Principal Investigator
Dr Hyejeong Seong / 성혜정
Senior Researcher / 선임연구원
Brain Science Institute / 뇌과학연구소
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Office: L7, 7323B
E-mail: h.seong@kist.re.kr
Employment
2020. 10 - Present : Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea
Senior Researcher, Brain Science Institute
2018. 10 - 2020. 09: Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, Dept. of Materials
2017. 09 – 2018. 08: Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Fellow funded by National Research Foundation in Korea, Dept. of Materials
2017. 03 - 2017. 08: Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Materials
2016. 08 - 2017. 01: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Qualification
2011. 02 - 2016. 08: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
o Thesis title: Synthesis of ultrathin polymer dielectric layers via initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), and their application to organic electronic devices
2007. 03 - 2011. 02: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
BS in Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Graduated with Magna Cum Laude)
Awards
2022. 06: PSK-INNOX Early Career Researcher award from the Polymer Society of Korea
2018. 10: Shortlisted Participant in the Rising Star in Asia chosen by the Asian Deans’ Forum 2018
2016. 12: PJK Research Awards from the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in KAIST
2016. 11: Excellence Award for Young Scientist in the Korea Federation of Women’s Science and Technology Association
2016. 04: Best Presentation Awards in the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2016 Spring Meeting
2015. 08: 2nd Prize in Young Leaders Conference session of 15th International Meeting on Information Display (IMID)
2015. 04: Best Presentation Awards in the Polymer Society of Korea, 2015 Spring Meeting
2015. 02: Silver Prize in the 21th Samsung Humantech Paper Awards by Samsung Electronics