physics

Kuk Young

Kuk Young is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kuk Young rather than just read about it. In short: Kuk Young (Korean: 국양; born 1953) is a South Korean physicist, former physics professor and vice-provost of research of Seoul National University, distinguished professor of Ewha Womans University, and chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, Korean Physical Society, and Korean Vacuum So…

Key takeaways

Kuk Young belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kuk Young to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kuk Young from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kuk Young (Korean: 국양; born 1953) is a South Korean physicist, former physics professor and vice-provost of research of Seoul National University, distinguished professor of Ewha Womans University, and chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, Korean Physical Society, and Korean Vacuum Society. He has performed editor roles for the journals Nanotechnology, ACS Nano, and Solid State Electronics and was the fourth president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST). He is best known for his work in the area of surface science and physics in nanometer scale. His interests include geometric and electronic structures of molecular, one-dimensional and surface structures.

Education Kuk graduated from Kyunggi High School in 1971 and then went to Seoul National University, where he majored in physics and graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in 1975 and 1978, respectively. Continuing with a physics major, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1981 with a Ph.D.

Career With doctorate in hand, Young became a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories; a position he continued for a decade. Returning to Korea in 1991, he became a professor of physics and astronomy at Seoul National University (SNU) for the next 27 years. Between March 2002 and December 2004, he was a special committee member for nanoscience within the National Science and Technology Commission. For two years, he was vice-provost for research in the Office of Research Affairs of SNU, at the end of which he also became a fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. For five years he was the chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation, only ending the position upon becoming president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. In April 2018, he became a distinguished professor at Ewha Womans University, Center for Quantum Nanoscience. His team at Ewha studied quantum materials, specifically two-dimensional superconductors in nanometer scale. He left all positions and responsibilities in March 2019 in order to head the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in April 2019 till November 2023. He is a professor emeritus in Seoul National University and the chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation.

Awards 2008: Inchon Award 2006: National Scholar, Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development 2004: National Academy of Sciences Award, Korea 2004: 10 Popular Scientists, The Dong-A Ilbo, Korea 2002: Scientist of the Year in Nano, Korean Ministry of Science and Technology 1980: E. W. Müller Outstanding Emerging Scientist Award, IFES American Vacuum Society Graduate Student Award

See also Shin Sung-chul, 1st and 2nd president of DGIST University

References

External links Young Kuk - Google Scholar

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kuk Young

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kuk Young claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kuk Young before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kuk Young ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kuk Young

In research: Kuk Young appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kuk Young in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kuk Young is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1953 births, Academic staff of Ewha Womans University, Academic staff of Seoul National University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kuk Young outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Kuk Young” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Kuk Young in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kuk Young means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kuk Young out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kuk Young in simple terms?

Why does Kuk Young matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kuk Young?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kuk Young.