Professor

Prof. Jae Sung Son



Jae Sung Son (손재성), Ph.D.


Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH

Adjunct Professor, Division of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Convergent Science & Technology, POSTECH

Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST)


Address : 3-3246 RIST, 67, Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea

Email: sonjs@postech.ac.kr

Tel : +82-54-279-2273

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Education

  • 2011
  • Ph.D (Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Selenide Nanosheets and Bismuth Nanocrystals)

    Thesis Advisor: Prof. Taeghwan Hyeon

    Interdisciplinary of Nanoscience and Technology. Seoul National University


    • 2005
    • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University
    • Cum laude

Professional Experience

  • 2023.09 ~ Present
  • Professor
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)

  • 2022.09 ~ 2023.08

    Professor

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)


    2021.08 ~ 2022.07

    Visiting Scholar

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    NC State University (Prof. Michael Dickey)


    2018.03 ~ 2022.08

    Associate Professor

    School of Materials Science and Engineering

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)


    2014.02 ~ 2018.02

    Assistant Professor

    School of Materials Science and Engineering

    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)


    2012.04 ~ 2014.01

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    University of Chicago. Department of Chemistry (Advisor : Prof. Dmitri V. Talapin)


    2011.10 ~ 2012.03

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Creative and Fundamental Research Division

    Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)


    2011.03 ~ 2012.03

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    School of Chemical and Biological Engineering

    Seoul National University (Advisor: Prof. Taeghwan Hyeon)

Honors and Awards

2024
Samsung Humantech Gold Medal (Jungsoo Lee)

2021
Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST) (2022-2024)

2021
Samsung Humantech Gold Medal (Soyoung Cho)

2019
Fellowship, LG Yeonam Foundation

2019
UNIST Rising-Star Distinguished Professor (2019-2022)

2019
UNIST Outstanding Faculty Award 2018

2016
Best Award at the 3rd International Conference & Exhibition for Nanotechnology (NANOPIA 2016)

2014
Best Presentation Award, at the 2014 Conference for the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineering

2010
Best Poster Awards at the IEEE NANO 2010, 10th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechonology Joint Symposium with NANOKOREA 2010

2005~
Peer reviewer for Nature Energy, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Func. Mater. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Chem. Mater., Small, Nano Energy, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, etc.

Teaching

  • ●  Introduction to Nanomaterials (for graduate)
    ●  Physical Chemistry II (Quantum mechanics) (for undergraduate)
    ●  Introduction to Nanomaterials (for undergraduate)
  • ●  Introduction to NanoEnergy Materials (for undergraduate)
    ●  Nanomaterials Laboratory (for undergraduate)
  • ●  Introduction to Semiconductors (for undergraduate)
  • ●  Nano Convergent Energy Devices (for graduate)