Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University
1223-24, Cheonan-daero, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31080, Republic of Korea
Office: Engineering Building 9, Room 903
Tel: +82-41-521-9359
Email: dongilho@kongju.ac.kr
Education
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea (2017 – 2022)
Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Choongik Kim)
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea (2011 – 2017)
Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Experience
Kongju National University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea (2024 – Present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany (2023 – 2024)
Humboldt Fellow, Institut für Angewandte Physik (Advisor: Prof. Karl Leo)
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany (2022 – 2023)
Postdoctoral Associate, Institut für Angewandte Physik (Advisor: Prof. Karl Leo)
Republic of Korea Air Force (2013 – 2015)
Air Traffic Controller, 5th Air Mobility Wing
Honors and Awards
Humboldt Research Fellowship (2023) [Link]
Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Financed by the German Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Representative, Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) (2020)
Hosted by National Research Foundation Singapore
Academic Service
Program Committee, The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Engineering Materials (ICAMEM 2026) [Link]
Local Organizing Committee, The 36th International Symposium on Chemical Engineering (ISChE 2025) [Link]
Committee Member, Chungcheong Region (2025 – Present) [Link]
The Korean Information Display Society
Editorial Board Member, Polymer Science and Technology (2025 – Present) [Link]
The Polymer Society of Korea
Guest Editor, Modification and Technology of Thin Films (2025) [Link]
Coatings