Young Min Kim

Physicist with over 10 years of experience in experimental quantum/optical physics and solid-state materials engineering. Trusted leader who bridges technical and non-technical stakeholders and trainees for physics, photonics, and solid-state quantum materials research and development. Excellent presenter of complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.

Project Management: DoD-HBCU/MI Equipment/Instrumentation FY 2024, and NSF 18-509 currently managing. $1M+ in grant writing/management.
Scientific Communication: Build cross-disciplinary partnerships to advance research in physics and material sciences engineering, publish research findings in leading journals, and influence new scientific endeavors.

Deep Science Expertise: Optics, Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Quantum information.
Supervision and Mentoring: 5+ years of specializing undergraduate research projects and the new master’s students in material sciences program.
Promoting Higher Education: 3 years of Colorado Department of Higher Education Council member.

Career Progression

Assistant Professor of Physics, California State University, San Bernardino, CA (Aug 2023–present)
Assistant Professor of Physics, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction CO (Aug 2019–July 2023)
Postdoc, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Jan 2017–Jul 2019)
Postdoc, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (Jul 2013–Jul 2016)

Publication Highlight

Jong-Hoi Cho*, Youngmin M. Kim*, Seung-Hyuk Lim, Hwan-Seop Yeo, Sejeong Kim, Su-Hyun Gong, and Yong-Hoon Cho,
“Strongly coherent single photon emission from site-controlled InGaN quantum dots embedded in GaN nano-pyramids”, ACS Photonics, 2018, 5 (2), pp 439–444 *1st author

Young-Wan Oh, Seung-heon Chris Baek, Y. M. Kim, Hae Yeon Lee, Kyeong-Dong Lee, Chang-Geun Yang, Eun-Sang Park, Ki-Seung Lee, Kyong-Whan Kim,
Gyungchoon Go, Jong-Ryul Jeong, Byong-Chul Min, Hyun-Woo Lee, Kyung-Jin Lee & Byong-Guk Park,
“Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization through spin-orbit torque in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet/oxide structures”, Nature Nanotechnology 11, 878–884 (2016)

D. Sleiter, K. Sanaka, Y. M. Kim, K. Lischka, A. Pawlis, and Y. Yamamoto,
“Optical Pumping of a Single Electron Spin Bound to a Fluorine Donor in a ZnSe Nanostructure” Nano Letters, 2013, 13 (1), pp 116–120

Y.M. Kim, D. Sleiter, K. Sanaka, Y. Yamamoto, J. Meijer, K. Lischka, and A. Pawlis,
“Semiconductor qubits based on fluorine implanted ZnMgSe/ZnSe quantum-well nanostructures”, Physics Review B 85, 085302 (2012)