About SB
"Engineering Light-Material Interactions for the Sustainable Energy"
Sae Byeok Jo [조새벽] received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Aug. 2014 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Washington, USA, until May 2020. He is currently working as a research professor in the Nano Science Technology Institute at Yonsei University, Korea. He is a chemical engineer and material scientist, creating rational designs of next-generation carbon opto-electronic systems thru expertise on polymer physics, semiconductor physics, synchrotron analysis and ultrafast spectroscopy.
Academic CV (PDF) (Last Update 2020.08.01)
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Contact: eos0523@gmail.com / eos0523@postech.edu / sbjo@uw.edu / sbjo@yonsei.ac.kr
Academic Experience
Research Professor @ Nano Science Technology Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2020.08.01 ~ (TBD)
Smart Electronic-Device and Process Lab (Prof. Jeong Ho Cho)
Photoelectronic computing systems based on color-selective hybrid photosensors and memory devices
Development of hybrid optoelectronic devices with extremely low non-ideal losses via the molecular excited state engineering
Postdoctoral Researcher @ Smart Electronic-Device and Process Lab, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2020.06.09 ~ 2020.07.31 (2 mos)
PI: Prof. Jeong Ho Cho (Yonsei University, Korea)
Postdoctoral Researcher @ Jen Research Group, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
2015.10.26 ~ 2020.06.03 (4 yrs 7 mos)
PI: Prof. Alex. K.-Y. Jen (University of Washington, USA / City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Excited state engineering of conjugated molecules and perovskites for photovoltaics
Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy based on femto- and pico-second lasers
Postdoctoral Researcher @ Polymer Research Institute (PRI), POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
2014.08.08 ~ 2015.10.31 (1 yr 3 mos)
2015.02.11 ~ 2015.10.31 (Joint Appointment @ Center for Advanced Soft Electronics, Pohang, Korea)
PI: Prof. Kilwon Cho (POSTECH, Korea)
Controlled growth of ultra-high quality graphene sheets and its template applications
Synchrotron analysis of templated organic nanocrystals and its application to photovoltaic cells
Developing nano-second transient opto-electronic measurement systems
Device physical analysis of polymer photovoltaic devices with charge-selective interfaces
Research Assistant @ Cho Research Group, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
2009.03.02 ~ 2014.08.08 (5 yrs 5 mos)
Lead 10 research projects in the field of organic photovoltaics and graphene electronics
Contributed partially in various industrial research projects (LG Chemistry, Samsung Electronics and POSCO R&D) and mainly in government research projects including Global Frontier Research Center for Advanced Soft Electronics (CASE)
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering
2009.03.02 ~ 2014.08.08
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
Thesis title : "Tailoring Charge Transferring Interfaces for High Performance Organic Photovoltaics"
Thesis adviser : Prof. Kilwon Cho (Cho Research Group)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering
2005.03.02 ~ 2009.02.18
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
Graduation project : "High Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cell via Post-production Thermal Annealing"
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (with Academic Achievement of Highest Distinction)
Gyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted (GSHS), Korea
2003.03.02 ~ 2005.02.28
Graduated in Advance (exempted 1 year)
Activity & Awards
Activity
Guest editor for a Special Issue on "Nanostructured Materials for Organic Solar Cells" in Nanomaterials (IF 4.324)
Grants & Honors
NRF Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers Program for Development of Hybrid Opto electronic Devices with Extremely Low Non-ideal Losses via the Molecular Excited State Engineering, National Research Foundation, Korea
Grant# NRF-2020R1A6A3A01098863
2020.09.01 ~ 2022.08.31
Outstanding Poster Awards Materials Research Society, USA, Nov. 2014
PCE Graduate Fellowship Dept. of Chem. Eng., POSTECH, Korea, 2012-2013
BK21 Outstanding Graduate Fellowship Ministry of Education, Korea, 2012
T.J. Park Graduate Fellowship POSCO T.J. Park Foundation, Korea, 2009-2012
Outstanding Poster Awards Materials Research Society, USA, Nov. 2011
Best Poster Awards Polymer Society of Korea, Korea, Apr. 2011
Graduate with top honors Dept. of Chem. Eng., POSTECH, Korea, 2009
Samsung Junior Frontier Leader Scholarship Samsung, Korea, 2005-2008