The New Frontier on the Great Plains: Fermilab and the Future of Particle Physics, Dr. Young-Kee Kim

Young-Kee Kim, an internationally acclaimed experimental particle physicist whose research focuses on understanding the fundamental constituents of matter and the interactions between them, is a Professor of Physics in the College of The University of Chicago and the Enrico Fermi Institute. Since July 2006, she has been Deputy Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL). In this role, Kim she leads and manages development and implementation of the strategic plan and establishes the oversight mechanisms to ensure compliance with the plan as well as the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. The many contributions that Dr. Kim has made to management at FNAL include, commissioning an ILC task force to increase involvement of FNAL particle physicists in the ILC community, creating an Office Space task force to facilitate synergy between different components at the laboratory, and establishing the International Fellows at Fermilab Program to bring outstanding students, post-docs and scientists to FNAL from foreign institutions.