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Kwang Soo Kim

Kwang Soo Kim is a chemistry 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 Kwang Soo Kim rather than just read about it. In short: Kwang Soo Kim is a South Korean professor of chemistry, an adjunct professor in physics, and the director of Center for Superfunctional Materials (CSM), of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea. Kim was named a National Scientist of the Republic of Korea by South Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2010.

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Reference excerpt

Kwang Soo Kim is a South Korean professor of chemistry, an adjunct professor in physics, and the director of Center for Superfunctional Materials (CSM), of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea. Kim was named a National Scientist of the Republic of Korea by South Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2010.

Education Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in applied chemistry from Seoul National University (1971, 1973) and also an M.S. degree in physics from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (1975). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from University of California, Berkeley (1982). His research fields include Theoretical/Computational Chemistry/Physics and Experimental Nanosciences.

Professional experience He spent a few years as an IBM Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He worked as a professor in POSTECH 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 contribute to 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 POSTECH (1997–2014) Professor of Dept. of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science & Technology POSTECH (1988–2014) Visiting Scholar, Dept. Elect. Engineering & Nano Center, Columbia University (2004–2005) Visiting Scientist/Professor, Dept. of physics, MIT (1994–1995) Visiting assistant professor, Researcher Assistant Professor, Rutgers University (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, 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 National Scientist of the Republic of Korea (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) POSTECH 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, Science, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Reviews Society, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, Accounts of Chemical Research, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemistry - A European Journal, Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Physical Review, The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, etc.

Books and chapters Dykstra, Clifford; Frenking, Gernot; Kim, Kwang; Scuseria, Gustavo, eds. (2011). Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry: The First Forty Years. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-045624-9.

Selected publications Lee, Ju Young; Hong, Byung Hee; Kim, Woo Youn; Min, Seung Kyu; Kim, Yukyung; Jouravlev, Mikhail V.; Bose, Ranojoy; Kim, Keun Soo; Hwang, In-Chul; Kaufman, Laura J.; Wong, Chee Wei; Kim, Philip; Kim, Kwang S. (2009). "Near-field focusing and magnification through self-assembled nanoscale spherical lenses". Nature. 460 (7254): 498–501. Bibcode:2009Natur.460..498L. doi:10.1038/nature08173. S2CID 4398757. J. Y. Lee, et al.

Min, S. K.; Kim, W. Y.; Cho, Y.; Kim, K. S. (2011). "Fast DNA sequencing with a graphene-based nanochannel device". Nature Nanotechnology. 6 (3): 162–5. Bibcode:2011NatNa...6..162M. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.283. PMID 21297626. Kim, Kwang S.; Kim, Woo Youn (July 2008). "Prediction of very large values of magnetoresistance in a graphene nanoribbon device". Nature Nanotechnology. 3 (7): 408–412. Bibcode:2008NatNa...3..408K. doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.163. PMID 18654564. W. Y. Kim and K. S. Kim

Hong, BH; Bae, SC; Lee, CW; Jeong, S; Kim, KS (2001-10-12). "Ultrathin Single-Crystalline Silver Nanowire Arrays Formed in an Ambient Solution Phase" (PDF). Science. 294 (5541): 348–351. Bibcode:2001Sci...294..348H. doi:10.1126/science.1062126. PMID 11546837. S2CID 21634760. Hong, Byung Hee; Choi, Jae-Young; Kim, Philip; Ahn, Jong-Hyun; Kim, Kwang S.; Kim, Jong Min; Lee, Sang Yoon; Jang, Houk; Zhao, Yue; Kim, Keun Soo (February 2009). "Large-scale pattern growth of graphene films for stretchable transparent electrodes". Nature. 457 (7230): 706–710. Bibcode:2009Natur.457..706K. doi:10.1038/nature07719. PMID 19145232. S2CID 4349731. 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

Bae, S; Kim, H; Lee, Y; et al. (August 2010). "Roll-to-roll production of 30-inch graphene films for transparent electrodes". Nature Nanotechnology. 5 (8): 574–578. Bibcode:2010NatNa...5..574B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.176.439. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.132. PMID 20562870. S2CID 51912502. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |citeseerx= (help) Kim, Kwang S.; Yu, Seong Uk; Lee, Jung Woo; Hwang, In-Chul; Singh, N. Jiten; Chun, Young (2013-04-30). "Calix[n]imidazolium as a new class of positively charged homo-calix compounds". Nature Communications. 4 1797. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.1797C. doi:10.1038/ncomms2758. PMC 3644089. PMID 23653209. Y. Chun, N. J. Singh, I.-C. Hwang, J. W. Lee, S. U. Yu, and K. S. Kim

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Kwang Soo Kim

In research: Kwang Soo Kim appears in chemistry 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 Kwang Soo Kim 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: Kwang Soo Kim is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, Computational chemists, KAIST alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kwang Soo Kim 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.

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