MK

M. Kim

Also known as: Min Kim, Minjae Gaspar Kim

University College London, University of Warwick, Kiel University, Heidelberg University, Austrian Academy of Sciences

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6218-2004
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About

I am a planetary scientist dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of planet formation and evolution. My research focuses on the chemical and dynamical evolution in planetary systems, dust formation, and their roles in planetary environments and habitability in exoplanetary systems.

Through the GEPOD ("Global Evolution of Planet-fOrming Disks") project, we're developing a comprehensive observational and theoretical framework to understand planet formation—addressing one of the most fundamental questions in modern astronomy: how do planetary systems, including our own, come to be? We combine cutting-edge numerical simulations with multi-wavelength observations to study the evolution of gas and dust in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets.

My research also examines dust traces from debris discs around stars to reveal details about planetary system formation and evolution. I apply radiative transfer and SPH simulations to circumstellar disks around main-sequence stars and manage extensive datasets including the Herschel debris disk and MIDAS/Rosetta dust particle catalogues.

Additionally, I am the ESA project lead studying the dust of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko collected by Rosetta/MIDAS (under "Primitiveness of cometary dust collected by MIDAS on-board Rosetta", Contract No. 4000129476). This work examines dust morphology at micro- to nanometer scales to enhance our understanding of comets and dust growth processes in the early Solar System.

Employment

  • University College London
    2024 - Present
  • University of Warwick Research Fellow
    2022 - 2024
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences ESA project Lead
    2022 - 2022
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences ESA/Rosetta Postdoc
    2021 - 2021

Education

  • Kiel University Ph. D. in Astrophysics
  • Heidelberg University M. Sc. in Physics and Astronomy

Projects & Funding

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Publications (50)