Keon-Woo Kim, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University
E-mail: kwkim93@yu.ac.kr
Education
Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering (Aug. 2017 ~ Feb. 2024)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Advisor: Prof. Jin Kon Kim
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Mar. 2012 ~ Feb. 2017)
Yeungnam University
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor (Mar. 2026 ~ )
Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University
Postdoctoral Associate (Sep. 2025 ~ Feb. 2026)
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Postdoctoral Associate (Feb. 2024 ~ Aug. 2025)
Polymer Research Institute, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Advisor: Prof. Jin Kon Kim
Awards and Honors
2025 Silver Prize at the Excellence Competition, POSTECH
2024 Young Researcher Award, Korea Flexible & Printed Electronics Society
2024 POSTECH Initiative for Fostering Unicorn of Research & Innovation (Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2 year grant, 72,000,000 KRW/year), POSTECH
2024 Excellent Thesis Award, The Polymer Society of Korea Spring Conference
2023 Excellent Research Paper Award, POSTECH
2022 Excellent Research Paper Award, POSTECH
2021 Best Poster Award, The Polymer Society of Korea Spring Conference
2021 Best Poster Award, The Korea Institute of Chemical Engineering Fall Conference
Energy Nanomaterial Synthesis & Processing Lab
Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea