William Albert Noyes (University of Illinoi ...

, Chemical Reviews Society, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci,

Accounts of Chemical Research ''Accounts of Chemical Research'' is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society containing overviews of basic research and applications in chemistry and biochemistry. It was established in 1968 and th ...

, Physical Review Letters,

Journal of the American Chemical Society The ''Journal of the American Chemical Society'' is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society. The journal has absorbed two other publications in its history, the ''Journal of Analytical ...

Angewandte Chemie International Edition ''Angewandte Chemie'' (, meaning "Applied Chemistry") is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Wiley-VCH on behalf of the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker). Publishing formats include feature-length ...

Chemistry - A European Journal Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, ...

Organic Letters ''Organic Letters'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in organic chemistry. It was established in 1999 and is published by the American Chemical Society. In 2014, the journal moved to a hybrid open access publishing ...

The Journal of Organic Chemistry ''The Journal of Organic Chemistry'', colloquially known as ''JOC'', is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for original contributions of fundamental research in all branches of theory and practice in organic and bioorganic chemistry. It is publ ...

Physical Review ''Physical Review'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1893 by Edward Nichols. It publishes original research as well as scientific and literature reviews on all aspects of physics. It is published by the American Physical S ...

The Journal of Chemical Physics ''The Journal of Chemical Physics'' is a scientific journal published by the American Institute of Physics that carries research papers on chemical physics.The Journal of Physical Chemistry ''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a scientific journal which reports research on the chemistry of molecules - including their dynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, structure, bonding, and quantum chemistry. It is published weekly by the Amer ...

, etc.

Books and chapters

* Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry-The First 40 Years,(Elsevier) 2005 (PP. 1–1308), C.E.Dykstra, G.Frenking, Kwang S. Kim and G.E. Scuseria (Editors)

Selected publications

* J. Y. Lee, et al. * * W. Y. Kim and K. S. Kim * * K. S. Kim, Y. Zhao, H. Jang, S. Y. Lee, J. M. Kim, K. S. Kim, J.-H. Ahn, P. Kim, J.-Y. Choi and B. H. Hong * * Y. Chun, N. J. Singh, I.-C. Hwang, J. W. Lee, S. U. Yu, and K. S. Kim * J. N. Tiwari, K. Nath, S. Kumar, R. N. Tiwari, K.C. Kemp, N. H. Le, D. H. Youn, J. S. Lee, K. S. Kim * K. S. Kim, P. Tarakeshwar, J. Y. Lee * V. Georgakilas, M. Otyepka, A. B. Bourlinos, V. Chandra, N. Kim, K. C. Kemp, P. Hobza, R. Zboril, and K. S. Kim * J. Yoon, S. K. Kim, N. J. Singh and K. S. Kim * * A. C. Rajan, M. R. Rezapour, J. Yun, Y. Cho, W. J. Cho, S. K. Min, G. Lee, and K. S. Kim * * B. H. Hong, J. Y. Lee, C.-W. Lee, J. C. Kim, S. C. Bae, and K. S. Kim *

Editor and board memberships of international journals

* Journal of Physics Chemistry A, B, C (Am. Chem. Soc.)-(2015–present)-Senior Editor * Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science (Wiley)-(2011–present) * Chemistry Letters (Chem. Soc. Japan)-(2010–present) * NPG Asia Materials (Nature Publishing Group)-(2009–present) * Chemical Physics Letter (Elsevier)-(2009–present) * Advances in Physical Chemistry (Hindawi)-(2008–present) * Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (Elsevier)-(2007–present) * Chemistry-An Asian Journal (Wiley-VCH)-(2006-2013) * Journal of Computational Chemistry (Wiley- VCH)-(2005–present) * Bulletin of Korean Chemical Society (2000-2009) (Associate Editor)

Patents

*B. H. Hong, J. Y. Lee, and K.S. Kim, Synthesis and applications of nanoscale lens through self-assembly process, Patent No: 10-1166415, Registration Date : 2012.07.11, Application No:10-2009-0084121 (2009.9.7), Country Registered: Korea *S. K. Min, W. Y. Kim, Y. Cho, K. S. Kim, Device and method for ultrafast DNA sequencing based on graphene nanoribbons, Patent No: 10-12972226, Registration Date : 2013.8.9, Application No: 10-2011-0056530 (2011.06.10), Country Registered: Korea ��래핀 나노리본을 이용한 초고속 염기서열 분석 소자 및 방법*B. H. Hong, J. Y. Lee, P. Kim, and K.S. Kim, Growth and applications of ultralong carbon nanotubes, Patent No : US 8,080,281 B2, Registration Date : 2011.12.20, Application No:12/412,984, Country Registered: USA SA Patent No, : PCT/US2007/020778 (60/848,023); (2007.9.27)*V. Chandra, Y. Chun, J. W. Lee, I.-C. Hwang, K. S. Kim, Hybrid materials comprising graphene and iron oxide, Method for manufacturing the same and Apparatus for treating waste water using the same, Application No:13/279,291, Filing Date :2011.10.23, Country Registered: USA. "Hybrid materials comprising graphene and iron oxide, Method for manufacturing thereof and Appratus for treating waste water using thereof ", Application No: 10-2010-0038705, Filing Date : 2010.04.26, Country Registered: Korea *W. Y. Kim and K. S. Kim, Spin-valve devices based on graphene nanoribbons, ��래핀 나노리본을 이용한 스핀밸브 소자 Patent No: 10-0980680, Registration Date : 2010.09.01, Application No:10-2008-0077414, Country Registered: Korea *B. H. Hong, C.-W. Lee, and K.S. Kim, Synthesis of organic nanotubes having suitable electrochemical and photochemical properties and synthesis of ultrathin nanowires using same as templates, European Patent No. (EP 1264919; 02 002 096.2, December 2002), Korean Patent No. (0439579, 2004), USA patent No. (6762331, 2004). *S. J. Lee and K. S. Kim, Copyrighted S/W: POSMOL (Pohang Sci-tech MoLecular modeling package), Application No:2000-01-12-4239, Filing Date : 2000.06, Country Registered: Korea

References

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