Dear AKPA colleagues,

 

I am pleased to announce that the 2021 OYRA will be given to two outstanding Korean physicists.

 

Dr. Joonhee Choi (IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech)

 

Dr. Choi is an experimentalist in Quantum Optics, Atomic Physics, and Quantum Information Science. He made seminal advances in a wide variety of fields ranging from quantum optics, ultrafast phenomena, and quantum many-body physics to practical applications in quantum metrology and quantum information processing. He received his Ph.D./A.M. in Applied Physics/Physics from Harvard and his M.S/B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from KAIST.

 

 

 

Dr. Min Gyu Kim (Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)

 

Dr. Kim is an experimental condensed matter physicist.  He is an expert on Xray and neutron imaging and spectroscopic techniques for investigating quantum phenomena in various condensed matter systems. His recent work highlights the development of innovative X-ray imaging techniques capable of visualizing antiferromagnetic domains in real space and in real-time without math-intensive computation. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Iowa State Univ. and his M.S/B.S. in Physics from the University of Seoul.

 

Best regards,
Kyungseon JOO
33rd President of AKPA

Sponsored by AKPA and Korean Physical Society

 

Dear AKPA colleagues, 

 

I am pleased to announce that the 2020 OYRA will be given to two outstanding Korean physicists.

 

  • Dr. Soowon Choi (Miller fellow at the Univ. of California Berkeley)

Dr. Choi is a theorist with expertise in quantum dynamics of many body systems. His past achievements during PhD and postdoc are truly astonishing: discovery of new states of matter in quantum scars and time crystals, and development of theories on quantum neural network and measurement-induced phase transitions. Probably most impressive is his deep involvement in designing experimental protocols. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard and his B.S. in Physics from Caltech.

 

 

 

  • Dr. Joon Sue Lee (Assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville)

Dr. Lee has accomplished a pioneering work on quantum materials synthesis with demonstrated state-of-the-art expertise in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for a broad variety of quantum materials including chalcogenide topological insulators, III-V and II-VI magnetic semiconductors, III-V semiconductors, and superconductors. His recent work also includes the design, synthesis, and measurement of high-quality hybrid III-V semiconductor/superconductor nanowire heterostructures for Majorana-based quantum computing. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Penn State U. and his M.S. and B.S. in Physics from Seoul National Univ. 

 

 

 

The award ceremony will take place at the following two events.

1. Sunday, March 1: the 2020 Joint KPS-AKPA Symposium (See the symposium program at https://www.jlab.org/indico/event/361/other-view?view=standard) at Room 102, the Colorado Convention Center. The door will be open at 12:30pm.

2. Tuesday, March 3: the APS FIP (Forum of International Physics) Reception starting at 6pm at Room Granite A/B, Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center; AKPA is co-sponsoring this reception.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Soowon Choi and Dr. Joon Sue Lee for their outstanding achievements.

 

Best regards,

Kyungseon JOO

33rd President of AKPA

 

Sponsored by AKPA and Korean Physical Society

It is my great honor and privilege to serve as the 33rd President of the Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA).  Since its establishment in 1979, AKPA has been fully committed to serve the community to promote continued advancement in physics and related areas, and to promote close networking of Korean physicists in North America and Korea.

The impact of physics lies in many aspects. Physics is one of the most fundamental branches of science and is the intersection of math, chemistry, biology-medicine, information science, and engineering. Physics provides the most probable solution to mankind’s global and grand challenges such as energy, environment, information science, etc.  With the rapid economic growth, Korea has been fast advancing in physics with a national focus and support: The research budget has been fast increasing. Powerful facilities have been sprouting. There has never been a better time to integrate Korean physicists into the world stage and provide new opportunities for young Korean physicists.

Supporting young physicists has been always a high priority for AKPA. Their concerns and needs evolve in this global and rapidly changing society. We will make best effort to understand better their current issues and needs.

In order to serve all of you better, we need to have your input. So, please let us know what we can do for you! I can assure you that we'll be with you every step of the way.

I look forward to working with all of you,

Kyungseon Joo

The 33rd President of AKPA

Professor of Physics

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

U.S.A.

  
   

 

 

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