People

Education

Ph.D., Physics  (2011 - 2018)
Seoul National University
Dissertation: Hexagonal boron nitride based hybrid nanomaterials for flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices (Best thesis awarded)
Advisor: Prof. Gyu-Chul Yi

B.S., Physics (Minor: Mathematics) (2004 - 2011)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Employment

Assistant Professor (2021 - Present)
Department of Physics, Soongsil University

Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 - 2021)
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego
Advisor: Prof. Shadi A. Dayeh

Selected Publications

1. Hyerin Jo, Jiseong Jang, Hyeon Jung Park, Huigu Lee, Sung Jin An, Jin Pyo Hong, Mun Seok Jeong, and Hongseok Oh, "Physical reservoir computing using tellurium-based gate-tunable artificial photonic synapses", ACS Nano, 18, 44 (2024): 30761–73.

2. Asad Ali, Jamin Lee, Kyoungho Kim, Hongseok Oh, and Gyu-Chul Yi, "Highly sensitive and fast responding flexible force sensors using ZnO/ZnMgO coaxial nanotubes on graphene layers for breath sensing", Advanced Healthcare Materials, 13, 15 (2024): e2304140.

3. Hongseok Oh and Shadi A. Dayeh, "An analytical model for dual gate piezoelectrically sensitive ZnO thin film transistors", Advanced Materials Technologies, 6, 8 (2021): 2100224.

4. Hongseok Oh, Gyu-Chul Yi, Michael Yip, and Shadi A. Dayeh, "Scalable tactile sensor arrays on flexible substrates with high spatiotemporal resolution enabling slip and grip for closed-loop robotics", Science Advances, 6, 46 (2020): eabd7795.

5. Hongseok Oh, Junbeom Park, Woojin Choi, Heehun Kim, Youngbin Tchoe, Arpana Agrawal, and Gyu-Chul Yi, "Vertical ZnO nanotube transistor on a graphene film for flexible inorganic electronics", Small, 14, 17 (2018): e1800240.

Scientific Community Services

Academic Committee Member (학술위원), Semiconductor Physics Division, The Korean Physical Society (2025 - Present)

Deputy Executive Director (부실무이사), Commission for Physics Education Initiative, The Korean Physical Society (2023 - 2024)

Program Committee Member

2026

• Vice-Chair, Session: Sensors and Flexible Electronics, ISPSA 2026

• Vice-Chair, Session: [TS01], NANO KOREA 2026 Conference

2025

• Organizer, Focus Session: Next Generation Optoelectronic Devices, 2025 KPS Spring Meeting

• Member, Session: Nanomaterials/Nanodevices/Nanotools, ICAMD 2025

• Member, Symposium for Oxide-Based Advanced Materials and Next-Generation Devices, 2025 Spring/Fall Meetings of the Korean Ceramic Society

• Member, [TS01] Intelligent Nanoelectronic Devices, NANO KOREA 2025 Conference

2024

• Organizer, Focus Session: Neuromorphic and Future Computing Devices, 2024 KPS Fall Meeting

• Vice-Chair, Session: Sensors and Flexible Electronics, ISPSA 2024

• Member, [TS10] Nanoelectronic and Quantum Devices, NANO KOREA 2024 Symposium

• Organizer, Focus Session: Advanced Sensors, 2024 KPS Spring Meeting

2023

• Member, Session: Nanomaterials/Nanodevices/Nanotools, ICAMD 2023

• Member, [TS06] Nanoelectronic Devices and Neuromorphic Devices, NANO KOREA 2023 Symposium

2022

• Member, [TS06] Nanoelectronic Devices, NANO KOREA 2022 Symposium

Academic Services

Editorial Board Member
Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio (08/2024 - Present)

• Author Service Award 2025 (05/2025)

Review activities for
ACS Nano, Small, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Applied Physics Reviews, Current Applied Physics, Chinese Journal of Physics, Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, and more