Kyungwha Park

Kyungwha Park is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Virginia Tech, specializing in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. Her research focuses on quantum materials, topological insulators, superconductivity, and first-principles calculations. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is affiliated with the College of Science.

Her work explores electronic structure, spin dynamics, and topological phenomena in novel materials. Recent studies include magnetic impurities on superconductors, hydrogenation effects in antiferromagnets, and quantum information science using single-molecule magnets. She uses advanced computational methods like self-interaction corrected density-functional theory and multiscale modeling.

Key contributions involve engineering topological phases via chemical modifications, understanding proximity effects in heterostructures, and designing quantum devices. Her research bridges fundamental physics with applications in spintronics and quantum computing.