Education

• Research Fellow: Physics, Stockholm University (Prof. Anders Nilsson), Sweden
• PhD: Physical Chemistry, KAIST (Prof. Hyotcherl Ihee), Republic of Korea
• MSc: N/A
• BSc: Chemistry, KAIST, Republic of Korea

Professional Experience

• 2024~Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH
• 2018-2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH

Honors and Awards

• 2026 Hanseong Science Award (Hanseong Foundation)
• 2026 POSTECH Young Distinguished Professor (POSTECH)
• 2023 Rising Scientist (Science Networking Center, KAST)
• 2020 Cheongam Science Fellowship for Young Investigator (Cheongam Foundation)

Research Interests

• X-ray scattering and X-ray spectroscopies with X-ray free electron lasers, Water Anomalies, Reaction Mechanism

Publications (Max 5)

• S. You†, M. L. Parada†, K. Nam, A. Karina, S. Lee, M. Shin, C. Yang, Y. Han, S. Jeong, K. Park, K. Kim, M. Ki, R. Tyburski, I. Andronis, K. Ralf, J. H. Lee, I. Eom, M. Kim, R. Ma, D. Jang, F. Perakis, P. H. Poole, K. Amann-Winkel, K. H. Kim* and A. Nilsson*, “Experimental evidence of a liquid-liquid critical point in supercooled water”, Science, 391, 1387-1391 (2026).
• R. Tyburski†, M. Shin†, S. You, K. Nam, M. Soldemo, A. Girelli, M. Bin, S. Lee, I. Andronis, Y. Han, S. Jeong, R. A. Oggenfuss, R. Mankowsky, D. Babich, X. Liu, S. Zerdane, T. Katayama, H. Lemke, F. Perakis, A. Nilsson*, and K. H. Kim*, "Observation of a dynamic transition in bulk supercooled water", Nat. Phys., 22, 21-26 (2026).
• C. Yang, M. Ladd-Parada, K. Nam, S. Jeong, S. You, A. Spah, H. Pathak, T. Eklund, T. J. Lane, J. H. Lee, I. Eom, M. Kim, K. Amann-Winkel, F. Perakis, A. Nilsson, and K. H. Kim*, “Melting domain size and recrystallization dynamics of ice revealed by time-resolved X-ray scattering”, Nat. Commun., 14, 3313(1-7) (2023).
• K. H. Kim*, A. Spah, H. Pathak, C. Yang, S. Bonetti, K. Amann-Winkel, D. Mariedahl, D. Schiesinger, J. A. Sellberg, D. Mendez, G. van der Schot, H. Y. Hwang, J. Clark, O. Shigeki, T. Tadashi, Y. Harada, H. Ogasawara, T. Katayama, A. Nilsson, and F. Perakis*, “Anisotropic x-ray scattering of transiently oriented water”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 125, 076002 (2020).
• K. H. Kim†, K. Amann-Winkel†, N. Giovambattista, A. Spah, F. Perakis, H. Pathak, M. L. Parada, C. Yang, D. Mariedahl, T. Eklund, T. J. Lane, S. You, S. Jeong, M. Weston, J. H. Lee, I. Eom, M. Kim, J. Park, S. H. Chun, P. H. Poole, and A. Nilsson*, “Experimental observation of the liquid-liquid transition in bulk supercooled water under pressure”, Science, 370, 978-982 (2020).