Keynote

Young-Kee Kim

Making the Invisible Visible: Searching for Fundamental Laws of Nature

This talk is about a journey of particle physicists in searching for the smallest (the most fundamental unit of matter or the most basic building blocks of the universe) and the forces acting among them, and in discovering their intimate connection to the largest and to new mysterious building blocks of the universe. In this process, novel technologies to make the invisible visible play a crucial role.

Educational Background

BS (1984) and MS (1986) from Korea University
Ph.D. (1990) from the University of Rochester

Experiences

Experimental particle physicist, devoting to understanding the origin of mass for fundamental particles using particle accelerators.

Leadership roles

2004-2006: led the CDF experiment (600 physicists from 16 countries).
2006-2013: Deputy Director of Fermilab
2016-2022: Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago
July 2022 – June 2023: President of the KSEA
2024: President of the American Physical Society

Main Scientific Achievement

Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the Sloan Foundation

Ho-Am Prize in Science (2005)
Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize
Scientist of the Year Award, Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association and Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society
Leadership Award, Women in Science, Chicago Council of Science and Technology
Women in Science Leadership Award from the Chicago Council of Science and Technology