PhD student, Gyudae "GD" Kim, was recently named a Jeremiah Sullivan Graduate Fellow by The Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security at the Illinois Global Institute.
His research studies how nuclear systems are sustained not only through technical and strategic means but also through communication systems that shape how those systems are understood and trusted. By focusing on documentary films as infrastructure, the project offers a new way to think about how knowledge is managed within high-security environments. It also has broader relevance for understanding how governments communicate complex technological risks in contexts where full transparency is not possible.
The ACDIS Jeremiah Sullivan Fellowship, named in honor of former ACDIS director and physics professor Jeremiah Sullivan, supports undergraduate and graduate students in conducting impactful research that contributes meaningfully to the field of national and international security studies and serves as a foundation for future scholarly or collaborative work. Recipients present their work in a seminar and publish in the Illini Journal of International Security.