Choi Kiwoon | |
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Born | 7 November 1959 |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Seoul National University |
Awards | Korea Science Award, National Scholar, Scientific Citation Laureate |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics, cosmology, physics beyond the Standard Model, dynamical symmetry breaking, string phenomenology |
Institutions | Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie-Mellon, UC San Diego, Chonbuk National University, KAIST, Institute for Basic Science |
Thesis | Dynamical solutions of the strong CP problem (1985) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최기운 |
Hanja | 崔基雲 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Giun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kiun |
Website | Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe |
Choi Kiwoon (Korean: 최기운; born 7 November 1959) is a theoretical particle physicist researching focusing on particle theory and cosmology.[1] He was a research professor at Chonbuk National University and a full professor at KAIST. He is the founding director of the Institute for Basic Science Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe. He is a member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.[2][3]