Professor

Biography

Dr. Ick-Jae Yoon received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea in 2003 and 2005 respectively, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA in 2012, all in Electrical Engineering. He joined the faculty of Chungnam National University (CNU, 충남대학교), Daejeon, Korea in September 2014 and is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. From 2012 to 2014, he was with the Electromagnetic Systems group of the Electrical Engineering Department at Technical University of Denmark (DTU, 덴마크공대), Lyngby, DK as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor. From 2005 to 2008, he worked as a Research Engineer at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, 삼성종합기술원) of Samsung Electronics, Co., Yongin, Korea. 

Dr. Yoon's current research focuses on applied electromagnetics including antennas for IoT and military applications, 3D printed high-frequency devices, high power microwave (HPM) system, wireless biotelemetry system, EMI/EMC problems from electric motors of E-vehicles and theoretical methods for electromagnetics. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed technical publications and holds 9 U.S. patents in antennas and wireless communication areas. Dr. Yoon received the H.C. Ørsted Post-doctoral Fellowship from DTU in 2012 and is a Marie Curie Alumnus. He is a senior member of IEEE [link]. 

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, 2012

  • Advisor: Prof. Hao Ling

  • Dissertation: Realizing efficient wireless power transfer in the near-field region using electrically small antennas

• M.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2005

  • Advisor: Prof. Young Joong Yoon

  • Thesis: UWB RF receiver front-end with band-notch characteristic of 5 GHz WLAN

• B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2003

  • Advisor: Prof. Young Joong Yoon

  • Thesis: UWB tapered slot antenna

Professional Experience 

• Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea (Sep. 2014 – Present)

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (Jan. 2014 – Aug. 2014)

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electromagnetic Systems Group, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (Sep. 2012 – Dec. 2013)

• Research Engineer, Innovative Mobile Technology Group & RF Systems Solution Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology of Samsung Electronics, Co., Yongin, Korea (Jul. 2005 – Aug. 2008)

Professional Activities/Services (Selected)

• Chiar, Antenna & Propagation Society of KIEES (2024. 01 - Present, 한국전자파학회 안테나 및 전파전파 연구회 위원장)

• Associate Vice President, Office of International Affairs, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea (2021. 02 - 2022. 08, 충남대학교 국제교류본부 부본부장)

• Publicity Chair,  2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP 2018), Busan, Korea

• Workshop Chair, 2017 Asia-Pacific International Electromagnetic Compatibility Symposium (APEMC 2017), Seoul, Korea

• Life member of the Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science

• Editorial member of the Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science

• Management committee member of the ICT COST Action IC1301, Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics

• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, etc.

Honors and Awards (Selected)

• 2019 Best Teacher Award, Chungnam National University, Jan. 2020 (Top 10 ranked out of 900+ professors over the university)

• Outstanding Researcher Award, 2019 Asian Workshop on Antennas and Propagation (AWAP), Seoul, Korea, Apr. 2019 

• Young Investigator Award, Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES), Nov. 2017. 

• Best Paper Award, Asian Workshop on Antennas and Propagation (AWAP), Busan, Korea, Jan. 2016. 

• Honorable Mention in the Student Paper Competition, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (AP-S), Chicago, IL, Jul. 2012.

• The first place, Texas Symposium on Microwave and Wireless Circuits and Systems, Baylor University, Waco, TX, Mar. 2012.

• The Microsoft Award, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, Feb. 2012.

• Professional Development Award, the Graduate School, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, May 2010.

• Boundless Research Award, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Yongin, Korea, Jan. 2007.