Professor Young-June Kim of CQIQC is one of six recipients of the 2023 Dean’s Research Excellence Awards, an award that recognizes faculty members whose research achievements have been cited as especially impactful.

In a January 8 article in Arts & Science News , Dean Melanie Woodin expressed pride in all the award recipients, telling UofT Arts & Science news that “The scholars we are honouring this year reflect the excellence, depth, and breadth of research in the Faculty of Arts & Science. They are just one measure of the contributions they are making — not only to the university, but the world.”

Young-June Kim's research group is an experimental condensed matter physics group carrying out research on quantum materials, with an interest in developing novel spectroscopic tools used in materials research.

The A&S article celebrating the award winners says:

Young-June Kim is a leading experimental physicist in the field of quantum condensed matter physics and quantum materials such as high-temperature superconductors, spin liquids and topological insulators and metals — all of which hold great potential for the future of electronic technologies such as high-density information storage and quantum computers. His approach of combining synthesis of novel materials with experimental studies using advanced x-ray and neutron spectroscopies, is exemplified in his impactful discovery of a type of spin liquid that could be used to build a “topological” quantum computer. Kim’s research group is at the forefront of this new area of discovery. In addition, his research has been disseminated in 150 publications in top journals and he has inspired many young physicists to join scientific pursuits.

The Dean's Research Excellence Awards were established to help accomplished mid-career researchers to compete successfully in national award competitions. Winners have contributed a wealth of research that has had a sustained influence in their chosen disciplines. 

The scholars we are honouring this year reflect the excellence, depth, and breadth of research in the Faculty of Arts & Science. --Dean Melanie Woodin