[1] In 2008, Kim was awarded the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science Prize, from Oxford Instruments for his contributions to the understanding of solid helium.

[2] Kim was born on the small island of Geogeum-do in southern South Korea and attended Pusan National University.

After completing his mandatory 26 months of military service, he returned to the university and obtained a B.S.

Kim joined the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2006.

[3] He found that Non-Classical Rotational Inertia (NCRI) fraction which measures shows that the fraction of helium atoms participating in the super flow and the helium atoms can be strongly suppressed by rotation without altering the elastic properties.