Nuclear Theory Activities at IBS: Selected Topics

by Dr Youngman Kim (Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies)

Wednesday 19 Aug 2026, 09:30 → 11:00 Asia/Shanghai

5#/6th-603 - Meeting Room 603 (Science Building)

Abstract:

After a brief overview of the nuclear theory activities at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), we present a few selected research topics, with particular emphasis on nuclear transport simulations based on the DaeJeon Boltzmann–Uehling–Uhlenbeck (DJBUU) code. The DJBUU framework incorporates a chiral symmetry-based model to investigate the origin of the nucleon mass and to explore the possible role of partial chiral symmetry restoration in heavy-ion collisions. We also discuss our ongoing research on pairing instabilities in Fermi liquids.

Biography:

Dr. Youngman Kim is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies (CENS) of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), where he leads the Nuclear Theory Group. He also serves as Co-Director of the France–Korea Particle Physics Network, promoting international collaboration in nuclear and particle physics. In addition, he has represented the Korean nuclear physics community in several major international research initiatives, including the DRHBc Mass Table Project and the theoretical program of TOPTIER (Top-Tier Platform in Extremely Rare Isotope Science).
He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Hanyang University in 1999. He subsequently held postdoctoral researcher positions at Seoul National University, the University of South Carolina, and the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS).
In 2012, he was invited to join the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), where he established a theoretical research group dedicated to rare isotope physics and exotic nuclear systems. Prior to joining IBS, from 2009 to 2012, he served as the leader of a Junior Research Group (JRG) at the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) while concurrently holding an adjunct professorship in the Department of Physics at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH).
His research has focused on nuclear theory, hadron physics, and the application of generalized AdS/CFT correspondence to strongly interacting systems in nuclear and particle physics. Throughout his career, he has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific publications in leading international journals. 

Host: Prof. Liewen Chen

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