PEOPLE

Phone: +82-2-940-5763

E-mail: smkoo[at]kw.ac.kr

Experiences

[2006/03~Present] Professor, Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea

광운대학교 전자재료공학과 교수 ('14~정교수, '09~부교수, '06~조교수)

['06-'09] Assistant Prof./['09-'14] Associate Prof./['14~Current] Full Professor

[2017/09~Present] Director, Center for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

고에너지갭 반도체 연구센터, 센터장

[2023/02~Present] Strategic Semiconductor Coordination Committee of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council of Korea

국가과학기술자문회의 전략기술 반도체 조정위 책임위원

[2012~Present] Board of Directors, KIEEME, KIEEE, etc.

한국전기전자재료학회, 전기전자학회 이사

[2019~Present] Co-Chair of International Symposium on SiC, WBGS

국제 SiC/WBG 심포지엄 공동 조직위원장

[2012~2018] P.I/Director, EU-Korea Research Projects Consortium 

한-유럽 연구협력 컨소시엄 총괄 책임자

 * KONNECT; Strengthening STI Cooperation between Korea and the EU, Promoting Innovation and the Enhancement of Communication for Technology-related Policy Dialogue on Energy Saving Power Seminconductor; Korea-Germany 

 * KORANET; Korean Scientific cooperation Network with the European Research Area  on Nanoengineering Thermoelectric Materials and Devices; Korea-Sweden (Prof. M. Toprak at KTH)-Germany 

[2012] Visiting Professor, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

스웨덴 왕립과학원, 방문교수

[2003/08~2006/02] Research Scientist, Semiconductor Electronics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

미국립표준기술연구소, 연구원

[1999] Visiting Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

미국 메사추세츠공과대학 MIT, 방문연구원

Education

[~2003/06] Ph.D. in Electronics, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

공학박사, 전자공학, 왕립공과대학 

 (Advisors: Prof. Carl-Mikael Zetterling and Prof. Mikael Ostling)

[~1999/12] Tek. Licentiate, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden

고급공학석사, 재료물리공학, 왕립공과대학

[~1997/02] B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 

공학사, 전기공학, 고려대학교

Awards/Recognition (Selected)

[2023/05] 광운대 산학협력상 

Industry-Academia Collaboration Award, KWU

[2022/11] 산업통상자원부 장관상, 반도체산업발전 유공자 표창 

Commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy - Meritorious Service in the Semiconductor Industry

[2022/06] 한국과학기술단체총연합회 과학기술우수논문상 

Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies - Outstanding Scientific and Technical Paper Award

[2021/11] 부산광역시장 표창 - 파워반도체 기반 수립 공헌 

Commendation from the Mayor of Busan - Contribution to Establishing Power Semiconductor Infrastructure

[2014/11] 중소기업청장(현 중소기업벤처부장관)표창 – 전력반도체 산학연 기술개발 공헌

Commendation from the Head of the Small and Medium Business Administration (currently Minister of SMEs and Startups) 

[2019/11] 송암 김봉흡 학술상 

Songam Kim Bongheup Academic Award

[2019/12] 한국전기전자학회 공로상

Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Merit Award

[2018/11] 전기전자재료학회 공로상 

Electronic Materials Society of Korea Merit Award

[2018/05] 광운대 화도학술상 

Hwado Academic Award, KWU

[2014/05] 광운대 산학협력상 

Industry-Academia Collaboration Award, KWU

[2011/11] 충헌 김용주 학술상 

Chungheon Kim Yong-ju Academic Award

[2000/12, 1998/12] 노벨상 시상식 초청 

Invited Scholar to Nobel Ceremonies

   * '98 Stockholm [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1998/summary/]

   * '00 Oslo [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2000/summary/]