Educations

• 2011   Harvard University (PH.D. in Physics)

• 2005   Seoul National University (B.S. in Physics)
   

Experiences

• 2015~Present    Associate / Assistant Professor,  KAIST                                                                                    

• 2020~2022        Principal Investigator, Ultra Quantum Physics BRL, NRF of Korea                                     

• 2014~2015        Kadanoff Center Fellow, University of Chicago                                                                      

• 2011~2014        Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Santa Barbara                               

• 2001~2003        Military Service at ROK army       
   

LAB

Quantum Many Body Theory Group

Research Interest
My main research topic is quantum many-body systems with high entanglement and correlations. Conventional many-body systems may be characterized by the Landau paradigms: 1) quasi-particle description of electron/spin excitations, 2) conventional symmetry breaking phase transitions. On the contrary, the paradigms do not work in quantum many-body systems with high entanglement and correlation. The prime examples include quantum spin liquids, high-temperature superconductivity, and non-Fermi liquids. They call for a novel understanding and description of condensed matter systems including deconfinement, fractionalization, and topological invariants on which I am working with my colleagues.