Overview

Most people agree that the last hundred years was the century of physics. Physics research has changed and affected our everyday lives in a most significant way. What makes physics so unique in comparison with other disciplines is its ground-seeking attitude in explaining natural phenomena. Faced by interesting observations that require understanding, physicists keep asking 'why' until the most fundamental answers are found. Once basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms are achieved, the obtained knowledge naturally spills over into other scientific disciplines and engineering applications, affecting billions of lives on earth.

In the Department of Physics of SKKU, our educational philosophy is not to simply pour physics knowledge into students’ minds, but rather to grow critical curiosity. Only the critical mind with curiosity-driven motivation can turn students into creative future leaders, not only in academia, but also in industries and other areas. To attain our educational goals, the physics department has established a long-term development plan to recruit world-class professors, expand research facilities, and to improve education services. We are also putting more and more focus on the international exchange programs in education and research, to enhance the visibility of the department.

Physics research in SKKU is well-known to be very strong and cover a broad spectrum of cutting-edge research topics. The main research areas include; particle and nuclear physics, statistical and condensed-matter physics, nano and biophysics.

Course Offerings

Undergraduate course roadmap [download]
Course description [download]

 

Understanding SKKU's Course Code

The first digit of the four numbers preceeded by three or four- alphabetic characters in course codes, denotes the expected cohort of attendees of the course, as demonstrated by the table below. Course codes consist of 7 digits with three or four letters and numbers.

Understanding SKKU's Course Code

Code	Level of Study	Example
CED○2***	Undergraduate: Liberal Arts/ Elective Course	GEDG001
◯◯◯2***	Undergraduate: 2nd-3rd year	BIO2014
◯◯◯3***	Undergraduate: 3rd-4th year	NAT3001
◯◯◯4***	Undergraduates & Master	MTH4019
◯◯◯5***	Graduate: Master & PhD	PHY5043
◯◯◯6***	Graduate: Master & PhD	CHY6003
◯◯◯7***	Undergraduate & Graduate (Master & PhD)	TRP7001

List of Course Offerings (AY 2017)

List of Course Offerings (AY 2017)

Sem.	Code	Degree	Major	Subject	Requirement	Credit	Type
1	PHY2001	Undergrad.	Physics	Classical Mechanics Ⅰ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2002	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Classical Mechanics1	Major	1	Theory
	PHY2004	Undergrad.	Physics	Basic Physics Laboratory Ⅰ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY2006	Undergrad.	Physics	Mathematical Physics Ⅰ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2008	Undergrad.	Physics	Modern Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2012	Undergrad.	Physics	Electromagnetism Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2014	Undergrad.	Physics	Quantum Mechanics Ⅰ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2016	Undergrad.	Physics	Electronic Physics Laboratory Ⅰ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY2017	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Electricity and Magnetism 2	Major	1	Theory
	PHY2018	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Mathematical Physics Ⅰ	Major	1	Theory
	PHY3007	Undergrad.	Physics	Advanced Physics Laboratory Ⅰ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY3009	Undergrad.	Physics	Computational Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3010	Undergrad.	Physics	Solid State Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3011	Undergrad.	Physics	Semiconductors and displays	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3012	Undergrad.	Physics	Acoustics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3025	Undergrad.	Physics	Astrophysics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3029	Undergrad.	Physics	Quantum Mechanics Ⅲ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3030	Undergrad.	Physics	Senior Thesis	Major	2	Independent Research
	PHY3031	Undergrad.	Physics	Thermal and Statistical PhysicsⅡ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3033	Undergrad.	Physics	Biophysics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY4006	Grad.	Physics	Physics Co-op II	Major	2	Internship
	PHY4010	Grad.	Physics	Computer control of systems	Major	3	Theory
	PHY4011	Grad.	Physics	Seminar in Physics Ⅰ	Major	1	Theory
	PHY5001	Grad.	Physics	Quantum Mechanics Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5008	Grad.	Physics	Quantum Field Theory II	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5055	Grad.	Physics	Theory of Solid State Electronic Structures	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5142	Grad.	Physics	Research I	Major	3	Independent Research
	PHY5146	Grad.	Physics	Solid State Physics I	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5148	Grad.	Physics	Superconductivity	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5152	Grad.	Physics	Particle Physics I	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5154	Grad.	Physics	Nuclear Physics I	Major	3	Theory
	PHY6002	Grad.	Physics	Research II	Major	3	Independent Research
	PHY7001	Grad.	Physics	Classical Mechanics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY7003	Grad.	Physics	Electromagnetism	Major	3	Theory
	IPC5001	Grad.	ICPC	Special Topics on Nano Physics and Chemistry 1	Major	3	Theory
	IPC5007	Grad.	ICPC	Thesis Research 3	Major	3	Independent Research
2	PHY2003	Undergrad.	Physics	Classical Mechanics Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2005	Undergrad.	Physics	Basic Physics Laboratory Ⅱ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY2007	Undergrad.	Physics	Mathematical Physics Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2010	Undergrad.	Physics	Electromagnetism Ⅰ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY2011	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Electricity and Magnetism 1	Major	1	Theory
	PHY2019	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Mathematical Physics 2	Major	1	Theory
	PHY2021	Undergrad.	Physics	Exercise for Classical Mechanics 2	Major	1	Theory
	PHY2023	Undergrad.	Physics	Thermal and Statistical Physics Ⅰ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3001	Undergrad.	Physics	Quantum Mechanics Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3002	Undergrad.	Physics	Electronic Physics Laboratory Ⅱ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY3005	Undergrad.	Physics	Quantum Optics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3008	Undergrad.	Physics	Advanced Physics Laboratory Ⅱ	Major	2	Experiment
	PHY3013	Undergrad.	Physics	Introduction of Nanophysics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3015	Undergrad.	Physics	Particle Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3016	Undergrad.	Physics	Nuclear Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3021	Undergrad.	Physics	Theory of Science Education	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3024	Undergrad.	Physics	Theory of Relativity	Major	3	Theory
	PHY3034	Undergrad.	Physics	Applied Physics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY4012	Grad.	Physics	Seminar in Physics Ⅱ	Major	1	Theory
	PHY4015	Grad.	Physics	Special Topics in Physics Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5027	Grad.	Physics	Cosmology	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5143	Grad.	Physics	Research II	Major	3	Independent Research
	PHY5147	Grad.	Physics	Solid State Physics II	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5155	Grad.	Physics	Nuclear Physics II	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5170	Grad.	Physics	Biophysics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5175	Grad.	Physics	Semina on Advanced Physics V	Major	3	Theory
	PHY5183	Grad.	Physics	Electromagnetism Ⅱ	Major	3	Theory
	PHY6003	Grad.	Physics	Research III	Major	3	Independent Research
	PHY7002	Grad.	Physics	Quantum Mechanics	Major	3	Theory
	PHY7004	Grad.	Physics	Statistical Mechanics	Major	3	Theory
	IPC5002	Grad.	ICPC	Special Topics on Nano Physics and Chemistry 2	Major	3	Theory
	IPC5008	Grad.	ICPC	Thesis Research 4	Major	3	Independent Research

Research Areas

Research Areas

Condensed Matter, Statistical Physics	Solid-state Physics Many-body Systems Spectroscopy Surface Physics Magnetic Materials Phase-transition and Criticality Low Temperature Physics Nano Physics Superconductivity OLED, OSC, oxide-TFT Quantum Critical Phenomena Quantum Magnetism Topological Matter Critical phenomena in complex systems Physics based study of society and economics Dynamics of complex networks Traffic flow and game theory Topological insulators/semimetals Two-dimensional materials Energy materials
Nano, Biophysics	Nano Physics Nanoscale Materials and Devices Physics Two-Dimensional Quantum Material Nano Scale Energy Device Functional nanomaterials/structures Nano electronics and optoelectronics DNA Nano Engineering Biophysics Computational Biophysics Self-assembly of Proteins and DNA Computer-aided Drug Discovery Super-accuracy Force Field
Nuclear, Particle And Astrophysics	Nuclear and Particle Physics Quantum Field Theory General Relativity Cosmology String Theory Astro Particle Physics Nuclear Astrophysics Space Science Space Semiconductor Technology High Energy Physics Gravitational Wave Detector Science

Faculty Zoom-in

Condensed Matter, Statistical Physics & Acoustics

Condensed Matter, Statistical Physics & Acoustics

Professor	Ph.D	Research Key Words	E-mail
CHOI Han-Yong	University of Pennsylvania	Theory of Unconventional Superconductivity Interplay between Superconductivity and other Orders Numerical Analysis of Angle-resolved Photo-emission Spectroscopy (ARPES) and other Spectroscopy Data
CHOI Wooseok	Seoul National University	Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures Pulsed Laser Epitaxy Strongly Correlated System
HAN Jung Hoon	University of Washington	Skyrmions Topological Numbers Tensor Network Strongly Correlated Materials
HWANG Jungseek	University of Florida	Condensed Matter Physics Optical Spectroscopy High-temperature Superconductivity
JUNG Donggeun	North Carolina State University	Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) Low Dielectric Constant Film Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Bio Chip
KANG Wonnam	Sungkyunkwan University	Superconductor Thin Film Transport Property Magnetism
KIM Beomjun	Seoul National University	Statistical Physics Complex Systems Phase Transition Critical Behaviors Sociophysics Econophysics
PARK Tuson	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Superconductivity Heavy Fermion Quantum Phase Transition Strongly Correlated Systems
RHEE Jooyull	Iowa State University	Electronic Structures Magnetic Materials Optical Properties Metamaterials
KIM Youngkuk	Seoul National University	Topological Insulators First-principles Calculations Condensed Matter Theory
KwangYoung CHOI	RWTH Aachen University, Germany	Kitaev spin system, Majorana fermion spin liquid, topological material, unconventional superconductor

Nano, Biophysics

Nano, Biophysics

Professor	Ph.D	Research Key Words	E-mail
AHN Joung Real	Pohang University of Science and Technology	Graphene Silicon Neuron Nano Physics Bio Physics
KANG Dae Joon	University of Cambridge	Electro Hydrodynamic Lithography Supercapacitor Nanogenerator Transition Metal Oxide 2D Materials Physics
LEE Young Hee	Kent State University	Nanocarbons 2D van der Waals Layered Materials Carrier Dynamics Quantum Tunneling Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting
PARK Sung Ha	Duke University	DNA Nanotechnology Self-assembly PatternNatural Algorithm
SeungNam CHA	University of Cambridge, UK.	Nanomaterials/structures, Nano electronics, Nano optoelectronics, Quantum Dot, 2D materials
Jejoong YOO	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Biophysics, Molecular dynamics, Self-assembly, phase transition

Nuclear, Particle & Astrophysics

Nuclear, Particle & Astrophysics

Professor	Ph.D	Research Key Words	E-mail
ROTT Carsten	Purdue University	Astro Particle Physics
CHAE Kyung Yuk	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Nuclear Physics Astrophysics Experiment Nuclear Reactions
CHOI Young-Il	University of Pittsburgh	CMS Experiment Higgs Top Physics Super-Kamiokande Experiment Neutrino Physics
HONG Seung-Woo	University of Texas at Austin	Nuclear Reactions Neutron Star Physics Radiation Physics Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Detector Development Nuclear Energy Computational Physics
KIM Yoonbai	Seoul National University	Uncovering the Origin and History of the Early Universe Understanding the Nature of Fundamental Forces
OH Phillial	University of Chicago	Gravity Cosmology Theoretical and Astroparticle Physics
PARK Il Hung	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Astrophysics Gamma-ray Burst Cosmic Rays Space Mission Satellite and Payload Space Semiconductor Technology
YU Intae	Yale University	Particle Physics Particle Detector Top Physics Exotic Physics Neutrino Physics
CHOI Ki-Young	Seoul National University	Astro-particle Physics Cosmology Dark Matter Early Universe Inflation
Kyung-Ha Lee	University of Glasgow	LIGO, Gravitational wave detection, coating Brownian noise, suspension thermal noise, multi-messenger astronomy
Beomkyu Kim	Yonsei University, Korea	CERN, ALICE, RAON, LAMPS, Nuclear symmetry energy, Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP)