Kyeongjun Seo

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Tech University of Korea

237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do 15073, Republic of Korea

Office: D305

Email: k.seo@tukorea.ac.kr

Education

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States (2018 - 2023)

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Advisor: Dr. Michael Baldea and Dr. Thomas F. Edgar)

Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2015 - 2018)

M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Advisor: Dr. Choongik Kim)

Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (2010 - 2015)

B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Tech University of Korea, Siheung, Republic of Korea (Mar 2024 - Present)

Professional Manager, SK Innovation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (Jul 2023 - Feb 2024)

Data Science & Modeling Intern, Sanofi, Framingham, MA, United States (Mar 2022 - Aug 2022)

Run Plant Engineer, Dow Chemical, Cheonan, Republic of Korea (Feb 2018 - Jul 2018)

Research Intern, Aspen Technology, Bedford, MA, United States (Mar 2016 - Aug 2016)

Engineering Intern, Samsung Electronics, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea (Jul 2014 - Aug 2014)

Honors and Awards

Graduate Continuing Fellowship (USD 46,000), The University of Texas at Austin (2022 - 2023)

Phillips 66 Fellowship (USD 30,000), The University of Texas at Austin (2022)

Graduate School Fellowship (USD 36,000), The University of Texas at Austin (2018 - 2022)

Korean Government Scholarship (USD 80,000), National Institute for International Education (2018 - 2019)

Grand Prize, Korea Process Simulation Olympiad (2015)

- Award of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Summa Cum Laude, Sogang University (2015)