Zhao, Bum Suk

Associate Professor

Molecular Motion Control Lab.

Lab: AMRB (103) 401-2
Office: AMRB (103) 414
E-mail: zhao@unist.ac.kr
Phone: +82-52-217-5426

Zhao, Bum Suk

Associate Professor

Molecular Motion Control Lab.

E-mail: zhao@unist.ac.kr
Lab: AMRB (103) 401-2
Office: AMRB (103) 414
Phone: +82-52-217-5426
Research Areas
Physical Chemistry, Molecular Physics
Research Summary

In addition to the significant impact on the progress of quantum mechanics at its early stage, the Stern-Gerlach experiment, the study on the interaction of atoms with a magnetic field, has led to the invention of nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging. As this classic example, the investigation of particle-field interaction has been beneficial to the whole science area. The main topic of our group is experimental research and application of molecular interaction with various fields, such as nonresonant laser field and its combination with a static electric field. We exploit the state-dependent force imparted by the molecule-field interaction to spatially separate stereoisomers and their quantum states. Besides, in collaboration with the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, grazing incidence atom optics is investigated.

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, Seoul National University (2005)
M.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University (2000)
B.S., Chemistry, Seoul National University (1998)

Career

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNIST (2019.09~)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNIST (2011.12~2019.08)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Fritz Haber Institute of Max Planck Society, (2005.11~2011.12)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University (2005.09~2005.10)
Visiting Student, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Havard University (2001.08~2003.01)

Selected Publications
Scattering of adiabatically aligned molecules by nonresonant optical standing waves
Lee Yeong Kim, Byung Gun Jin, Tae Woo Kim, Ju Hyeon Lee, and Bum Suk Zhao*
Sci. Adv. 6, eaaz0682 (2020)
Matter-wave diffraction from a periodic array of half planes
Ju Hyeon Lee, Lee Yeong Kim, Yun-Tae Kim, Chang Young Lee, Wieland Schöllkopf* and Bum Suk Zhao*
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 040401 (2019)
Effect of rotational-state-dependent molecular alignment on the optical dipole force
Lee Yeong Kim, Ju Hyeon Lee, Hye Ah Kim, Sang Kyu Kwak, Bretislav Friedrich, and Bum Suk Zhao*
Phys. Rev. A 94, 013428 (2016)
Universal diffraction of atoms and molecules from a quantum reflection grating
Bum Suk Zhao*, Weiqing Zhang, and Wieland Schöllkopf*
Sci. Adv. 2, e150901 (2016)
Rotational-state-dependent dispersion of molecules by pulsed optical standing waves
Xing Nan Sun, Lee Yeong Kim, Bum Suk Zhao*, and Doo Soo Chung*
Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 223001 (2015)
Research Highlights