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Hyounghan Kwon
Present Position
Center for Quantum Technology at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist (2022.10-2023.3/2023.3-Current)
Academic Experience
Stanford University, USA
Postdoc researcher (2021-2022) Advisor: Jelena Vuckovic
Education
California Institute of Technology, USA
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2016-2021) *Defended thesis (2021-04-26)
Thesis Title : Dielectric metasurfaces for integrated imaging devices and active optical elements
M.S. in Electrical Engineering (2018)
Advisor: Andrei Faraon
Seoul National University, South Korea
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (2016)
Selected Honors and Awards
2026 KPS Young Investigator Award in Optics and Quantum Electronics from Korean Physical Society
2025 KIST Outstanding R&D Team (Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Research Team)
Ilju-fellowship for Abroad Doctoral Study, Ilju-Foundation, South Korea (2016-2021, stipend and tuition fee for 5 years
Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Student Waived Registration Grant 2021 (OSA Optical Design and Fabrication Congress 2021, The registration fee is waived)
National Science & Technology Scholarship, KOSAF, South Korea (2009-2014, Full tuition fee for 8 semesters
Services
Reviewers in Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, Light Science and Applications, Science Advances, Nano Letters, Laser & Photonics Reviews, ACS Photonics, Nanophotonics, Optica Quantum, Photonics Research, Optics Express, Optics Letter, Optical Materials Express, Communication Engineering, JOSA B, and Current Applied Physics.
APL Photonics Early Career Editorial Advisory Board Member (2026.01.01-2027.12.31) [Link]
Technical Program Committee Member at 2024/2026 CLEO-PR, 2024 APNFO
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