Prof. Kyoung-Whan Kim

Kyoung-Whan Kim, Ph. D

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics
College of Science
Yonsei Universtiy

Contact

Address: 50 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea

[서울특별시 서대문구 연세로 50, 연세대학교]

Office: Science Hall 346A [과학관 346A호]
Tel: +82-2-2123-2615
E-mail: kwkim(at)yonsei.ac.kr

Other Profiles

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ORCID 0000-0002-1382-7088
Google Scholar fiR8d68AAAAJ
Web of Science E-5582-2015
Scopus 55377399700

Academic Experience

03/01/2024 – Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Yonsei University
11/01/2018 – 02/29/2024 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
09/01/2016 – 10/31/2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Jairo Sinova)
02/27/2015 – 08/12/2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland (Mark Stiles)
02/16/2013 – 02/26/2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Basic Science Research Institute, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Guest Researcher, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Mark Stiles) (08/18/2014 – 02/27/2015)

Education

03/02/2009 – 02/15/2013 Ph. D. in Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Thesis: Magnetization Dynamics in Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling SystemsAdviser: Prof. Hyun-Woo LeeResearch Group: Theoretical Nanoscale Transport LabGrade: 4.20 / 4.30

03/02/2005 – 02/18/2009 B. S. in Physics (Major) and Mathematics (Minor), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Thesis: Theoretical Analysis of Current-Induced Domain Wall Motion in a Ferromagnetic NanowireAdviser: Prof. Hyun-Woo Lee (Thesis), Prof. Jae-Mo Park (Campus Life)Grade: 4.18 / 4.30 (summa cum laude)Highest GPA in all Departments in Science (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Life Science) and the second highest in the entire university

03/02/2003 – 02/15/2005 High School Diploma, Hansung Science High School, Korea

Thesis: Primality-test Algorithm for Great NumbersAdviser: Young-Il KimParticipated in Research & Education Program with Prof. Han Hyuk Cho in Department of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University

Others

Academic Activities

- Associate Executive Director [부실무이사], Korean Physical Society [한국물리교육진흥원] (2025 – 2026)
- Editorial Director [편집이사], Korean Magnetics Society (2025 – 2026)
- Editorial Assistant [편집간사], Korean Magnetics Society (2023 – 2024)
- Committee Member, Applied Physics Division, Korean Physical Society (2022.06 – 2026.05)
- Committee Member, Applied Physics Division, Korean Physical Society (2019 – 2020)
- Committee Member, Emerging Magnetic Materials and Devices Division, Korean Magnetics Society (2025 – Present)

Professional Memberships

- Elected Fellow [선출평의원], Korean Magnetics Society (2023 – 2026)
- Regular Member, Korean Magnetics Society (2011– present)
- Student/Regular Member, Korean Physical Society (2010 – present)
- Regular Member, American Physical Society (2008 – 2016)

Conference Organizations and Program Committees

- Organizing Committee Member
  - Program Committee Member [프로그램위원]
    14th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Devices (ICAMD 2025, 12/8/2023 – 12/12/2023, Busan, Korea)
    Organized by the Korean Physical Society
  - Organizing Committee Member [준비위원]
    Korean Quantum Material Symposium 2025 (2/3/2015 – 2/7/2025, Busan, Korea)
  - General Secretary [총무], Organizing Committee
    9th Summer School of Magnetics (8/17/2024 – 8/19/2024, Seoul, Korea)
    Organized by the Korean Magnetics Society
  - Vice Secretary and Program Committee Member [프로그램부총무 겸 프로그램위원], Program Committee
    13th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Devices (ICAMD 2023, 12/4/2023 – 12/8/2023, Jeju, Korea)
    Organized by the Korean Physical Society
  - Local Committee Member [지역위원]
    11th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers (MML 2023, 7/24/2023 – 7/28/2023, Seoul Korea)
    Organized by the Korean Physical Society
  - Workshop Organizer
    「Young Research Leaders Group Workshop: Collective phenomena in driven quantum systems」 (07/10/2018 – 07/13/2018, Mainz, Germany)
    Organized by SPICE, Supported by DFG, JGU Mainz, MITP, AvH

- Session Organization
  - Focus Session: Young Researchers for Spintronics in Low Dimensions
    KPS 70th Anniversary and 2022 Fall Meeting (10/19/2022 – 10/21/2022, Busan, Korea)
  - Focus Session: Angular Momentum Dynamics of Elementary Excitations in Solids
    2023 KPS Spring Meeting (4/19/2023 – 4/21/2023, Daejeon, Korea)
  - Focus Session: Magnon Spintronics
    2023 KPS Fall Meeting (10/24/2023 – 10/27/2023, Changwon, Korea)
  - Focus Session: Recent Advances in Magnetic Imaging
    2024 KPS Spring Meeting (4/23/2024 – 4/26/2024, Daejeon, Korea)
  - Focus Session: Non-Memory Applications for Next-Generation Devices
    2024 KPS Fall Meeting (10/22/2024 – 10/25/2024, Yeosu, Korea)
  - Focus Session: Spin-orbitronics and Quantum Angular Momentum: Next Generation Researchers in Spin-orbitronics
    2025 KPS Spring Meeting (4/23/2025 – 4/25/2025, Daejeon, Korea)

Awards

04/23/2025 Excellent Academic Achievement Award in Applied Physics [응용물리학술상], by the Korean Physical Society
11/23/2023 Outstanding Young Researcher Award [신진연구자상], by the Korean Magnetics Society
10/19/2022 Hyun-Dang Physics Award [현당물리학상], by the Korean Physical Society
(*) For an assistant/associate professor (or an equivalence) with excellent research achievements in condensed matter physics, applied physics, and semiconductor physics
09/29/2022 AUMS Young Researcher Award, by the Asian Union of Magnetics Societies
(*) For a researcher from a member society of the AUMS, who has made outstanding achievements in the areas of magnetism, magnetic materials and their applications (age under 40).

Awards (old) (Click to expand)

02/2013 Outstanding Graduate Ph. D. Thesis Award, by Pohang University of Science and Technology
12/2012 Talk Award, The 6th BK21 Young Physicist Workshop, by BK21
？/2012 Outstanding Paper Award, by Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology

(*) For outstanding papers published by graduate students

01/2012 Poster Award, The 1st SRC Winter Workshop on Topological Matter, by Center for Topological Matter
？/2009 Chang-Lim Award [창림상], by Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology

(*) For a graduate student with the best performance in the first year

02/2009 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award, by Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
02/2009 summa cum laude in Departments of Science [이학수석], by Pohang University of Science and Technology

(*) Highest GPA in all Departments of Science

11/2007 Bronze Prize, The 26th Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, by Korean Mathematical Society
11/2006 Bronze Prize, The 25th Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, by Korean Mathematical Society
？/2004 Bronze Prize, 2004 POSTECH High School Physics Competition, by Pohang University of Science and Technology

Last updated on April 15, 2025

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