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
Revised Romanization	Guk Yang
McCune–Reischauer	Kuk Yang
Website	DGIST

Kuk Young 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^[1] and was the fourth president of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).