Young-Soo Kim Principal Researcher Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Korea 'Nano Precisions in Manufacturing Giant Telescopes'

Dr. Young-Soo KIM is an Astronomer and Optical engineer, working as a Principal Researcher at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. He managed the Korean Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project starting from initial planning and funding in Korean side up to developing the prototype of the secondary mirror system. GMT is a 25 meter next generation telescope being built by international collaboration with U.S.A., Australia, Chile, and Sao Paulo in Brazil. After having Bachelor and Master degrees in Astronomy at Yonsei University, he achieved a Ph.D. degree at UCL, London University by innovating a method for precision optical metrology. After working at European Southern Observatory in Mŭnchen, he made a telescope payload for a satellite at Korea Aerospace Research Institute. He currently supports small and medium companies technically by consultation, co-works, and teaching. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Chung Buk National University.