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Young-Kee Kim Professor in Physics; Deputy Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Areas of Expertise:
Steve Koppes |
Background:
In 2005, Kim received South Korea's Ho-Am Science Prize for outstanding achievements in basic research. The prize honors Kim's contributions at CDF to the understanding of fundamental particles and their interactions.
Young-Kee Kim is devoted to understanding the origin of mass, which manifests itself as weight under the force of gravity. For the past 10 years she has studied the two most massive particles, the W boson and the top quark, at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in order to better understand how particles acquire mass. Kim recently finished serving a two-year term as co-spokesperson (co-leader) of the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF).
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News clippings:
Physics Awaits New Options as Standard Model Idles NEW YORK TIMES July 4, 2006 A Real Flip-Flopper, at 3 Trillion Times a Second Korean Female Scientist Heads International Research |
Press releases:
University of Chicago scientists await start-up of Large Hadron Collider |
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Chronicle articles:
South Korean foundation awards Kim 2005 Science Prize for basic research at Fermilab February 2, 2006 |
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