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Congratulations!

• Prof. Wonjung Kim, Prof. Michael Dickey and Dr. Jeong Gon Son's paper, "Residue-free peeling of EGaIn oxide enabled by contact angle control", has been published in Nature Communications (IF ~ 14.7)! (2025.12.)

• Sung Yeon Bae, Seoyeon Kim, Young Ho Yoo`s paper, “All‐Material Crosslinked Solid Polymer Electrolytes for High‐Performance and Flexible Lithium Metal Battery”, has been published in Advanced Functional Materials (IF ~ 19.0). (2025.6.)

•  Jung Hur`s paper, “Fully Transparent and Distortion-Free Monotonically Stretchable Substrate by Nanostructure Alignment ”, has been published in Advanced Materials (IF ~ 26.8). (2025.3.)

•  Woohyun Nam's paper, "Macroscopic Monograin Nano-Gyroid Thin Films in 4-inch Scale Through Shear-Rolling and Subsequent Solvent Annealing ", has been published in Small (IF ~ 13.3). (2025.2)

• Welcome to our research team: Hyunsu Kim and Byeongcheol Kang as a Master`s Degree student! (2025.3.1)

• Congratulations and best of luck in your new adventures, Postdoc. Junghyun Cho (2025.7.) , M.S. Woohyun Nam (2025.2.), M.S. Youngho Yoo (2025.6.)!

• Dr. Jeong Gon Son received the Mid-Carrier Award (중견학술상) from the Polymer Society of Korea (한국고분자학회, 2023.4.5.) and Prime Minister's Award commemorating (국무총리 표창) at Science⬝Information and Communication Day (과학⬝정보통신의 날, 2023.4.21.).

구인공고/ Open Position!

1. 대학원생 (석사, 석박사통합, 박사과정)/Graduate Students (Master, Ph D.)

- 고려대학교 KU-KIST융합대학원 (https://kukistschool.korea.ac.kr), 프로그램에서 등록금 전액 및 연구장려금 지급.

- KIST 학연협동과정 (고려대, 연세대, 한양대, 서강대, 경희대.., https://www.kist.re.kr) 

2. 박사후과정/Postdoctoral Researcher

- 열에너지 복합소재 및 에너지 저장 관련 연구분야 박사 학위 소지자/Ph.D holders in heat control materials and energy storage research 

- 고분자/나노소재의 나노구조 제어 및 신축성 소자 응용 관련 박사 학위 소지자/ Nanostructure controls of polymers/nanomaterials and stretchable device applications 

- International Postdocs are also welcome with KRF funds! (http://krf-help.net) 

Research Interests

Nanostructured Materials, Thermally conductive nanocomposite, Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs), Liquid Metal Alloys, Nanomaterial Self-Assembly, Block Copolymers, Polymer Thin Films, Graphene nanostructures, Energy Storage/Conversion Materials (Next Generation Battery, Supercapacitor, Thermoelectrics..), Stretchable Energy Storage and Electronic Components, Stretchable Substrate

Education

Postdoctoral Associate                         8/2009 – 9/2011

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Magnetic Materials and Devices Group, Advisor: Professor Caroline A. Ross

Doctor of Philosophy                            3/2003 – 2/2009

Seoul National University, Unified Course of the Master's and the Doctor's in Interdisciplinary Program in Nano-science and Technology, Advisor: Professor Kookheon Char

Bachelor of Science                             3/1999 – 2/2003

Seoul National University, summa cum laude, School of Chemical Engineering

Professional Experiences

• 07/2024 - present : Center Head
  Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea,
  Electronic and Hybrid Materials Research Center, Advanced Materials Research Division

• 03/2018 - present : Principal Research Scientist
  Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea,
  Soft Hybrid Materials Research Center, Advanced Materials Research Division

• 03/2021 - present : KU-KIST Professor,  Vice Dean (2026.1~)
  Korea University, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology

• 02/2023 - 02/2024 : Visiting Professor
  North Carolina State University, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Michael Dickey Group

• 03/2013 - 02/2021 : Assistant/Associate Professor
  Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, Division of Nano & Information Technology

• 11/2011 - 02/2018 : Senior Research Scientist
  Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea,
  Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center, National Agenda Research Division

• 08/2009 - 09/2011 : Postdoctoral Associate
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA,
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering  –  Adviser: Prof. Caroline A. Ross

• 10/2006 - 04/2007 : Visiting Researcher
  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA,
  Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering  –  Advisor: Prof. Paul. F. Nealey

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