Kuk Young
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 |
| RR | Guk Yang |
| MR | Kuk Yang |
| Website | DGIST |
Kuk Young (Korean: 국양; born 1953) 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 and was the fourth president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).