Alumni

Dr. Hwan Chul Jeon

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :

• Prism holographic lithography for plasmonics

E-mail : jhc0501@kaist.ac.kr

Homepage : https://sites.google.com/site/jeonhwanchul01/

Education & Employment

- 2009. 3. ~ 2014. 2. :Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2005. 3. ~ 2009. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University

Hye Soo Lee 

SK Innovation

Research Area :

• • Synthesis of colloids and photonic materials

E-mail : hyesoo.lee@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2012. 3. ~ 2014. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2011. 2. ~ 2012. 2. : Staff, Samsung Corning Precision Materials

- 2007. 3. ~ 2011. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang Univ.

Kimia Mohammadi 

Visiting scholar from University of Glasgow

E-mail : kimia.mhmd@gmail.com

Education & Employment

- 2011. 12. ~ Current : Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Glasgow

- 2008. 9. ~ 2011. 6. : BSc.,(Hons) Biotechnology, University of Glasgow

Dr. Tae Soup Shim 

Associate Professor in Ajou University

Research Area : 

• Colloidal self-assembly

• Responsive biopolymers

• Biomimetic structures

• Functional material fabrication using microfluidics

E-mail : ts_shim@kaist.ac.kr 

Homepage : http://tsshim.weebly.com/

Education & Employment

- 2007. 3. ~ 2013. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2003. 3. ~ 2007. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University

Dr. Che Ho Lim

Samsung Display

Research Area : 

• • Colloids and Interface

E-mail : che64@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2008. 9. ~ 2014. 8.: Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2004.3. ~ 2008.2.: B.S., Chemical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.

Dr. Jae Young Sim

Samsung Display

Research Area: 

• • Microfluidic synthesis of colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : jaeyoung85@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2014. 9. ~ 2014. 12. : Post Doc., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2008. 9. ~ 2014. 8. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2004. 3. ~ 2008. 8. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang Univ.

Dr. Hyelim Kang

LG Chem.

Research Area :

• • Plasmonic nanostructures using colloidal lithography

  • Bio-inspired omniphobic surfaces

E-mail : hyelim@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2012. 3. ~ 2015. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2010. 2. ~ 2012. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2006. 3. ~ 2010. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei Univ.

Dr. Soojeong Cho

Post-doc. in Northwestern University

Research Area :  

• • Functional microstructure fabrication using microfluidics

  • Applications based on optical property of melanin nanoparticles

E-mail : sue_cho@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2010. 3. ~ 2015. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2005. 3. ~ 2010. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang Univ.

Dr. Ju Hyeon Kim

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Research Area :

• • Droplet microfluidics for adjustable photomasks

  • Unconventional lithography

E-mail : md0526@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2011. 3. ~ 2016. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2007. 2. ~ 2011. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Joon-Seok Lee

LG Chem.

Research Area :

• • Colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : joonseokttt@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2011. 9. ~ 2016. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2007. 3. ~ 2011. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang Univ. 

Dr. Tae Yoon Jeon

Post-doc. in Caltech 

Research Area :

• • Laser interference lithography

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman scattering

E-mail : tyjeon@kaist.ac.kr

Homepage : https://sites.google.com/site/taeyoonresearch/home  

Education & Employment

- 2016. 3. ~ 2016. 7. : Post Doc., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST  

- 2011. 3. ~ 2016. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2007. 3. ~ 2011. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang Univ.

Raoul Frijns

Intern

Research Area : Colloidal crystallization in confinements

E-mail : raoul.frijns@wur.nl

Education & Employment

- 2013. 7.~ 2013. 8. : Chemical synthesis assistant, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen Univ. 

- 2011. 9.~ 2014. 7. : B.S., Molecular Life Sciences, Wageningen Univ.

Dr. Yong Joon Heo

LG Chem.

Research Area : 

• • Colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : yongddam@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2014. 3. ~ 2017. 2 : Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST  

- 2011. 10. ~ 2014. 2. : Assistant Manager, LG Chem.

- 2010. 2. ~ 2011. 8. : Researcher, Materials Science & Engineering, KAIST

- 2008. 2. ~ 2010 .2. : M.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2003. 3. ~ 2008. 2. : B.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Bomi Kim 

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :

• • Microcapsules with selective permeability and their applications

E-mail : greatbomi@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2013. 3. ~ 2017. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2012. 9. ~ 2013. 2. : Researcher, ISML, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2010. 9. ~ 2012. 8. : M.S., Chemistry, KAIST

- 2006. 3. ~ 2010. 2. : B.S., Chemistry, KAIST

Kwanghwi Je

Ph. D. in Michigan univ.

Research Area :

• • Reactive-Diffusion

E-mail : timothyje90@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 3. ~ 2017. 6 : Researcher, ISML, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~ 2017. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2009. 3. ~ 2015. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei Univ.

Han Gyeol Lee 

School of Law, Seoul National University

E-mail : ruf1122@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2016. 3.~2017. 8. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2012. 3.~ 2016. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang Univ

Dr. Sang Seok Lee 

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Research Area :

• • Microfluidic encapsulation of photonic materials

E-mail : sagn@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2013. 3. ~ 2019. 2 : Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2009. 3. ~ 2013. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan Univ.

Dr. Tae Min Choi

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :

• • Osmo-responsive microcapsules

E-mail : choitm903@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2015. 3. ~ 2019. 2 : Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2013. 2. ~ 2015. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2008. 2. ~ 2013. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Tae Yong Lee

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :

• • Microcarriers for controlled release

E-mail : leetaeyong@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2015. 3. ~ 2019. 2 : Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2013. 2. ~ 2015. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2011. 1. ~ 2013. 1. : Assistant., LG Chem.

- 2005. 3. ~ 2011. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea Univ.

Yeong Hwa Kim

School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University

E-mail : yhkimmay@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 3. ~ 2019. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2012. 2. ~ 2017. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Zhongnan Li

Visiting scholar from Tsinghua University

Research Area :

• Optical interferometry

• Electrowetting on dielectric

E-mail : lzn16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn

Education & Employment

- 2016.9. ~              : Ph.D., Mechanical engineering,THU

- 2012.9. ~ 2016.6. : M.E., Mechanical engineering, USTB

Dr. Dong Jae Kim 

SK Hynix

Research Area :

• • Fabrication of SERS substrate

E-mail : k12231@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2014. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2010. 3. ~ 2014. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Nam Gi Min 

Research Area :

• • Microparticles by phase separation of polymer blends

E-mail : ssuty4537@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2014. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2010. 3. ~ 2014. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Gun Ho Lee

LG Chem.

Research Area :

• • Colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : rjslgh4545@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2016. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2014. 3. ~ 2016. 2.: M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2009. 3. ~ 2014. 2.: B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Seung Yeol Lee 

Post-doc. at University of Minnesota

Research Area : Plasmonic materials

E-mail : jacob8210@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2016. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2014. 3. ~ 2016. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2010. 3. ~ 2014. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Dong Myung Lee

LG Chem.

Research Area : Graphine Oxide

E-mail : leedm@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 3. ~ 2021. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~ 2017. 2. : M.S., Chemistry, Chonbuk National Univ.

- 2008. 3. ~ 2015. 2. : B.S., Chemistry, Chonbuk National Univ.

Dr. Sangmin Lee

Post-doc. at Harvard University

Research Area :Microfluidic encapsulation

E-mail : sangminlee@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 3. ~ 2021. 8. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~2017. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2011. 3. ~2015. 2.: B.S., Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea Univ.

Dr. Sun Ho Kim

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Plasmonics, SERS, Nanostructures, Surface Chemistry

E-mail : shkim1020@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2018. 3. ~ 2022. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2016. 2.~ 2018. 1. : Researcher., KIMS

- 2015. 3.~ 2017. 2. : M.S., Physics, Univ. of Ulsan

- 2009. 3 ~ 2015. 2. : B.S., Physics, Univ. of Ulsan

Minjung Kim 

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Colloidal lithography and plasmonic coloration 

E-mail : mk03239@kaist.ac.kr 

Education & Employment

- 2020. 2. ~ 2022. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

Doeun Kim

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Thermo-responsive photonic capsules

E-mail : risa918@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2020. 2. ~ 2022. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Ji-Won Kim 

Post-Doc. at University of Texas at Austin

Research Area :

Stimuli-responsive polymeric microcapsules

E-mail : jane6424@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 8 ~2022. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2016. 3 ~2017. 8. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2012. 3.~2016. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Hyeong Jun Lee

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :  Colloidal lithography

E-mail : lee7095@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2020. 9. ~ 2022. 8. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2015. 3. ~ 2020. 8. : B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha Univ.

Dr. Sang Hoon Han

Samsung Electronics

Research Area :

• Droplet microfluidics

• Melanin nanoparticles

E-mail : hans601@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2017. 3. ~ 2023. 2. : Ph.D, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2013. 3. ~ 2017. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Dr. Jong Bin Kim

Post-Doc. at  University of Pennsylvania

Research Area :

• Colloidal photonic crystals

• Plasmonic materials

E-mail : kcbin2@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2019. 3. ~ 2023. 2. : Ph.D, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2017. 3. ~ 2019. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2013. 3. ~ 2017. 2. : B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei Univ.

Dr. Yi Yang

Assistant Professor at Wuhan University of Technology

Research Area : Photonic crystal and assembly of block copolymer

E-mail : apocalypsone@gmail.com

Education & Employment

- 2019. 3. ~ 2023. 2. : Ph.D, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2014. 9. ~ 2020. 6. : M.S.& Ph.D, Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

- 2010. 9. ~ 2014. 6. : B.S., Applied Chemistry, Shanghai University

Dr. Hyunjoo Park

Principal Researcher, Energy & Environment Lab., KEPCO Research Institute

Research Area : Advanced functional polymers as colorimetric sensible materials

E-mail : hjaprk@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2019. 9. ~ 2024. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 1998.3. ~ 2000. 2. : M.S., Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry), Chungnam National Univ.

- 1991.3. ~ 1995. 2. : B.S., Chemistry, Chungnam National Univ.

Dr. Jong Hyun Kim

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : hat0808@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2020. 2. ~ 2024. 2. : Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST 

- 2018. 3. ~ 2020. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2012. 3. ~ 2018. 2. : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan Univ.

Yeoun Ju Ko

SK Innovation

Research Area : Droplet microfluidics for encapsulation

E-mail : yjko7161@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2022. 3. ~ 2024. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2018.3~2022.2 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang Univ.

Min Ji Kim

SK Hynix

Research Area : Colloidal photonic crystals

E-mail : minjya0214@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2022. 3. ~ 2024. 2. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2018.3~2022.2 B.S., Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang Univ.

Dr. Ye Hun Choi

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Colloidal microparticles

E-mail: whitebfly@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2019. 9. ~ 2023. 8. : Ph. D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2017. 9. ~ 2019. 8. : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2013. 3. ~ 2017. 8. : B.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea Univ.

Chaerim Son

Samsung Electronics

Research Area : Structural coloration through total internal reflection

E-mail : phk7535@kaist.ac.kr

Education & Employment

- 2022.9 ~ 2024.8 : M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

- 2018. 3 ~ 2022. 8 : B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha Univ.