Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jun Woo Choi
Professional Experience
2024.09 – Present Professor, KU-KIST Graduate School, Korea University
2021.03 – Present Principal Research Scientist, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2018.09 – 2019.08 Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
2010.03 – 2021.02 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Spintronics, KIST
2008.12 – 2010.02 Research Scientist, Center for Spintronics, KIST
Education
2008.12 Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Berkeley (advisor: Z. Q. Qiu)
2003.02 B.S., Physics, Seoul National University
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Hee Young Kwon
Professional Experience & Education
2019.09 - Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2019.03 - 2019.05 Intern Researcher, Department of Convergence Medicine, Asan Medical Center
2017.02 - 2017.12 Deep Learning Developer, Algorigo, Inc.
2012.03 - 2019.08 Ph.D., Department of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
2009.03 - 2011.08 M.S., Department of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
2005.03 - 2009.02 B.S., Department of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Research Interests
Developing novel deep learning model to solve various optimization problems in fundamental science
Designing deep generative models to generate physically plausible states
Investigating physical properties of magnetic domains and domain walls
Dr. Howon Lee
Professional Experience & Education
2023.02 – Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2022.03 – 2023.01 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, Yonsei University 2022.02 Ph.D., Physics, Yonsei University (advisor: Jae Hoon Kim)Research Interests
Ultrafast spin dynamics, 2D spintronics
Dr. Min-Jae Kim
Professional Experience & Education
2024.09 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2022.03 Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Dresden & Max-Planck Institute of Solid State Research
2022 Ph.D., Physics, University of Stuttgart & Max-Planck Institute of Solid State Research
Research Interests
Ultrafast spectroscopy of quantum materials, focusing on superconductivity, excitonic insulators, and THz nonlinear optics
Development of ultrafast optoelectronic devices based on quantum materials
Dr. Myeongjin Jang
Professional Experience & Education
2025.02 – Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2025.02 Ph.D., Physics, Yonsei University (advisor: Kwanpyo Kim)
2019.02 B.S., Physics, Yonsei University
Research Interests
Exploring the relationship between structure and properties in 2D magnetic crystals using transmission electron microscopy
Dr. Junghyun Kim
Professional Experience & Education
2024.09 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2024.08 Ph. D., Physics, Seoul National University (Advisor: Prof. Je-Geun Park)
2018.02 B.S., Physics, Ewha Womans University
Research Interests
Electrical transport and magneto-optical measurement of 2D magnetic van der Waals materials and heterostructures
Ionic gating effect on 2D magnetism
Graduate Students
PARK CHAN HYUK
Professional Experience & Education
2023.04 ~ 2025.01 Intern Research, Center for Semiconductor, KIST
2025.02 - Present M.S&Ph.D Degree Course, KU-KIST Graduate School, Korea University
2020.02 B.S., Physics, Chung-Ang University
Research Interests
Emergent magnetic phenomena in van der Waals heterostructures
Intern
Junpyo Jang
Professional Experience & Education
2025.04 – Present Intern Researcher, Center for Semiconductor Technology, KIST
2023.03 – 2025.03 Engineer, Semiconductor R&D Center, Samsung Electronics
2017.03 – 2023.02 B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Research Interests
TBU