Dr. Jungki Ryu

Master’s Degree : 2006 ~ 2007

Thesis title: Analysis of beta-amyloid self-assembly on solid surface using atomic force microscopy and surface plasmon resonance

PhD’s Degree : 2007 ~ 2011

Thesis title: Peptide self-assembly for functional nanomaterials: synthesis, characterization, and applications

Current Affiliation:

2011 ~ 2014: Post-doc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
2014 ~ 2019: Assistant Professor
2019 ~ present: Associate Professor
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST, 울산과학기술원)
http://bioinspired.unist.ac.kr/index.sko

Dr. Seong Yoon Lim

PhD’s Degree : 2007 ~ 2012

Thesis title: Synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for optical biosensors and cell-free protein expression system

Current Affiliation:

2012 ~ present: LG Chem Research Park (LG화학 중앙연구소)

Dr. Sahng Ha Lee

Master’s Degree : 2006~2008

Thesis title: Effect of metal nanoparticles on electrochemical regeneration of cofactor for redox enzymatic reactions

PhD’s Degree : 2008 ~ 2012

Thesis title: Design and engineering of artificial photosynthesis in biocatalytic assemblies

Current Affiliation:

2013 ~ 2015: Post-doc, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
2015 ~ 2021: Research Assistant Professor, KAIST
2021 ~ present: 산업통상자원부 (MOTIE), 연구사

Dr. Joon Seok Lee

Master’s Degree : 2007 ~ 2009

Thesis title: Microfluidic self-assembly and fibrillation of amyloid peptides for high-throughput analysis

PhD’s Degree : 2009 ~ 2012

Thesis title: Self-assembly of amyloid peptides for the synthesis of functional nanobiomaterials

Current Affiliation:

2013 ~ 2015: Post-doc, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
2015 ~ present: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 한국과학기술연구원)

Dr. Sook Hee Ku

Master’s Degree : 2007 ~ 2009

Thesis title: Solid-phase self-assembly of amyloid peptides and its cytotoxicity to cells

PhD’s Degree : 2009 ~ 2013

Thesis title: Synthesis of bio-inspired nanomaterials for tissue engineering

Current Affiliation:

2013 ~ 2015: Post-doc, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
2015 ~ 2016: Post-doc, University of Minnesota, USA
2016 ~ present: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH, 한국생산기술연구원)

Dr. Jae Hong Kim

Master’s Degree : 2008 ~ 2010

Thesis title: Development of self-assembled photoluminescent peptide nanomaterials as efficient sensing platform

PhD’s Degree : 2010 ~ 2014

Thesis title: Nanobiocatalytic assemblies for artificial photosynthesis

Current Affiliation:

2014 ~ 2018: Post-doc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
2018 ~ present: LG Chem Research Park (LG화학 중앙연구소)

Dr. Dong Heon Nam

Master’s Degree : 2008~2010

Thesis title: Synthesis and characterization of quantum dots and I-III-VI2 chalcopyrite nanoparticles for their application to artificial photosynthesis

PhD’s Degree : 2010 ~ 2015

Thesis title: Photo-induced electron transfer for water splitting and redox biocatalytic synthesis

Current Affiliation:

2016 ~ 2018: Post-doc, University of Cambridge, England
2018 ~ present: SAMSUNG Display (삼성 디스플레이)

Dr. Minah Lee

Master’s Degree : 2009 ~ 2011

Thesis title: Development of light-harvesting synthetic woods for artificial photosynthesis

PhD’s Degree : 2011 ~ 2015

Thesis title: Design of materials for bio-inspired energy conversion and storage

Current Affiliation:

2015 ~ 2018: Post-doc, Stanford University
2019 ~ present: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 한국과학기술연구원)

Dr. Jong Wan Ko

Master’s Degree : 2010 ~ 2012

⁠Thesis title: Bio-inspired carbon dioxide mineralization for the synthesis of metal oxides and their applications

PhD’s Degree : 2012 ~ 2017

Thesis title: Nature-inspired design and synthesis of metal oxides for energy applications

Current Affiliation:

2017 ~ present: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH, 한국생산기술연구원)

Dr. Eun Jin Son

PhD’s Degree : 2012 ~ 2018 (Master-PhD Integrated Degree)

Thesis title: Photoelectrochemical platforms for solar water oxidation and biocatalytic photosynthesis

Current Affiliation:

2018 ~ present: Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KIBO, 한국기술보증기금)

Dr. Byung Il Lee

PhD’s Degree : 2012 ~ 2018 (Master-PhD Integrated Degree)

Thesis title: Photodynamic suppression of beta-amyloid peptide self-assembly

Current Affiliation:

2019 ~ present: Post-doc, University College London (런던대학교), England

Dr. Yang Woo Lee

Master’s Degree : 2011~2013

Thesis title: Crystalline IrO2 nanoparticles decorated on TiO2 nanofibers as a robust water oxidation catalyst

PhD’s Degree : 2013 ~ 2019

Thesis title: Photovoltaic-photoanode tandem structures for unbiased biocatalytic solar-to-chemical conversion

Current Affiliation:

2019 ~ present: SAMSUNG Electronics (삼성전자)

Dr. Su Keun Kuk

PhD’s Degree : 2013 ~ 2019 (Master-PhD Integrated Degree)

Thesis title: Design of photoelectrochemical platforms for biocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

Current Affiliation:

2019 ~ present: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, 삼성종합기술원)

Dr. You Jung Chung

Master’s Degree : 2014~2016

Thesis title: Photo-active g-C3N4 nanomaterials for light-induced inhibition of beta-amyloid aggregation

PhD’s Degree : 2016 ~ 2020

Thesis title: Multifunctional carbon dot-based photonic nanomedicinal platforms

Current Affiliation:

2020 ~ present: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, 삼성종합기술원)

Dr. Da Som Choi

PhD’s Degree : 2014 ~ 2020 (Master-PhD Integrated Degree)

Design of photoelectrochemical cells for biocatalytic selective oxyfunctionalization

Current Affiliation:

2020 ~ present: SAMSUNG Electronics (삼성전자)

Dr. Kayoung Kim

Master’s Degree : 2014~2016

Thesis title: Photoelectrocatalytic inhibition of amyloid self-assembly by hematite photoanode

PhD’s Degree : 2016 ~ 2020

Thesis title: Chemical sensing platforms for Alzeimer's disease core biomarkers

Current Affiliation:

2020 ~ present: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 한국과학기술연구원)