Kwang Soo Kim is a South Korean professor of

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, an adjunct professor in

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, 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 whi ...

, 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 Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their com ...

from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

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

from

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

(

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

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

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

(1982). His research fields include Theoretical/Computational Chemistry/Physics and Experimental Nanosciences.

Professional experience

He spent a few years as an

IBM International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...

Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor at

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

. He worked as a Professor in

POSTECH Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH, ) is a private university, private research university in Pohang, South Korea. History Pohang University of Science and Technology was established on December 3, 1986, by POSCO, a South Ko ...

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

(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 in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

(2004–2005) * Visiting Scientist/Professor, Dept. of physics,

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...

(1994–1995) * Visiting Assistant Professor, Researcher Assistant Professor,

(1985–1987) * Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow,

(1982–1985) * Instructor, Assistant professor, Dept. of Physics

Chungnam National University Chungnam National University (CNU; ) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities located in Daejeon, South Korea. History Chungnam National University was founded in 1952. Its motto is "Creativity, Development, and Service to the com ...

. (1975–1978)

Awards and honors

* Mulliken Lecture,

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

, 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 The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS) is an international scientific learned society covering all applications of quantum theory to chemistry and chemical physics. It was created in Menton in 1967. The founding members we ...

(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

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Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

, 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 that covers the natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medic ...

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 Illino ...

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

Accounts of Chemical Research Account (abbreviated a/c) may refer to: * Account (bookkeeping) * A report * A bank account ** Deposit account ** Personal account ** Sweep account ** Transaction account * User account, the means by which a user can access a computer syst ...

Physical Review Letters ''Physical Review Letters'' (''PRL''), established in 1958, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society. The journal is considered one of the most prestigious in the field of physics ...

Journal of the American Chemical Society The ''Journal of the American Chemical Society'' (also known as JACS) 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 ...

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,

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 m ...

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. The journal was 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 Ame ...

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 Ame ...

, etc.

Books and chapters

Selected publications

* J. Y. Lee,

et al. References Notes References Further reading * * External links * {{Latin phrases E ...

* * 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 ''Chemistry Letters'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Chemical Society of Japan. It specializes in the rapid publication of reviews and letters on all areas of chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properti ...

(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 The ''Journal of Computational Chemistry'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1980 by John Wiley & Sons. It covers research, contemporary developments in theory and methodology, and applications in all areas of computational chem ...

(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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