Background
Kim, Kyong-Min was born on October 25, 1935 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Yi-Oh and Yung-Shin Kim. came to the United States 1969.
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Kyong-Min Kim
Edit ProfileSemiconductor materials scientist
Kyong-Min Kim, American Semiconductor materials scientist. Achievements include 14 patents in area of semiconductor crystal growth, especially silicon crystal growth; convections in semiconductor crystal growth and study of silicon materials; others Recipient Skylab Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974; Korean Atomic Energy Agency scholar, 1959-1961, West German Government scholar, 1963-1965.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National U., 1958; Master of Science, Technology U. Braunschweig, Germany, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Technology U. Braunschweig, Germany, 1965.
Career
Research scientist, Siemens Research Center, Erlangen, Germany, 1965-1967; visiting scientist, Nova Scoti Technology College, Halifax, 1967-1969; research associate, Center for Material Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1969-1973; member technical staff, David Sarnoff Research Center, Radio Corporation of America, Princeton, New Jersey, 1973-1978; advisory scientist, International Business Machines Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1978-1992; senior member technical staff, Monsanto Electronic Materials Company Electronic Materials, Inc., St. Peters, Missouri, since 1992. Member review committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration Materials Processing in Space, Huntsville, Alabama, 1970-1972.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physical Society, Electrochemical Society, American Association Crystal growth.
Connections
Married Heaja, April 14, 1963. Children: David H., Michelle.
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Recipient Skylab Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974. Korean Atomic Energy Agency scholar, 1959-1961, West German Government scholar, 1963-1965.Recipient Skylab Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974. Korean Atomic Energy Agency scholar, 1959-1961, West German Government scholar, 1963-1965.