CV
Basics
Name
MinSu Ko (고민수)
Position
Student, Master-Doctoral Program
Affiliation
Dept. of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech.
Email
komin0310@kaist.ac.kr
Working On
Development of a 12–20 GHz radio astronomical receiver for high z CO line-intensity mapping
Education
Ph.D. in Physics (expected Feb, 2031)
Feb, 2025 – Present
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST), Department of Physics
Project: “Development of 12-20 GHz receiver for CO line-intensity mapping on z=4.8-8.6” (Advisor: Junhan Kim)
B.S. in Physics
Mar, 2020 – Feb, 2025
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST), Department of Physics
• Advanced Major in Physics, Individually Designed Major (Electrical engineering, Nuclear engineering)
Thesis: “Characterization of Josephson Parametric Amplifiers for Wideband Axion Search at CAPP” (Advisor: Yannis K. Semertzidis)
Employment & Experience
Ph.D. candidate
Observational Cosmology and Astrophysics Lab. (ObsCAL), KAIST
• Cross-correlation analysis of line-intensity mapping data.
• Corrugated feed & waveguide components optimization.
Student Assistant
Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS/CAPP)
• Experimental verification of Josephson parametric amplifiers.
• Dry dilution fridge, cryocooler operation & maintenance.
Publications
Superconductor Science and Technology
MDPI Physical Sciences Forum
2023 IEEE 24th International Conference of Young Professionals in Electron Devices and Materials (EDM)
Presentations
Oral 5
Prototype Receiver Development for COMAP-EoR: Toward CO Line-Intensity Mapping at z=4.8–8.5
The Korean Physical Society 2026 Spring Meeting
2025 East Asia Submillimeter-wave Receiver Workshop
Characterization of Josephson Parametric Amplifiers for Wideband Axion Search at CAPP
KAIST Undergrad. Research Program Workshop
The Korean Physical Society 2024 Spring Meeting
2023 IEEE 24th International Conference of Young Professionals in Electron Devices and Materials (EDM)
Poster 4
ResearchGate ↗
2025 Korean Astronomical Society Fall Meeting
Development Status of a Prototype Ku-band Receiver for the COMAP-EoR Experiment
2025 Korean Astronomical Society Spring Meeting
ResearchGate ↗
2025 Korean Astronomical Society Spring Meeting
The 20th International Conference on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD 20)
Honors
Outstanding Presentation Award
Korean Physical Society
Master's Student Research Grant (석사과정생 연구장려금)
National Research Foundation of Korea
SBS Foundation Scholarship
SBS Foundation
Presidential Science Scholarship
Korean Ministry of Science and ICT
Encouragement Award of Undergrad. Research Program Workshop
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech.
Outstanding Presentation Award
Korean Physical Society
The Way To Stockholm (TWTS)
Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
Department of Physics Dean's list
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech.
Teachings
General Physics I, Teaching Assistant
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech.
Radio Astronomy, Teaching Assistant
Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech.