Kim Sun-kee (; born May 20, 1960) is a South Korean physicist. He is professor in
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 ...
and director of the
Korea Invisible Mass Search.
He was the first director of the
Rare Isotope Science Project within the
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. Comprising approximately 30 research centers with more than 60 research groups ac ...
and is a member of 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 tech ...
.
Education
* 1979−1983: BS,
Korea University
Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of ...
* 1983−1985: MS, Korea University
* 1985−1988: Ph.D. Korea University
Work
Positions held
*1988−1990: Research Associate,
KEK
, known as KEK, is a Japanese organization whose purpose is to operate the largest particle physics laboratory in Japan, situated in Tsukuba, Ibaraki prefecture. It was established in 1997. The term "KEK" is also used to refer to the laboratory ...
, Japan
*1990−1992: Senior Research Associate,
Rutgers University
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*1992−1996: Assistant Professor, Seoul National University
*1996−2002: Associate Professor, Seoul National University
*2002−present: Professor, Seoul National University
*2011−present: Director, Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science
*1995−1995: Visiting Scientist,
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located in Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics.
Fermilab's Main Injector, two miles (3.3 k ...
*1999−1999: Visiting Scientist, KEK
Major research activities
*1985−1996: AMY experiment, TRISTAN, KEK e+e- collider experiment
*1990−1992: E799, Rare Kaon decay experiment, Fermilab
*1994−1998: D0 experiment, TEVATRON, Fermilab
*1994−2011: BELLE experiment, KEKB, KEK
*1996−2000: ATIC, balloon borne experiment, NASA
*2000−2011:
Korea Invisible Mass Search (spokesperson), South Korea
Professional service activities
*1992−1994: Korea SSC committee
*1994−2001: Executive board,
Belle Collaboration
The Belle experiment was a particle physics experiment conducted by the Belle Collaboration, an international collaboration of more than 400 physicists and engineers, at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki ...
*1996−1998: Investigators Consultative Group between Korea-NASA
*1998−2001: Organizing committee, World Wide Study on Physics and Detector at LC
*2000−2006: Director of Dark Matter Research Center
*2001−2002: Advisory committee, Proton Therapy Center at National Cancer Center
*2005−2009: Chair, Association of Korean High Energy Physicists
*2006−2012: Committee for the Promotion of Korea-CERN Collaboration, MEST
*2008−present: International Detector Advisory Group of ILC
*2009−2010: Chair, Particle Physics Division, Korean Physical Society
*2011−2011: Steering Committee for Heavy Ion Accelerator, MEST
*2012−2014: National Committee for Fusion Research, MEST
*2012−2014: R&D Policy Advisory Committee, National Fusion Research Institute
Awards
*1991: SSC Fellow, TNRLC
*2006:
Koshiba Prize, Foundation for High Energy Accelerator Science, Japan
*2008: Scientist of the month,
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of South Korea
*2008: SNU Award for Excellent Research
Selected list of publications
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References
#^www.sciencemag.org Science VOL 317 6 JULY 2007
#^PRL 99, 091301 (2007) Physical Review Letters
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Korea University alumni
South Korean physicists
Living people
1960 births