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YoungHee Kim

CURRENT ADDRESS

Caltech Geophysics Division
Mail Code 252-21
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: 626-395-6123; Fax 626-568-0935
E-mail: ykim (at) gps (dot) caltech (dot) edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Sep. 2005 ~ present:

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Division of Geological Planetary Sciences
Ph.D., Geophysics
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

Sep. 2002 ~ Aug. 2004:

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
School of Earth and Environmental Science
M.S., Geophysics
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

Aug. 2000 ~ May 2002:

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Department of Physics
B.A., Physics (Minor: Math)
GPA: 3.55 / 4.0

Sep. 1998 ~ Jun. 2000:

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Department of Physics
Major: Physics with specialization in earth science
GPA: 3.56 / 4.0

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, HONORS

Gutenberg Fellowship (2005-2006), award given to outstanding applicant to the Geophysics Program at Caltech-GPS

BK21 Fellowship, Granted by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Korea Government (2002-2004)

Seoul National University Tuition Scholarship (Spring 2003, Spring 2004)

Seoul National University TA Fellowship (Mar. 2004 Aug. 2004)

Graduated from University of California, Berkeley with Honors (May 2002)

Awarded as Berkeley Physics Undergraduate Research Scholar at University of California, Berkeley (Spring 2001, Fall 2001)

Provosts Honors List at University of California, San Diego (Fall 1998, Winter 1999, Spring 1999, Winter 2000, Spring 2000)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2006 ~ Present:

Research Assistant
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Advisor: Prof. Jeroen Tromp
Adjoint Source Inversion

Jun. 2005 ~ Present:

Research Assistant
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Advisor: Prof. Robert W. Clayton
Receiver function analysis of Middle American Subduction Zone in Central Mexico

Jan. 2006 ~ Oct. 2006:

Research Assistant
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Advisor: Prof. Jeroen Tromp
On-demand seismology

Sep. 2002 ~ Jun. 2005:

Research Assistant
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Chang-Eob Baag
Estimation of spectral decay parameter and local site effects

Jan. 2001 ~ May 2002:

Research Assistant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Advisor: Prof. James Siegrist
Developed a source test environment for testing pixel modules in ATLAS experiment

Sep. 2001 ~ Jan. 2002:

Research Assistant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Advisor: Prof. Young-Kee Kim
Data Analysis for CDF experiment

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Jan. 2007 ~ Mar. 2007:

Teaching Assistant
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Instructor: Prof. Robert W. Clayton and Mike Gurnis
Course: Ge 11d, Introduction to Earth and Planetary Sciences
Task: Graded homework sets for the undergraduate-level geophysics course

Mar. 2003 ~ Aug. 2004:

Teaching Assistant
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Instructor: Prof. Chang-Eob Baag
Task: Prepared lecture materials for upper division geophysics courses and graded homework

Jun. 2000 ~ Aug. 2000:

Teaching Assistant / Laboratory Instructor
Physics Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Task: Prepared and led laboratory exercises for a freshmen-level physics course

PUBLICATIONS

Thesis

Estimation of Site-dependent Spectral Decay Parameter in Southwestern Korea, Seoul National University, M.S. thesis, 2004

ATLAS Pixel Source Test, University of California, Berkeley, B.A. honors thesis, 2002

Conference, Meeting, Workshop

Y. Kim, R. W. Clayton, F. Greene-Gondi, L. Espejo-Arellano, X. Perez-Campos, Receiver Function Modeling of the Central Mexico Slab and Comparison to MASE Data, AGU Spring Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-25, 2007

F. Greene-Gondi, L. Espejo-Arellano, X. Perez-Campos, Y. Kim, R. W. Clayton, Geometry of Cocos Plate beneath Guerero using Receiver Functions, AGU Spring Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-25, 2007

Y. Kim, R. W. Clayton, Receiver Function Analysis of the Middle American Subduction Zone in Central Mexico, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 11-15, 2006

R. W. Clayton, X. Perez-Campos, P. Davis, A. Iglesias, Y. Kim, T. Chen, A. Husker, F. Greene, and L. Espejo, Seismic Results from the MASE Trans-Mexico Survey, Union Geofisica Mexicana (UGM), Fall, 2006.

Y. Kim, F. Greene, L. Espejo, X. Perez-Campos, R. W. Clayton, Receiver Function Analysis of the Middle American Subduction Zone in Central Mexico, Tectonic Observatory Meeting, CALTECH, November 8-9, 2006

R. W. Clayton, X. Perez-Campos, A. Husker, A. Iglesias, Y. Kim, V. Manea, P. Davis, L. Ferrari, M. Gurnis, V. Kostoglodov, D. M. Zentano, S. K. Singh, J. Stock, Flat Slab Subduction in Central Mexico as Determined by the MASE Project, Argentina Meeting, Backbone of America Conference, Mendoza, April 3-7, 2006.

Y. Kim, Z. Yan, R. W. Clayton, Receiver Function Analysis of the Middle American Subduction Zone in Central Mexico, Tectonic Observatory Meeting, CALTECH, November 8-9, 2005

Y. Kim and C.-E. Baag, Estimation of Spectral Decay Parameters and Local Site Effects in Southwestern Korea, BK21 3rd Symposium on Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Korea, Mar. 1819, 2005.

Y. Kim and C.-E. Baag, Estimation of Site-dependent Spectral Decay Parameters and Local Site Effects in Southwestern Korea, Ridge 2000, InterRidge Joint Theoretical Institute, Jeju, Korea, May 2328, 2004

Y. Kim, N.-D. Jo and C.-E. Baag, Estimation of Site-dependent Spectral Decay Parameters and Local Site Effects in Southwestern Korea, Seismological Society of America 2004 Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, April 1317, 2004.

Y. Kim and C.-E. Baag, Estimation of Site-dependent Spectral Decay Parameters in Southwestern Korea, BK21 2nd Symposium on Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, Korea, Feb. 2325, 2004.

Y. Kim and C.-E. Baag, Estimation of k values in Southwestern Korea, BK21 1st Symposium on Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul Korea, Feb. 2426, 2003.

Last Modified: 2007-03-21