- Prof. Seung Hwan Ko (고승환 교수님, 高承煥)

 

 

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Education


[Ph.D] University of California, Berkeley
, 2006.
Department of Mechanical Engineering (EECS, BioE minor)
Advisor: Prof. Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Thesis topic: Flexible Electronics Fabrication
by Lithography-free Low Temperature Metal Nanoparticle
Laser Processing


[M.S.] Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2002.
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: C.-J. Kim

[B.S.] Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2000.
Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

   

    Contact Information

    - Prof. Seung Hwan Ko
    - Room# 7104, Building N7-4 (Mechanical Engineering B
uilding)
    - Tel: +82-42-350-3235
  

Current Positions

- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, KAIST
 291 Daehak-ro, Yusong-Gu, Daejon 305-701, Korea

- Graduate School of EEWS (Energy, Environment, Water and SUstainability)
- Multifunctional Nanomaterials, KAIST Institute (KI) for the NanoCentury,  KAIST
291 Daehak-ro, Yusong-Gu, Daejon 305-701, Korea

- KAIST Institute (KI) for Optical Science and Technology,  KAIST
291 Daehak-ro, Yusong-Gu, Daejon 305-701, Korea

- 5144 Etcheverry Hall,Laser Thermal Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
  University of California, Berkeley , CA 94720, USA
 

Research Experience

KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
Associate professor (09/2011~Present)
Assistant professor (05/2009~08/2011)
Applied Nano Tech & Science Lab, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Multifunctional Nanomaterials, KAIST Institute (KI) for the NanoCentury
KI for Optical Science and Technology
Graduate school of EEWS

The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, CA
Primary Researcher for "Laser processing of organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell" project (08/2008 - Present)
nPrint Solutions, CA, USA (http://nprintsolutions.com/)
Co-founder & CTO (01/2008 - Present)
Developing next generation energy and electronics solutions with an innovative low-cost, high-resolution proprietary direct nanoimprinting technology.
University of California , Berkeley , CA
Postdoctoral Fellow, ERSO (12/2006 - Present)
Collaborators: Prof. J . M.J. Frechet (Chemistry, UC Berkeley ), Prof. A.P. Pisano (ME, UC Berkeley), Prof. V. Subramanian (EECS, UC Berkeley), Prof. D . Poulikakos (ETH, Zurich), Prof. C . K. Luscombe (MSE, Washington Univ. )
•  Nano-material based flexible electronics
•  Direct nanoimprinting of metal nanoparticles for low temperature, high resolution electronics fabrication
•  Hydrothermal nanowire and nanoparticle synthesis
•  Inorganic-organic hybrid photovoltaic (Dye sensitized solar cell)
•  Organic light emitting diode direct patterning (Nano-material enabled laser transfer)
•  Nano-wire & particle based nanofluidic
•  Photo-thermo-acoustic energy conversion visualization
•  Direct patterning of bio cells by inkjet printing
•  Nanowire network transistors and sensors
University of California , Berkeley , CA
Graduate Student Researcher, Laser Thermal Laboratory (10/2002 - 12/2006)
•  Flexible electronics based on nano-particle and laser technology
•  PIV studying of Standing wave tube
•  In situ crystal growth imaging during explosive crystallization
•  Nano structured material characterization with quantum dots
•  Laser processing and characterization of biological tissue
•  Pixel Repair of TFTs for LCDs
Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University , Seoul , Korea
Assistant Researcher (03/2002 - 08/2002)
Seoul National University , Seoul , Korea
Computer Aided Thermal Design Lab, Graduate Research Assistant (03/2000 - 02/2002)
Yonsei University , Seoul , Korea
Senior Undergraduate Researcher, Center for Information Storage Device (03/1999 - 07/1999)


Teaching Experience

KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

-Graduate class:
MAE 526 (Intro. to Nanotech Processing, 나노공정입문) : 2011F
MAE 800 (Intro. to Nanotech Processing, 나노공정입문) : 2009F, 2010F
MAE 570 (Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 생산기술) : 2010SU
-Undergraduate class:
MAE 370 (Understanding of Materials and Manufacturing , 재료와 가공의 이해) : 2010S, 2011S
MAE 311 (Heat Transfer, 열전달) : 2011S
ED100 & ED101 (FDC; Freshmen Design Course) : 2009F, 2010F, 2011F
HSS190 (새내기세미나) : 2010S
MAE400 (창의적 시스템 구현 I) : 2010S

University of California , Berkeley , CA
Undergraduate Advisor
•  Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley (2007, 2008)

 
 

Honors and Awards

• KAIST 40th Anniversary Outstanding Teaching Award, KAIST, Korea 2011
• Best Lecutre Award (우수강의상), Mechanical Engineering Dept,
KAIST, Korea 2010
 ASME Best Paper Award, 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, American Society of Mechanical Engineer (2010)
• Korean Government Overseas Scholarship (국비유학생), Ministry of education, Korea 2002~2005.
• Harry L. Wollenberg Scholarship, UC Regents, 2003~2005.
• Summa Cum Laude,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2000.
• Global Venture Challenge
Semi-finalist, Oak Ridge National Lab, 2008.

 

Activity


•  JEM-EUSO(Japanese Experiment Module Extreme Universe Space Observatory), UFFO(Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory) 한국측 멤버
•  한국 열물성공학회 총무이사, 2010~현재
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한국 인쇄전자협회 이사, 2009~현재
KAPAR 한국 입자에어로졸학회 이사, 2011~현재
•  Berkeley KGSA(Korean graduate student association) vice president, 2005~2006
•  Member of ASME(American Society Of Mechanical Engineers), SPIE(International Society for Optics and Photonics), LIA(Laser Institute of America), MRS(Materials Research Society), IEEE(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), ACS(American Chemical Society), APS(American Physical Society), KSPE(Korean Society for Precision Engineering), KSLP(Korean Society of Laser Processing)
• Active Reviewer of J. of Applied Physics, J. of Physical Chemistry, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Applied Surface Science, Jpn. J. Applied Physics, J. of Heat Transfer, Int. J. of Heat & Mass Transfer, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Solid State Electronics, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, J. Micromechanics and Microengineering, J. of Phys. Chem. of Solid, Microelectronics Journal, Thermochemica Acta, Nanoscale, Inter. J. of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, J. of Physics :D, Material Research Society