Associate Professor
Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST,
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-42-350-3811, Fax: +82-42-350-3810
Email: ycghim(at)kaist.ac.kr
Education
Jan. 2009 – Feb. 2013
D. Phil. in Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford
Supervisors: Dr. Alex Schekochihin (Oxford) and Dr. Anthony Field (CCFE)
Thesis: Characteristics of Plasma Turbulence in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak [arXiv:1302.6171]
Sep. 2006 – Aug. 2008
M.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Supervisor: Dr. Noah Hershkowitz
Thesis: Experimental Studies of Velocities of Positive Ions at the Sheath Edge in Electronegative Plasmas
Sep. 1998 – May 2002
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (minor in Mathematics), Grove City College
Supervisor: Dr. Tim Mohr
Awards
2023 Engineering College Technology and Innovation Awards, Dec. 2023, KAIST
1st KAIST Human Rights Professor Awards, Mar. 2023, KAIST
LINKGENESIS-Best Teacher Award, May. 2019, KAIST