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About Ahra Yi
About Ahra Yi
Ahra Yi is a chemical engineer and material scientist. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Pusan National University (PNU), Republic of Korea, in February 2022. Following her doctoral studies, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), specializing in semiconductor physics and synchrotron-based analysis. Currently, she is advancing her career at Samsung Display, where she applies her expertise in diverse analytical techniques to innovate next-generation electronic materials.
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Academic Experience
Academic Experience
Nov. 2024 – Present
Samsung Display, 1, Samsung-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Mobile Display Materials Development Team
Apr. 2022 – Sep. 2024 Postdoctoral Researcher
Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS), University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA
[PI : Prof. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen]
Various developments in organic & perovskite solar cells
Various developments in organic photodetectors
Mar. 2017 – Feb. 2022 Research Assistant
School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
[PI : Prof. Hyo Jung Kim]
Molecular orientation control of polymer interface layers for perovskite solar cells
Rational design and development of organic & perovskite electronics
Introduction of graphene templating layer for organic and hybrid devices
Epitaxial growth behavior of small molecule semiconductors on multifunctional interfaces for organic solar cell
Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2017 Research Assistant
Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
[PI : Prof. Hyo Jung Kim]
Molecular orientation analysis for organic solar cell
Educational Background
Educational Background
Master of Science - Doctor of Philosophy (M.S-Ph.D integrated course) in School of Chemical Engineering
Mar. 2017 - Feb. 2022
Thesis title : Structural engineering of organic semiconducting and hybrid perovskite materials for next generation solar cells (Thesis advisor : Prof. Hyo Jung Kim)
Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Organic Material Science & Engineering
Mar. 2012 - Feb. 2017
Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
Awards
Awards
Best poster award, CPOS-COPE Workshop on Functional Materials for Emerging Technologies, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA (2024. 04)
Best oral award, MICE workshop 2021, Republic of Korea (2021.12)
Best poster award, EM-NANO 2019, Japan Society of Applied Physics, Japan (2019.06)
Best poster award, The Korean Fiber Society &The korean Society of Dyes and Finishers, Republic of Korea (2016. 11)
Best paper award, Materials Research Society of Korea, Republic of Korea (2016. 11)
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