
Thomas Kyoung-Ho Kim
Education:
- B.S. Astronomy and Space Science, Chungbuk National University, 2012
- M.S. Physics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2017
Research Interest:
- Radial and latitudinal evolution of multi-species ion distribution function and plasma parameters in Jupiter’s plasma sheet
- Investigation on ion heating mechanisms in Jupiter’s magnetosphere
- Theory and application of the kappa distribution on space plasmas
- Simulation and calibration on electrostatic analyzer (ESA) and carbon-foil based time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometers
Fellowships and Recognitions:
- Best General Science Poster at the 2016 GEM Summer Workshop
Publications:
- Method to Derive Ion Properties from Juno JADE Including Abundance Estimates for O+ and S2+
- Jovian High‐Latitude Ionospheric Ions: Juno In Situ Observations
- R. C. Allen, C. P. Paranicas, F. Bagenal, S. K. Vines, D. C. Hamilton, F. Allegrini, G. Clark, P. A. Delamere, T. K. Kim, S. M. Krimigis, D. G. Mitchell, T. H. Smith, and R. J. Wilson ‘Energetic Oxygen and Sulfur Charge States in the Outer Jovian Magnetosphere: Insights from the Cassini Jupiter Flyby’, Geophysical Research Letters, 2019, Submitted
Thesis Advisor: Robert Ebert
Candidacy: 2017