Kim (particle physicist)
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| Name | Kim |
| Birth date | 1970s |
| Birth place | Seoul, South Korea |
| Fields | Particle physics, High-energy physics |
| Workplaces | CERN, Fermilab, SLAC, Seoul National University, KAIST |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | David Gross |
| Known for | Neutrino oscillation experiments, Beyond Standard Model searches, detector development |
| Awards | Breakthrough Prize nominee, Ho-Am Prize in Science, Korean Science Award |
Kim (particle physicist) is a South Korean experimental particle physicist noted for leadership in collider experiments, neutrino physics, and detector instrumentation. Kim has held positions at major research centers including CERN, Fermilab, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and has collaborated with international projects involving the Large Hadron Collider, the Tevatron, and long-baseline neutrino facilities. Kim's work spans accelerator-based searches for novel phenomena, precision measurements within the Standard Model, and development of particle detectors and data-acquisition systems.
Early life and education
Kim was born in Seoul and completed undergraduate studies at Seoul National University with a degree in physics before moving to the United States for graduate work. Kim received a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of David Gross, focusing on quantum chromodynamics and collider phenomenology. Postdoctoral research included appointments at the University of California, Berkeley and a fellowship at Stanford University associated with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, where Kim worked on instrumentation and analysis for electron-positron collision experiments.
Academic and research career
Kim's academic career includes faculty appointments at KAIST and later at Seoul National University, alongside visiting scientist roles at CERN during the commissioning of the Large Hadron Collider detectors. Kim was a member of collaborations such as ATLAS, CMS, and the DUNE consortium for long-baseline neutrino experiments, and contributed to upgrades of tracking systems and calorimetry. At Fermilab Kim participated in NOvA and MINOS analyses, and collaborated with theorists at Princeton University, Harvard University, and University of Chicago to interpret experimental results in the context of models proposed at Institute for Advanced Study seminars. Kim also worked with engineering groups at Brookhaven National Laboratory and industrial partners to prototype silicon sensors and fast readout electronics.
Key contributions and discoveries
Kim played a central role in precision measurements of electroweak parameters using data from LEP follow-ups and LHC runs, contributing to constraints on Higgs-sector couplings studied in association with teams from CERN and Imperial College London. In neutrino physics, Kim led analyses that improved sensitivity to neutrino oscillation parameters through joint fits with data from Super-Kamiokande, T2K, and Daya Bay, influencing global fits conducted by groups at University of Tokyo and Institut de Physique Nucléaire. Instrumentation contributions include development of radiation-hard silicon tracking modules used in the ATLAS Inner Detector upgrade and fast-timing calorimeters trialed in CMS prototype campaigns with collaborators from ETH Zurich and University of Geneva.
Kim also co-led searches for physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and dark-sector mediators, coordinating analysis efforts with teams at CERN, DESY, SLAC, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. These efforts yielded competitive limits on model parameters and motivated theorists at CERN Theory Division and Perimeter Institute to refine scenarios of weakly interacting particles and portal interactions. Kim's approach often combined precision collider measurements with astrophysical inputs from Planck and direct-detection experiments such as XENON and LUX-ZEPLIN.
Awards and honors
Kim has been recognized by national and international organizations, receiving the Ho-Am Prize in Science nomination and winning the Korean Science Award for contributions to particle physics and instrumentation. Kim was a finalist for the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for collaborative work on neutrino oscillations and was elected to leadership roles in committees at CERN, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, and the Korean Physical Society. Kim has delivered invited lectures at institutions including Caltech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
Selected publications
- Kim et al., "Precision measurement of electroweak observables at high luminosity colliders," Journal of High Energy Physics, with coauthors from ATLAS and CMS collaborations. - Kim et al., "Long-baseline neutrino oscillation constraints combining NOvA, T2K, and DUNE projections," Physical Review D, with collaborators from Fermilab and J-PARC. - Kim et al., "Radiation-hard silicon tracker modules for high-luminosity operation," Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, joint work with Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN engineering teams. - Kim et al., "Search for dark-sector mediators in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV," Physics Letters B, published with CMS collaboration colleagues. - Kim et al., "Fast timing calorimetry for pileup mitigation," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, technical report with ETH Zurich and University of Geneva groups.
Personal life and legacy
Kim maintains active collaboration networks spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and has mentored students who have taken positions at CERN, Fermilab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Princeton University, and industry labs such as Intel and Samsung. Kim is known for promoting international cooperation between institutions like KAIST, Seoul National University, and CERN and for advocating open data initiatives alongside groups at CERN Open Data, HEPData, and the International Council for Science. Kim's legacy includes contributions to detector technology adopted across modern experiments and a generation of researchers trained in experiment design, data analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Category:South Korean physicists Category:Particle physicists Category:Experimental physicists