Curriculum Vitae

Present Position:

Associate Professor

Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea

phone: 82-52-217-2139 fax: 82-52-217-2239

e-mail: kkwak@unist.ac.kr

 

Research Interest:

Computational astrophysics. Numerical hydrodynamics simulations with additional features: magnetic field, radiation, relativistic effects, and nuclear, atomic, and chemical reactions. Applications to astronomical observations related to nuclear astrophysics (stellar evolution, neutron star, and X-ray bursts) and interstellar medium (high velocity clouds and star formation). Multi-messenger astronomy: gravitational wave and neutrino astronomy. Applying the artificial intelligence to analyze the astronomical big data.

 

Education:

State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA
Physics and Astronomy
PhD
2007
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Physics
MS
1999
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Physics
BS
1997

Experience:

2021 – Present
Associate Professor
UNIST, Ulsan, Korea
2012 – 2021
Assistant Professor
UNIST, Ulsan, Korea
2007 – 2012
Post-Doctoral Associate
University of Georgia, Athens, USA