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Bonggeun Shong
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University
PhD, Stanford University
address: 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04066, South Korea
phone: (+82) 2-320-1648
e-mail: bshong@hongik.ac.kr
website: http://sites.google.com/site/bonggeunshong/
Bonggeun Shong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Hongik University, where he has been a faculty member since 2017. He received BS from Seoul National University and PhD from Stanford University, and then worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University and as an Assistant Professor at Chungnam National University. In 2018, he was awarded the POSCO TJ Park Science Fellowship. Bonggeun Shong's research interests lie in the fundamental surface chemical phenomena, especially those related to deposition and etching of thin films.
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Researchers
Researchers
Dr. Miso Kim
MS, Korea University
PhD course (2019 - 2025)
PhD Thesis: Computational Chemistry Studies on Dimerized Precursors and Alcohol Reactants in Atomic Layer Deposition
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher (Stanford University, 2025 -)
(co-first author) Langmuir, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05147
(co-first author) Chemistry of Materials, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02156
(co-author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c11791
(co-author) ACS Nano, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c16115
(first author) Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2024.114953
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01133
(first author) Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2024.100754
(first author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03326
(first author) Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129273
(co-first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002966
(first author) Chemistry of Materials, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00143
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03607
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03142
(co-first author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c11304
(co-author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03518
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02798
(co-author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c10322
Engineering Research Team, Korea Center for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) (2020)
Poster presentation award, 27th Korean Conference on Semiconductors (2020)
Iaan Cho
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2022 - 2024)
MS Thesis: Surface Chemical Investigation on Non-ideal Composition of Atomic Layer Deposited Multi-Component Thin Films
PhD course (Yonsei University, 2024 -)
(co-first author) ACS Nano, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c14702
(co-author) Advanced Science, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202519209
(co-author) Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c15520
(first author) Colloids and Interface Science Communications, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2025.100823
(first author) ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.4c01346
(co-first author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01133
(co-first author) Advanced Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202314031
(co-first author) Small Methods, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301185
(co-author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11796
Student Award Finalist, AVS 23rd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (2023)
Myeong Kyun Nam
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2023 -)
(co-first author) Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c15520
Hohyeon Kim
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2024 -)
Ilhyeok Seo
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2024 -)
Seoyun Heo
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2024 -)
Hwasun Sung
secretary (2019 -)
Alumni (post-graduate)
Alumni (post-graduate)
Sujin Kwon
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2022 - 2026)
MS Thesis: Computational chemistry study to elucidate and control surface reactions in atomic layer processing
(co-author) Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115636
(co-author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004358
(first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004143
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03326
Research Subsidies for M.S. Candidates, National Research Foundation of Korea (2024)
Engineering Research Team, Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) (2024)
Poster presentation award, 30th Korean Conference on Semiconductors (2023)
Next position: Engineer, SK hynix
Jae Min Jang
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2022 - 2026)
MS Thesis: Theoretical study on precursor surface reaction mechanisms in atomic layer deposition of transition metal nitrides
(first author) Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115636
Woong Pyo Jeon
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2024 - 2026)
MS Thesis: Computational chemistry study on surface chemistry of hafnium oxide atomic layer deposition and the reactivity-optical properties of metal oxide resists for EUV lithography
(co-author) Langmuir, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05147
(co-author) Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01256A
Junhui Choi
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2023 - 2026)
MS Thesis: “Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning-Based Potential Analysis of Selective Deposition of Transition Metal Thin Films”
Dohui Kwon
BS, Sun Moon University
MS course (University-Research Institute Cooperation Program, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 2023 - 2025)
MS Thesis: A Study of Biodiesel Production from Triglycerides via Continuous Hydrothermal Reaction
Ji Sun Lim
BS, Sun Moon University
MS course (University-Research Institute Cooperation Program, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 2023 - 2025)
MS Thesis: A study of hydrochar characteristics from supercritical extraction residues of food processing by-products according to co-solvents
Jiwon Kim
BS, Hongik University
BS, MS & post-MS course (2021 - 2025)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on the atomic layer deposition and area selective atomic layer deposition for SiNx
(first author) Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.106470
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03326
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160099
(first author) Advanced Electronic Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202300722
Next position: Engineer, SK hynix
Hyeon Cho
BS, Hongik University
Combined BS/MS course (2022 - 2025)
MS Thesis: Computational Chemistry Study on Surface Chemistry during Atomic Layer Deposition of Germanium Telluride and Atomic Layer Etching of Transition Metals
(first author) Vacuum, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114142
Next position: Engineer, Dongwoo Fine-Chem
Hyobin Eom
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2020 - 2024)
MS Thesis: Density Functional Theory Study on Surface Reactions of Trimethylaluminum with Transition Metals and Oxides
(first author) Surface Science, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2025.122711
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03326
(first author) APL Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1063/5.0198197
(co-author) Materials Today Advances, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtadv.2021.100195
Oral presentation award, Korean Institute of Metals and Materials Fall Meeting (2021)
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Dayeon Lee
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2022 - 2024)
Thesis: Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Atomic Layer Deposition Processes Including Surface Chemical Kinetics
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Soo Hyun Lee
BS, Hongik University
Combined BS/MS course (2021 - 2024)
MS Thesis: Density Functional Theory Study on Surface Chemistry of Atomic Layer Deposition of Silicon and Hafnium Oxides
(co-first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004358
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03326
(co-first author) ACS Energy Letters, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01941
(co-author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003041
Poster presentation award, Global Conference of Innovation Materials 2023 (GCIM 2023)
Poster presentation award, Samsung Global Technology Symposium (Samsung GTS) 2023
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Jinwoo Lee
BS, Hongik University
Combined BS/MS course (2021 - 2024)
MS Thesis: Density Functional Theory Study on Process Conditions for Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Oxide (HfO2)
(co-author) Langmuir, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05147
(first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003041
Oral presentation award, Samsung Global Technology Symposium (Samsung GTS) 2023
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Dr. Tran Thi Ngoc Van
MS, Chungnam National University
PhD course (2018 - 2023)
PhD Thesis: Quantum chemical analysis on the precursor chemistry for atomic layer deposition processes
(co-author) ACS Nano, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c08927
(co-author) Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01256A
(first author) Electronic Materials Letters, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-023-00467-8
(first author) Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-023-05806-y
(co-author) Nature Nanotechnology, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01460-w
(co-author) ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05570
(first author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04425
(co-author) Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.132504
(co-author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c10322
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146383
(co-author) Ceramics International, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.01.002
(co-author) Ceramics International, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.10.254
(first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2019. http://doi.org/10.1116/1.5079247
Ju Hyeon Jung
BS, Hongik University
MS & post-MS course (2021 - 2024)
MS Thesis: Density Function Theory (DFT) Study on the Selective Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Mechanism of Titanium Nitride (TiN)
(co-author) Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115636
(co-author) Coatings, 2023. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13061020
(first author) Coatings, 2023. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13020387
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Sehee Kim
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2021 - 2023)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on atomic layer deposition (ALD) surface chemistry of ruthenium aluminum oxide
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02156
(co-author) Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2024.100754
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Hankyu Kim
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2021 - 2023)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on reactions of Ga2Nx molecules in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of gallium nitride
(co-first author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002966
Oral presentation award, Materials Research Society of Korea Spring Meeting (2022)
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Changhyun Ahn
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2021 - 2023)
MS Thesis: Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study on Surface Diffusion of Ruthenium and Electrical Conduction in Two-dimensional Electron Systems
(first author) Coatings, 2023. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13061020
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Jiho Yang
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2021 - 2023)
MS Thesis: Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study on Effects of Electric Field and Formation of Elemental Tellurium Regarding Surface Reaction of Atomic Layer Deposition
(co-author) Colloids and Interface Science Communications, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2025.100823
(co-author) ACS Nano, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c03559
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Neung-Kyung Yu
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2019 - 2022)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on the atomic layer deposition of silicon nitride and etching of ruthenium
(first author) Applied Surface Science, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163449
(first author) Applied Surface Science, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157864
(first author) Silicon, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-02248-8
(co-author) Nature Communications, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35428-6
(first author) Applied Surface Science, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150603
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01054
(co-author) Coatings, 2020. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10080712
Next position: PhD candidate, Georgia Tech
Hongjun Oh
BS, Hongik University
MS course (2020 - 2022)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on the area selective atomic layer deposition for SiO2
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160099
(co-author) Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129273
(co-author) Coatings, 2023. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13020387
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.152939
(co-author) Dalton Transactions, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT03465K
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150152
(co-author) Advanced Functional Materials, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202102556
Next position: Engineer, Dongjin Semichem
Jeongwoo Park
BS, Hongik University
BS & MS course (2018 - 2021)
MS Thesis: Density functional theory (DFT) study on the initial nucleation mechanism and surface phenomena of Ti-based thin films
(co-author) Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023. http://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC03751C
(co-author) Nature Communications, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35428-6
(co-author) Small, 2022. http://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202105916
(first author) Materials Today Advances, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtadv.2021.100195
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150603
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00508
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00729
(first author) Coatings, 2020. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10080712
Next position: Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Dr. Abu Saad Ansari
PhD, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Research Professor (2018 - 2021)
(co-corresponding author) Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101054
(first author) Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2021.01.016
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148229
(co-author) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157186
(co-first author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06314
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146383
(first author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04872
(co-corresponding author) Nanomaterials, 2020. http://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061215
(co-author) Progress in Organic Coatings, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.105509
(co-author) Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2019. http://doi.org/10.1116/1.5079247
Dr. Shimeles Shumi Raya
MS, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
PhD course (2017 - 2020)
PhD Thesis: Insights toward functionalization of 2D nanomaterials through molecular adsorption
(co-author) Colloids and Interface Science Communications, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2025.100823
(first author) Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101054
(co-author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04872
(first author) Nanomaterials, 2020. http://doi.org/10.3390/nano10061215
(first author) Progress in Organic Coatings, 2020. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.105509
(co-author) Chemistry of Materials, 2018. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02774
Next position: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Alumni (undergraduate)
Alumni (undergraduate)
Seungmin Noh (2024-2025)
Seo Yeon Gwak (2025)
Daewoong Kim (2025)
Kyung Han Yang (2025)
Chanhee Lee (2025)
Areum Yun (2025)
Sumin Wang (2025)
Gyuwon Ahn (2024)
Sang Woo Park (2024)
Hyun Uk Han (2023-2024)
Heeyeon Shin (2023 - 2024)
Sung Hyun Kang (2023 - 2024)
Chi Hun Kang (2023 - 2024)
Jun Nyeoung Kim (2022 - 2023)
- Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Minju Kang (2021 - 2022)
Young Woong Kim (2021 - 2022)
Chris Song (2021 - 2022)
Seunghwan Yang (2021 - 2022)
Sungmin Lee (2019 - 2021)
(co-author) Surface Science, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2025.122711
- Engineer, SK hynix
Woojin Bae (2020 - 2021)
(co-author) APL Materials, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1063/5.0198197
- Engineer, DL E&C
Yo Han Choi (2019 - 2020)
(co-author) Surface Science, 2025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2025.122711
- Engineer, Samsung Electronics
Eun Jung Park (CNU, 2016-2017)
(co-author) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b04985
Sungmin Hong (CNU, 2016-2017)
Poster presentation award, Korean Chemical Society Daejeon-Sejong-Chungnam Regional Meeting (2017)
- MS course, CNU
Yujung Hong (CNU, 2016-2017)
Ju Hyang Lee (CNU, 2016-2017)
(first author) Applied Surface Science, 2016. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.013
Jin Gyung Woo (CNU, 2016-2017)
(co-author) Applied Surface Science, 2016. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.013
Wooseok Oh (CNU, 2016-2017)
(first author) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07865
(co-author) International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1002/qua.25341
(co-author) NPG Asia Materials, 2016. http://doi.org/10.1038/am.2016.182
- MS course, KAIST
Jae Young Lee (CNU, 2015-2016)
(first author) International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1002/qua.25341
- MS course, CNU
Ahhyun Kim (CNU, 2015-2016)
(co-author) International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1002/qua.25341
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