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). Gravitational wave. Neutrino astronomy
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 |