Dr. Kin Cheung: Physics, AP Physics, Finance, and Mathematics 1:1

About the tutor: Dr. Kin Cheung

Dr. Kin Cheung is a rare figure who bridges two worlds: high-stakes global finance and frontier physics research. After a storied three-decade career leading derivatives and equities trading across Asia for firms including Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and RBS, and later managing a hedge fund, Dr. Cheung has returned to his original passion: scientific discovery.

An MIT prodigy and former NSF Fellow who started his PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering at age 19, Dr. Cheung now conducts independent research in computational and soft-matter physics. His latest work, “A Perspective on Soft Matter Molecular Simulations: Deformation and Flow at Mesoscopic Timescales,” appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics in February 2025.

Alongside his research, Dr. Cheung shares his multidisciplinary insights as a keynote speaker, including at the 2024–2025 Claremont Finance Conference, and as a guest lecturer at UCLA.

Biography

Dr. Cheung's most recent publication in Journal of Applied Physics:

• A Perspective on Soft Matter Molecular Simulations: Deformation and Flow at Mesoscopic Timescales, Chi-Huan Tung, Kin Cheung, Yue Fan, Akihiro Kushima, Kang Pyo So, Wei-Ren Chen & Sidney Yip, February 7, 2025, Journal of Applied Physics 137, 050902 (2025).

Résumé:

• 1985 BSE in Nuclear Engineer, University of Michigan

• 1990 PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT (youngest PhD student at age of 19, GPA 5.0/5.0, NSF Fellow, top PhD dissertation award)

• From 1990-2024, Dr. Cheung worked in Salomon Brothers (Head of derivatives trading Asia); Lehman Brothers (Head of derivatives trading Japan & Asia); Bear Stearns (Senior Managing Director & Head of Equities, Japan & Asia); Royal Bank of Scotland: Senior Managing Director (Head of Trading & Head of Equities, Japan & Asia); 2024 Hedge Fund Manager

• Adjunct professor - UCLA during Spring Quarter 2026

His most recent talks:

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being a Trader* (*But Were Afraid to Ask!), Claremont McKenna College: Keynote Speaker at the 2024-2025 Claremont Finance Conference, Claremont McKenna College,February 21, 2025

• Guest Lecturer, Computer Simulation of Materials (MatSci270), UCLA: Four hours of lecture on molecular dynamics, April 2025.

Rescheduling policy

Any cancellation or rescheduling of lessons requires 24 hours notice. Any cancellation or rescheduling within 23 hours will be charged a USD10 fee unless the teacher waives the fee for her/his students.