Choong-Seock Chang Explained

Choong-Seock Chang (; born 1951) is a South Korean physicist.

Chang earned an undergraduate degree from Seoul National University in 1974, and pursued a doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] After completing his studies in 1979, Chang undertook research in La Jolla and Carlsbad, California.[1] In 1986, Chang was appointed a professor of physics at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and concurrently held a research professorship at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences from 1988.[1] [2] He became a research physicist at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in 2011, and retained a joint professorship at KAIST.[1] [3] While at New York University, Chang was elected to fellowship of the American Physical Society in 2006, "[f]or seminal and pioneering contributions in neoclassical, rf-driven, and basic transport theories, and for his leadership in plasma edge simulation in toroidal magnetic confinement devices."[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Choong-Seock Chang (CV) . 17 January 2022 . Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
  2. News: NYU Courant Scientist Receives DOE's Massive Computing Project Award to Develop Magnetic Fusion Energy . 17 January 2022 . New York University . 16 January 2009.
  3. News: Choong-Seock Chang . 17 January 2022 . Princeton University.
  4. News: APS fellow archive . 17 January 2022 . American Physical Society.