Principal Investigator (PI)

류 학기 (Hak Ki Yu, 柳 學基)

-Professor (tenured)  (03/2024  ~ ), Head of Department  (09/2023 ~ 08/2025)
-Associate Professor (03/2019 ~  02/2024)
-Assistant Professor (03/2015 ~ 02/2019)
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering & Dept. of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Worldcup-ro 206, Suwon, 16499, Korea

-CTO, Founder (02/2023 ~ )
Hyper Materials,  Seobu-ro 2066,  Suwon, 16419, Korea

-Adjunct Professor (09/2022  ~ 08/2024), Head of Department (03/2023 ~ 08/2024)
Dept. of Intellectual Property Rights Engineering (Graduate Dept. in Engineering), Ajou University

-Adjunct Professor (09/2024  ~  ), Head of Department (09/2024 ~ 08/2026)
Dept. of Applied Materials (Graduates Dept. in Engineering), Ajou University

Contact: Room 707, Paldal-Kwan
Tel: +82-31-219-1680, Fax: +82-31-219-1613
E-mail: hakkiyu@ajou.ac.kr / hakkiyu@gmail.com

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1. Education
-Ph. D. (09/2003 ~ 08/2010)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,
*Thesis: Growth mechanism of epitaxial MgO thin film and their applications (Advisor: Prof. Jong-Lam Lee).

-B. S. (03/2000 ~ 08/2003)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,
Top seat in Dept. & The Magna Cum Laude graduation & Early graduation (7th semester),
*Thesis: The study of high reflectivity ohmic contact on p-type GaN (Advisor: Prof. Jong-Lam Lee), published Electronic Materials Letters.


2. Professional Experiences
-Visiting Scholar (09/2021 ~08/2022), Sabbatical year
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU,  Suwon)

-Invited Professor (08/2017 ~ 06/2021)
Samsung Institute of Technology (SSIT): Lecture for Introduction of Materials Science 1 & 2

-Postdoctoral Research Fellow (11/2011 ~ 02/2015)
[Deutsch] Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften (Abteilung für Dynamik an Oberflächen) &
Georg-August Universität Göttingen (Institut für Physikalische Chemie), Deutschland
[English] Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (Department of Dynamics at Surfaces) &
Georg August University of Göttingen (Institute for Physical Chemistry), Germany
*Research Areas: Synthesis of complex surfaces for molecular beam scattering experiments (Advisor: Prof. Alec M. Wodtke).

-Postdoctoral Research Fellow (09/2010 ~ 10/2011)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
*Research Areas: Fabrication of large area nano-structures and applications to optoelectronic devices (Advisor: Prof. Jong-Lam Lee).


3. Activities
-Editorial Committee  of Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
http://kim.or.kr/contents/sub01/04_2_2.asp

-Referees of
Advanced Energy Materials, Nature Communications, Nano Energy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Nanoscale, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2D Materials, ChemSusChem, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, ChemCatChem, Materials Today Energy, Fuel, Crystal Growth & Design, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Advanced Sustainable Systems, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Ceramics International, Materialia, Advanced Engineering Materials, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Nano Trends, New Journal of Chemistry, IEEE Access, RSC advances, ACS Omega, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Surface and Coatings Technology, International Journal of Energy Research, Journal of Composite Science, Optical Materials, Nanomaterials, Sensors, Chemosensors, Science of Advanced Materials, Thin Solid Films, Materials, Micromachines, Electronics, Current Applied Physics, Applied Sciences, Crystals, Coatings, Materials, Entropy, Photonics, Molecular Crystal and Liquid Crystals, Applied Physics A, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Electronic Materials Letters, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society, 한국 표면공학회지, 대한금속재료학회지, 한국 재료학회지, 공학기술논문지, etc.

-대한금속재료학회지 편집위원 (2021.01~ )
-한국재료학회 학술 분과 이사 (2019.01~ ),  대외협력 위원 (2024.01~)
-반도체 학술대회 P분과 (Device for energy) 공동 위원장 (2018.09~2021.02)
-한국센서학회, 한국세라믹학회 회원
-GPVC(Global Photovoltaic Conference) 분과위원 (2017, 2023)
-제3기 국가나노기술지도 나노소재분과 분과위원 (2017.09~2018.02)
-한국산업기술진흥협회 NEP, NET 심사위원 (2015.05 ~ )
-산업기술혁신 평가단 평가위원 (2017.03 ~ )
-중소기업기술개발 지원사업 평가위원 (2017.08 ~ )
-SBDC 중소기업유통센터 공공 구매제도 평가위원 (2020.03 ~ )
-국방기술품질원 국방과학기술 평가위원 (2021.02 ~ )
-경기테크토파크(TP) 지원사업 전문인력 (2021.02 ~ )
-경기도 기술닥터 사업 '기술닥터' (2021.09 ~ )
-태양광발전학회 평의원 (2024)


4. Honors

-Presidential scholarship for the top seat in undergraduate Dept. of MSE in POSTECH (Spring, Fall in 2001).
-Bronze medal, the 16th human-tech of Samsung Electronics (2010).
-Full Post-doc Fellow (Humboldt Stipendiary) at Georg-August University of Göttingen (2011-2014).
-Invited as travel scholarship for young scientists, Volkswagen Foundation’s 1st Herrenhausen Conference “Downscaling Science” (2012).
-Prime Minister Award (2nd prize), the 32th Korea Invention Patent Exhibition (2013).
    http://www.phmbc.co.kr/news/news_desk?idx=222033&mode=view
    http://article.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=13280316&ctg=1213
    http://www.kbmaeil.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=304961
    http://www.idaegu.co.kr/news.php?mode=view&num=115110
-Full research fellowship at Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften (2014~2015).
-The 13th Young Scientist Award from the Korea Synchrotron Radiation User’s Association (KOSUA) (2015).
    http://www.segye.com/newsView/20151119002109
    http://www.idaegu.co.kr/news.php?mode=view&num=181421
-Good Reviewer Awards, 대한금속 재료학회지(KJMNN), by KIMM (2021).
-Ajou Publication Awards (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
-Excellent Teaching Awards (by College of Engineering, Ajou University) (2023, 2024).
-Top 10 Researchers Awards (by College of Engineering, Ajou University) (2023, 2024).