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in the era of infinite technological competition.
We lead the development of key and fundamental technologies, driving the nation's future in the era of infinite technological competition.

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Hyeon-Ho Jeong

NanoSystems Lab.

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  • Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials
  • Optics & Photonics
  • Semiconductor Systems & Advanced Packaging

Introduction

  • NanoSystems Lab pursues a “from NANO to SYSTEM” vision, developing fundamental nanophotonic technologies based on light–matter interactions in nanoscale materials and devices, including plasmonic metasurfaces and ultrathin resonances. In particular, we strengthen manufacturability through scalable and industry-compatible platforms such as our in-house 3D nanogrowth technique (Glancing Angle Deposition, GLAD) and solution-based electrostatic assembly/transfer for large-area fabrication. These core technologies are translated into diverse system-level applications, including adaptive displays and optical filters, label-free sensing and imaging (battery safety monitoring and early diagnosis of brain diseases), photonic security and probabilistic computing, autonomous nanorobotics, and functional glass–based advanced packaging.

Research Field

  • • Nanophotonics and plasmonics to control color, spectrum, and polarization with nanostructures
  • • Metasurfaces for structural colors, optical filters, and electrically tunable photonic devices
  • • Ultrathin resonators for compact photonic components and safety-monitoring platforms
  • • Scalable nanofabrication: 3D nanofabrication and solution-based assembly/coating
  • • Sensing & imaging applications: label-free bio-visualization, battery safety, early brain diagnostics
  • • System-level translation: photonic security & computing, nanorobotics, and functional glass-based advanced packaging

Education

  • 2017 Ph.D. in Materials, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany & Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
  • 2011 M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Dankook University
  • 2010 B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Dankook University

Professional Career

  • 2024-Present Associate Professor, EECS, GIST
  • 2022-Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Semiconductor Engineering, GIST
  • 2021-2023 Adjunct Professor, KU-KIST, Korea University
  • 2020-2024 Assistant Professor, EECS, GIST
  • 2018-2019 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cavendish Laboratory: Physics, University of Cambridge, UK
  • 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany

Research Highlight

  • (Recent 2 years (2024-2025))
  • 11 papers in JCR Top 10% journals, including Nature Communications and 3 papers in Advanced Materials
  • NRF Graduate Scholarships awarded: 3 PhD students and 2 MS students
  • 15 student awards, including 1 Samsung Humantech Bronze Award and 10 oral presentations at international/domestic conferences
  • 2 industry collaboration projects (Hyundai Motor Group, Corning Precision Materials)
  • Short-term overseas research visits for Ph.D. students (~1 month): 2024 MPI (Germany), TU Twente (Netherlands) / 2025 UCL (UK)

Awards

  • 2025 GIST Special Award
  • 2022 Faraday Division Horizon Prize, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
  • 2022 GIST Achievement Award, GIST, Republic of Korea
  • 2017 1st Haebong Scholarship Award, the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Germany (VeKNI)
  • 2017 Graduate Student Award, 2017 European Material Research Society (EMRS) Spring Meeting, France
  • 2016 Graduate Student Gold Award, Material Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, USA
  • 2012-2017 Max Planck PhD fellowship (fully funded), Max Planck Society, Germany