PROFESSOR

BYOUNG DON KONG, Ph.D.

Device engineer and solid-state physicist with 13 years of track record in the wide range of topics covering from traditional semiconductors to emerging materials. Expertise in theoretical analysis such as electrical/optical simulations and density functional theory. Experience in nano-scale electrical/optical device fabrication for Navy and DoD applications. Research interests include, but not limited to, novel RF/THz devices, topological materials, and quantum technologies.

Assistant Professor @ POSTECH Apr. 2018 ~

Research Physicist @ U.S. Naval Research Lab. (with KeyW Corp.) Mar. 2017 ~ Mar. 2018

U.S. National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate Dec. 2013 ~ Mar. 2017

@ U.S. Naval Research Lab.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar @ North Carolina State University May 2010 ~ Dec. 2013

1st Lieutenant @ Republic of Korea Air Force Jul. 2000 ~ Jun. 2003

#Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering @ North Carolina State University 2005 ~ 2010

M.S. in Electrical Engineering @ Seoul National University 1998 ~ 2000

B.S. in Electrical Engineering @ Seoul National University 1994 ~ 1998