EDUCATION

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea                                                                                                                                                     08/28/2015

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical and Biological Engineering

~ Advisor: Prof. Dae-Hyeong Kim

~ Thesis: “Non-volatile Memory Devices and Integrated Sensors 

for Multifunctional Stretchable and Bioresorbable Electronics”

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea                                                                                                                                                     02/26/2009

Master of Science, Interdisciplinary Program in Nanoscience and Technology

(Department of Physics & Astronomy)

~ Advisor: Prof. Seunghun Hong

~ Thesis: “Nanoscale Bio-sensor Probe for the Selective Detection of Calcium inside a Cell”

Korea University, Republic of Korea                                                                                                                                                                    02/24/2007

Bachelor of Science, Physics

HONORS

Sinyang Scholarship (Sinyang Cultural Foundation)                                                                                                                                         06/12/2015

생명∙보건의료 분야 기술수준평가 전문가(질병진단 바이오칩 기술, 과학기술정보통신부)                                                                        2018.07 – 2024.03

Inter-Academy Seoul Science Forum, Rising Researcher (100 under the age of 35)                                                                                        09/21/2018 

The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Miwon Commercial Co., Ltd., Young Scientist                                          10/31/2019

Research Excellence Award, College of Information and Communication Engineering, SKKU                                                                02/29/2024

2024 Award for Scientist of the Month, Ministry of Science and ICT (이달의 과학기술인상)                                                                          04/01/2024

The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, (2024 spring) 

6th Daejoo AI- 4th Industrial Technology Innovation Award                                                                                                                              05/09/2024

Academic Grand Prize (학술본상), The Korean Orthopaedic Association                                                                                                   10/18/2024

Research EEE Fellow Award, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, SKKU                                                                           12/04/2024

2024 Top 100 Outstanding National R&D Achievements (2024년 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 선정),                   

Ministry of Science and ICT                                                                                                                                                                                  12/17/2024 

Award for SKKU-Fellowship, SKKU                                                                                                                                                               02/19/2025

Award for Mid-career Scientist (중견학술상), Korea Flexible & Printed Electronics Society                                                                   10/15/2025

The Korean BioChip Society, Flexible Sensor Division, Committee Member                                                                                  01/01/2023 -  Present 

The Korean Society for Biomaterials, Device Division, Committee Member                                                                                    01/01/2025 - Present 

The Korean Society for Medical & Biological Engineering, 

Bio Semiconductor Division, Committee Member                                                                                                                                01/01/2025 - Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SKKU-KIST, Carbon-Neutral Research Center, Nanophotonics Research Center, KIST                                                               03/01/2022 – Present

Adjunct Professor

Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering                                                                          09/01/2023 – Present

Associate Professor (Early Tenure 09/01/2024)

Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering                                                                   09/01/2019 – 08/31/2023

Assistant Professor

KIST, Biomedical Research Institute, Center for Bionics                                                                                                             08/01/2017 – 08/31/2019

Senior Research Scientist 

KIST-Yonsei University, College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering                                                                                04/01/2019 – 08/31/2019

Adjunct Professor 

Stanford University, Chemical Engineering                                                                                                                                     06/14/2016-06/30/2017

Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Zhenan Bao) 

Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Center for Nanoparticle Research                                                                                            09/01/2015-06/12/2016

Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Dae-Hyeong Kim) 

Seoul National University, Institute of Chemical Processes                                                                                                                                2011-2012

Researcher (Advisor: Prof. Taeghwan Hyeon)             

R&D ReRAM Device Research, Hynix Semiconductor                                                                                                                  02/09/2009-03/17/2011

Senior researcher

 Associate Editor of Frontiers in Electronics (Flexible Electronics)                                                                                         12/14/2020-Present

(IF: 2.1@2026)

Guest Associate Editor, Bioelectronics, Frontiers in Electronics                                                                                                         10/31/2022-Present

Special Issue: Synthesis, properties, and applications of self-healing polymers and composites

Associate Editor, Biomechanics, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology                                                                             09/16/2023-Present

Special Issue: Flexible Optoelectronics

(IF: 4.8@2026)

Guest Editor, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics                                                                                 11/24/2022-06/30/2024

Special Issue: Flexible Optoelectronics

Associate Editor, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing                                                                                            11/20/2025-Present

(IF: 21.3@2026, #1 in the Engineering, Manufacturing category)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (#30)

1. "Ionic-electronic hydrogel-liquid metal composite bilayer with tissue-adaptive and adhesive properties for closed-loop neuroprosthetic system"
   Yewon Kim+, Kyoungryong Kim+, Jaehyon Kim+, Heewon Choi, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
   Advanced Functional Materials Accepted (2026)

2. "Injectable conductive hydrogel and its application to closed-loop robotassisted rehabilitation using stretchable patch-type electrodes"
   Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
   Nature Protocols 21, 238-262 (2026)

3. "Facile and Robust Integration of Functional Hydrogels into Micropillar-Structured Elastomer Platforms for Stable Cardiac Bioelectronics"
   Hyun Su Lee+, Eunyoung Jeong+, Heewon Choi+, Jeong-Uk Kim, Nathaniel S. Hwang, Donghee Son*, Yoonsoo Shin*, and Dae-Hyeong Kim*
   Science Advances 12, eaeb9059 (2026) doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb9059

4. "Hydrogel–elastomer-based conductive nanomembranes for soft bioelectronics"
   Hyunjin Jung+, Daeyeon Lee+, Kyoungryong Kim, Heewon Choi, Youngwan Lee, Sungjun Lee, Jiyong Yoon, Duhwan Seong, Yewon Kim, Jaepyo Jang, Subin Jin, Jeungeun Kum, Hyeok Kim, Sang Min Won, Hyungmin Kim, Seung-Pyo Lee, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin, BongSoo Kim*, and Donghee Son*
   Nature Nanotechnology 20, 1822-1830 (2025)

5. "Reconfigurable assembly of self-healing stretchable transistors and circuits for integrated systems"
   Jaepyo Jang+, Hyongsuk Choo+, Sangkyu Lee+, Jihyang Song, Kyuha Park, Jiyong Yoon, Duhwan Seong, Soojung An, Hyunjin Jung, Jaewon Ju, Juncheol Kang,  Joohoon Kang, In Soo Kim, Mikyung Shin, Jin-Hong Park*, and Donghee Son*
   Nature Electronics 8, 474-484 (2025)

6. "Performance-Recoverable Closed-Loop Neuroprosthetic System"
   Yewon Kim+, Kyumin Kang+, Ja Hoon Koo+, Yoonyi Jeong, Sungjun Lee, Dongjun Jung, Duhwan Seong, Hyeok Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Minah Suh, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, and Donghee Son*
   Advanced Materials  37, 2503413 (2025) (https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503413)

7. "A shape-morphing cortex-adhesive sensor for closed-loop transcranial ultrasound neurostimulation"
   Sungjun Lee+, Jeungeun Kum+, Sumin Kim, Hyunjin Jung, Soojung An, Soo Jin Choi, Jae Hyuk Choi, Jinseok Kim, Ki Jun Yu, Wonhye Lee, Hyeok Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin*, Hyungmin Kim*, and Donghee Son*
   Nature Electronics 7, 800-814 (2024)

8. "An ultrathin, solvent-resistant dielectric for monolithic fabrication of low-power, intrinsically stretchable active-matrix electronic skin"
   Juyeon Kang+, Jiyong Yoon+, Hong Jun Park, Hyunjin Jung, Wangwoo Nam, Kihoon Jeong, Junhwan Choi*,
   Donghee Son*and Sung Gap Im*
   Device (Cell Press) 2, 100426 (2024)

9. "Sticky and strain-gradient artificial epineurium for sutureless nerve repair in rodents and nonhuman primates"
   Duhwan Seong+, Yeonsun Choi+, In Cheul Choi+, Jae Hyuk choi, Ji Hun Park, Jae Jun Nam, Jaewon Ju, Hyun Jae Ryoo, Donghee Kwak, Joonyeol Lee, Seong-Gi Kim, Dong Hwee Kim, Jong Woong Park*, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
   Advanced Materials 2307810 (2024)

10. "Injectable tissue prosthesis for instantaneous closed-loop rehabilitation"
    Subin Jin+, Heewon Choi+, Duhwan Seong, Chang-Lim You, Jong-Sun Kang, Seunghyok Rho, Won Bo Lee, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
    Nature 623, 58-65 (2023)

11. "Adhesive bioelectronics for sutureless epcardial interfacing"
    Heewon Choi+, Yewon Kim+, Sumin Kim+, Hyunjin Jung, Sungjun Lee, Kyoungryong Kim, Hyung-Seop Han, Mikyung Shin*, and Donghee Son*
    Nature Electronics 6, 779-789 (2023)

12. "A stretchable nanoscale dielectric for large-area wearable electronics"
    Ja Hoon Koo and Donghee Son*
    Nature Electronics (Research Briefing) 6, 107 (2023)

13. "A vacuum-deposited polymer dielectric for wafer-scale stretchable electronics"
    Ja Hoon Koo+, Juyeon Kang+, Sungjun Lee+, Jun-Kyul Song, Junhwan Choi, Jiyong Yoon, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Dong Chan Kim, Wangwoo Nam, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, Sung Gap Im*, and Donghee Son*
    Nature Electronics 6, 135-145 (2023)

14. "Injection-on-skin Granular Adhesive for Interactive Human-machine Interface"
    Sumin Kim+, Jaepyo Jang+, Kyumin Kang, Subin Jin, Heewon Choi, Donghee Son*, and Mikyung Shin*
    Advanced Materials 35, 2307070 (2023)

15. "Stretchable colour-sensitive quantum dot nanocomposites for shape-tunable multiplexed phototransistor arrays"
    Jun-Kyul Song+, Junhee Kim+, Jiyong Yoon+, Ja Hoon Koo+, Kyumin Kang, Hyunjin Jung, Sung-Hyuk Sunwoo, Seungwon Yoo, Hogeun Chang, Jinwoung Jo, Woonhyuk Baek, Sanghwa Lee, Mikyung Shin, Taeghwan Hyeon*, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, and Donghee Son*
    Nature Nanotechnology 17, 849-856 (2022)

16. "Reversible electrical percolation in a stretchable and self-healable silver-gradient nanocomposite bilayer"
    Jinhong Park+, Duhwan Seong+, Yongjun Park+, Sang Hyeok Park, Hyunjin Jung, Yewon Kim, Hyoung Won Baac, Mikyung Shin, Seunghyun Lee, Minbaek Lee*, and Donghee Son*
    Nature Communications 13, Article number: 5233 (2022)

17. "Electrostatic-mechanical synergistic in situ multiscale tissue adhesion for sustainable residue-free bioelectronics interface"
    Da Wan Kim+, Kang-Il Song+, Duhwan Sung, Yeon Soo Lee, Sangyul Baik, Jin Ho Song, Heon Joon Lee, Donghee Son* , and Changhyun Pang*
    Advanced Materials, 34, 2105338 (2022) Back Cover Article

18. "A bioinspired stretchable sensory-neuromorphic system"
    Sun Hong Kim+, Geun Woo Baek+, Jiyong Yoon+, Seunghwan Seo, Jinhong Park, Donghyo Hahm, Jun Hyuk Chang, Duhwan Seong, Hyunseon Seo, Seyong Oh, Kyunghwan Kim, Heeyoung Jung, Youngsu Oh, Hyoung Won Baac, Batyrbek Alimkhanuly, Wan Ki Bae, Seunghyun Lee, Minbaek Lee, Jeonghun Kwak*, Jin-Hong Park*  
    and Donghee Son*
    Advanced Materials  33, 2104690 (2021)

19. "Durable and fatigue-resistant soft peripheral neuroprosthetics for in vivo bi-directional signaling"
    Hyunseon Seo+, Sang Ihn Han+, Kang-Il Song+, Duhwan Seong, Kyungwoo Lee, Sun Hong Kim, Taesung Park, Ja Hoon Koo, Mikyung Shin, Hyoung Won Baac, Ok Kyu Park, Soong Ju Oh, Hyung-Seop Han, Hojeong Jeon, Yu-Chan Kim, Dae-Hyeong Kim*, Taeghwan Hyeon* and Donghee Son*
    Advanced Materials 33, 2007346 (2021)

20. "Self-bondable and Stretchable Conductive Composite Fibers with Spatially Controlled Percolated Ag Nanoparticle Networks: Novel Integration Strategy for Wearable Electronics"
    Chaebeen Kwon+, Duhwan Seong+, Jeong-Dae Ha, Dongwon Chun, Jee-Hwan Bae, Kukro Yoon, Minkyu Lee, Janghoon Woo, Chihyeong Won, Seungmin Lee, Yongfeng Mei, Kyung-In Jang, Donghee Son*, and Taeyoon Lee*
    Advanced Functional Materials 30, 2070321, (2020) Cover Article

21. "Adaptive self-healing electronic epineurium for chronic bidirectional neural interfaces"
    Kang-Il Song+, Hyunseon Seo+, Duhwan Seong, Seunghoe Kim, Ki Jun Yu, Yu-Chan Kim, Jinseok Kim, Seok Joon Kwon, Inchan Youn*, Hyojin Lee*, and Donghee Son*
    Nature Communications 11, Article number: 4195 (2020)

22. "An ultrastretchable and self-healable nanocomposite conductor enabled by autonomously percolative electrical pathways"Sunhong Kim+, Hyunseon Seo+, Jiheong Kang+, Jaeyoung Hong, Han-Jin Kim, Jaemin  Kim, Jaewan Mun, Inchan Youn, Jinseok Kim, Hyun-Kwang Seok, Changhee Lee, Eun Gyeong Yang, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Zhenan Bao*, and Donghee Son*
    ACS Nano 13, 6531-6539 (2019)  

23. "Strain-sensitive stretchable self-healable semiconducting film for multiplexed skin-like sensor array"
    Jin-young Oh+, Donghee Son+, Toru Katsumata+, Yeongjun Lee, Yeongin Kim, Jeffrey Lopez, Hung-Chin Wu, Jiheong Kang1, Joonsuk Park, Xiaodan Gu, Jaewan Mun, Nathan Ging-Ji Wang, Yikai Yin, Youngjun Yun, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok and Zhenan Bao*
    Science Advances 5, eaav3097 (2019)

24. "Nanomaterials in Skin-Inspired Electronics: Toward Soft and Robust Skin-Like Electronic Nano-Systems"
    Donghee Son and Zhenan Bao*
    ACS Nano 12, 11731-11739 (2018) Cover Article, Featured in ACS Editors' Choice

25. "An integrated self-healable electronic skin system fabricated via dynamic reconstruction of a nanostructured conducting network"
    Donghee Son+, Jiheong Kang+, Orestis Vardoulis+, Yeongin Kim, Naoji Matsuhisa, Jin Young Oh, John WF To, Jaewan Mun, Toru Katsumata, Yuxin Liu, Allister F. McGuire, Marta Krason, Francisco Molina Lopez, Jooyeun Ham, Ulrike Kraft, Yeongjun Lee, Youngjun Yun, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Zhenan Bao*
    Nature Nanotechnology 13, 1057 (2018)

26. "Tough and water-insensitive self-healing elastomer for robust electronic skin"
    Jiheong Kang+, Donghee Son+, Ging-Ji Nathan Wang, Yuxin Liu, Jeffrey Lopez, Yeongin Kim, Jin-young Oh, Toru Katsumata, Jaewan Mun, Yeongjun Lee, Lihua Jin, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, and Zhenan Bao*
    Advanced Materials 30, 1706846 (2018) 

27. "Colloidal synthesis of uniform-sized molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for wafer-scale flexible nonvolatile memory"
    Donghee Son+, Sue In Chae+, Myungbin Kim+, Moon Kee Choi, Jiwoong Yang, Kunsu Park, Vinayak S. Kale, Ja Hoon Koo, Changsoon Choi, Minbaek Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Taeghwan Hyeon* and Dae-Hyeong Kim*
    Advanced Materials 28, 9326 (2016)

28. "Wearable multiplexed array of silicon nonvolatile memory using nanocrystal charge confinement"
    Jaemin Kim+, Donghee Son+, Mincheol Lee+, Changyeong Song, Jun-Kyul Song, Ja Hoon Koo, Dong Jun Lee, Hyung Joon Shim, Ji Hoon Kim, Minbaek Lee, Taeghwan Hyeon and Dae-Hyeong Kim*
    Science Advances 2, e1501101 (2016)

29. "Bioresorbable Electronic Stent Integrated with Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Endovascular Diseases"
    Donghee Son+, Jongha Lee+, Dong Jun Lee+, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Sumin Yun, Seok Joo Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Hye Rim Cho, Soonho Yoon, Shixuan Yang, Seunghyun Lee, Shutao Qiao, Daishun Ling, Sanghun Shin, Jun-Kyul Song, Jaemin Kim, Taeho Kim, Hakyong Lee, Jonghoon Kim, Min Soh, Nohyun Lee, Cheol Seong Hwang, Sangwook Nam, Nanshu Lu, Taeghwan Hyeon*, Seung Hong Choi*, and Dae-Hyeong*
    ACS Nano 9, 5937 (2015)

30. "Multifunctional wearable devices for diagnosis and therapy of movement disorders"
    Donghee Son+, Jongha Lee+, Shutao Qiao, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Jaemin Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Changyeong Song, Seok Joo Kim, Dong Jun Lee, Samuel Woojoo Jun, Shixuan Yang, Minjoon Park, Jiho Shin, Kyungsik Do, Mincheol Lee, Kwanghun Kang, Cheol Seong Hwang, Nanshu Lu, Taeghwan Hyeon and Dae-Hyeong Kim*
    Nature Nanotechnology 9, 397 (2014).