Dr. Eunseong Kim is the 2008 recipient of the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science Prize. Dr Kim was presented with the prize at the Oxford Instruments Socialise with Science event at the APS 2008 March show in New Orleans. Dr. Kim is recognized for seminal contributions to the understanding of solid helium. He performed this work while a graduate student and post doctoral research assistant at the Pensylvania State University and is continuing related research founding his own experimental group at KAIST in his native South Korea.
His work on solid 4He and discovery of non-Debye behaviour has energized the field of quantum solids, spurred the interest of the condensed matter physics community and captured the fascination of the general public.