Ho-Ung Yee

Ho-Ung Yee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His research focuses on Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), particularly the study of quark-gluon plasma created in heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and LHC. His work also explores connections between QCD and condensed matter systems like Dirac/Weyl semimetals.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, Yale University (2003)
• MS in Physics, Seoul National University (1999)

Research Highlights: Yee investigates transport phenomena in QCD matter, including second-order transport coefficients, spin polarization dynamics, and chiral anomaly effects. His theoretical frameworks bridge high-energy physics and condensed matter systems, contributing to understanding extreme states of matter.

Publications: His recent work emphasizes non-dissipative hydrodynamic effects and quantum kinetic theory, with applications to quark-gluon plasma studies. Earlier contributions include foundational analyses of the chiral magnetic wave phenomenon.