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나노생명화학공학부
기계신소재공학부
 
052-217-2511
Professor
 
 
Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
School of Nano-Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Materials
UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)
Ulsan, Republic of Korea
Office: +82-52-217-2511, C.P.: +82-16-769-8257
 
 
 
Education
  • 1999
  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
    Advisor: Prof. Steve Granick
  • 1994
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea. : Advisor: Prof. Kun-Hong Lee
  • 1992
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea.
     
    Research Interests
  • Lab-on-a-chip, Biosensors, Biomedical Devices, Microfluidics
  • Molecular Imaging, Nano Particles, Dielectrophoresis
  • Molecules Under Confinement, Lubricants, Nanorheology
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    Professional Experience
  • 2008. 7. - Present
  • Assistant Professor
    Interdisciplinary School of Nano·Bio·Chemical Engineering
     
  • 1999. 6 - 2008. 7.
  • Senior Researcher
    Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea
    1. Lab-on-a-disc for blood analysis (2006. 1. - 2008. 7.)
    2. On-chip sample preparation (2004. 9. - 2005. 12.)
    3. Quantitative Real-Time Micro PCR (2000.1. - 2004. 8.)
    4. Development of DNA Lab-on-a-Chip using MEMS technology, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE), Project Leader, $4.4M/ 3 years (1999.12. - 2002. 9.)
    5. Six-Sigma Black Belt, SAIT, (2003. 2. - 2008. 7.)
  • 1999. 9 - 1999. 11.
  • Visiting Scholar
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
     
    Major Awards and Honors
    1. SAMSUNG CEO’s Award for Best Technology Achievement of the Year, SAMSUNG group (2007)
    2. SAMSUNG Best Paper Award, SAMSUNG group, Silver Prize (2007)
    3. Frontier Research Award, Lab-on-a-disc Project, SAIT (2007)
    4. Breakthrough Technology Award, Lab-on-a-disc Project, SAIT (2007)
    5. SAMSUNG CEO’s Award for Best Technology Achievement of the Year, SAMSUNG group (2004)
    6. SAMSUNG Best Paper Award, SAMSUNG group, Bronze Prize Paper, (2004)
    7. Six Sigma Best Practice Award (2003), (2004)
    8. Breakthrough Technology Award, MicroPCR Project, SAIT (2003)
    9. The Racheff Award for Outstanding Graduate Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (1998)