Kuk Young

South Korean physicist (born 1953)

Kuk Young
국양

Born	1953 Seoul, Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Kyunggi High School, Seoul National University, Pennsylvania State University
Awards	Fellow, IEEE and APS
Scientific career
Fields	Condensed matter physics, nanometer scale physics, scanning probe microscopy, high energy ion scattering
Institutions	AT&T Bell Laboratories, Seoul National University, National Science and Technology Commission, Samsung Science and Technology Foundation, Ewha Womans University, Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Thesis	Study of Metal and Alloy Surfaces by Field Ion Microscopy
Doctoral advisor	Toshio Sakurai
Notable students	Park Jeong Young


Korean name
Hangul	국양
Hanja	鞠樑
Revised Romanization	Guk Yang
McCune–Reischauer	Kuk Yang

Website	DGIST

Kuk Young is a South Korean physicist, former physics professor and vice-provost of research of Seoul National University, distinguished professor of Ewha Womans University, and chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, Korean Physical Society, and Korean Vacuum Society. He has performed editor roles for the journals Nanotechnology, ACS Nano, and Solid State Electronics^[1] and was the fourth president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).

Education

Kuk graduated from Kyunggi High School in 1971 and then went to Seoul National University, where he majored in physics and graduated with a B.S. and M.S. in 1975 and 1978, respectively. Continuing with a physics major, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1981 with a Ph.D.

Career

With doctorate in hand, Young became a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories; a position he continued for a decade.^[2] Returning to Korea in 1991, he became a professor of physics and astronomy at Seoul National University (SNU) for the next 27 years.^[3] Between March 2002 and December 2004, he was a special committee member for nanoscience within the National Science and Technology Commission. For two years, he was vice-provost for research in the Office of Research Affairs of SNU,^[4] at the end of which he also became a fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. For five years he was the chairman of the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation,^[3]^[5] only ending the position upon becoming president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology.

In April 2018, he became a distinguished professor at Ewha Womans University,^[6]^[7]^[8] during which time he was a team leader in the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Quantum Nanoscience.^[9]^[10] His team at Ewha studied quantum materials, specifically two-dimensional superconductors in nanometer scale.^[11] He left all positions and responsibilities in March 2019 in order to head the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in April 2019.^[12]

Awards

2008: Inchon Award^[13]^[14]
2006: National Scholar, Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development (ko)^[15]^[16]
2004: National Academy of Sciences Award, Korea
2004: 10 Popular Scientists, The Dong-a Ilbo, Korea^[17]^[18]
2002: Scientist of the Year in Nano, Korean Ministry of Science and Technology^[19]^[20]
1980: E. W. Müller Outstanding Emerging Scientist Award, IFES American Vacuum Society Graduate Student Award^[21]

References

^ "More Moore or More than Moore Nano-Devices?". 2014 Session NANO KISS (in Korean). Korean International Summer School on Nanoelectronics. 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "국양 대학총장". Naver 인물검색 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b 류, 은주 (18 May 2019). ""6번의 감사로 휘청거린 DGIST 바로잡겠다"". IT Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ ""스널프 스널피 복제늑대 맞다"". YTN (in Korean). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 김, 만기 (1 April 2019). "DGIST 4대 총장에 국양 삼성미래기술육성재단 이사장". The Financial News (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 정, 재훈 (26 March 2019). "DGIST 제4대 신임 총장에 국양 이화여대 초빙석좌교수 선임". ET News (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 김, 하연 (6 September 2018). "이화여대, 양자나노과학분야 석좌교수로 국양 교수 초빙". Veritas Alpha (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "이화여대, 양자나노과학연구소 석좌교수로 국양 현 삼성미래기술육성재단 이사장 초빙". Kyosu Shinmun (in Korean). 11 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 이, 민종 (6 September 2018). "이화여대, 양자나노과학 연구 박차...세계적 권위자 국양 교수 석좌교수로 초빙". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 백, 두산 (7 September 2018). "이화여대, 양자나노과학분야 석좌교수로 국양 교수 초빙". Asia Times (in Korean). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "Team Leaders". Center for Quantum Nanoscience. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Biography: Young Kuk, Ph.D." Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ 김, 상연 (23 September 2008). "[초대석]인촌상 자연과학부문 수상 국양 서울대 물리학부 교수". DongA (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ 김, 태식 (9 September 2008). "제22회 인촌상에 서남표 총장 등 선정". Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ 이, 준기 (1 April 2019). "국양 DGIST 신임 총장 선임". Digital Times (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ 윤, 신영 (26 March 2019). "DGIST 4대 총장에 국양 삼성미래기술육성재단 이사장 선임". Donga Science (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ 이, 정내 (26 April 2004). "'닮고 싶고 되고 싶은 과학기술인 10인' 선정". Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ 민, 태원 (26 April 2004). "'닮고싶은 과기인'… 과기부，3개분야 10명 선정". Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "DGIST 4대 총장, 국양 삼성미래기술육성재단 이사장 선임". Naver (in Korean). DGIST. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "[이화여대] 세계적 나노과학 선구자 국양 교수 초빙". Naver (in Korean). Ewha Womans University. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "EW Müller Outstanding Emerging Scientist Award". International Field Emission Society. Retrieved 17 February 2020.