Jeong Han Kim (Korean: 김정한; born July 20, 1962) is a South Korean mathematician. He studied physics and mathematical physics at Yonsei University, and earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at Rutgers University. He was a researcher at AT&T Bell Labs and at Microsoft Research, and was Underwood Chair Professor of Mathematics at Yonsei University. He is currently a Professor of the School of Computational Sciences at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study.
Jeong Han Kim | |
|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김정한 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeonghan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Jǒnghan |
His main research fields are combinatorics and computational mathematics. His best known contribution to the field is his proof that the Ramsey number R(3,t) has asymptotic order of magnitude t2/log t.[1] He received the Fulkerson Prize in 1997 for his contributions to Ramsey theory.[2]
In 2008, he became president of the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences of South Korea and was also awarded the Kyung-Ahm Prize. He was discharged of the position in 2011 after being accused of having allegedly misappropriated research funds. However, he was found not guilty by prosecution's investigation.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kim, Jeong Han (1995), "The Ramsey Number R(3,t) has order of magnitude t2/log t", Random Structures and Algorithms, 7 (3): 173–207, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.46.5058, doi:10.1002/rsa.3240070302
- ^ Notices of the AMS, Vol. 45, September 1998, p984.
- ^ 수리硏 김정한 소장 성급한 해임 논란 [Controversial on impatient discharge of NIMS director Kim Jeong Han]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011.
External links edit
- Faculty page of Jeong Han Kim at Korea Institute for Advanced Study
- Fulkerson Prize Winners at Mathematical Programming Society
- Jeong Han Kim at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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