THE HONG GROUP

Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Catalysis

JOIN US!

We are always looking for talented and committed researchers - regardless of backgrounds - to join our team.

(1) Ph.D. positions are now available! We are actively pursuing graduate students who are interested in research areas including organic synthesis, molecular catalysis, inorganic chemistry, and computational modeling.

"Prospective graduate students are encouraged to contact Seung Youn via email (syhong@snu.ac.kr) as soon as possible."

(2) We are currently recruiting undergraduate students for internship programs. If you are interested in working with our team, please feel free to reach out to Seung Youn directly.

(3) We have an exceptional opportunity to support the postdoctoral stay of outstanding researchers starting at the beginning of this year as a part of LAMP. While this fellowship is open to domestic postocs only, we`re also considering international postdoc if you are self-funded. If you are interested in doing your research on the SNU campus, please contact me with CV, research summary, and two references.

NEWS

January 28, 2026
Our ring-size-tunable cyclization paper has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! A great way to start the new year—congratulations to Junseong, Chaweon and Junhwan on this achievement.

January 23, 2026
Congratulations to Morgan on receiving the Silver Award at the Samsung HumanTech Paper Award!

January 12, 2026
Our talented teammate, Morgan, was just awarded the 2025 KCS–ACS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Researcher Award. Congratulations!

January 9, 2026
Congratulations to Changkyu, Youngeun and Insung on the publication of their C(sp³)–O coupling paper in Organic Letters!

September 12, 2025
Our second paper on homologative alkene difunctionalization has been accepted in principle by Nature Chemistry.
Big congratulations to Morgan, So Yeon, Seongmin, and Junhwan.

September 1, 2025
A warm welcome to new first year graduate student Mingyu!

May 20, 2025
Our first paper led by Youngeun on electron-shuttling catalysis has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Huge congratulations!

March 1, 2025
Woojin have joined the group as our newest graduate student. Welcome aboard!

August 1, 2024
Junseong and Dr. Ong have joined the group as our newest graduate student and postdoctoral fellow, respectively. Welcome aboard!

May 31, 2024
Our talented undergraduate, Jiseok, received the poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU. Congratulations!

February 1, 2024
We are happy to be joined by two new graduate students, Jason, Youngeun(Song) this year. Welcome aboard!

December 18, 2023
We are happy to welcome two new undergraduate interns in the lab. Welcome Gaeun and Meehyun!

December 1, 2023
Our talented teammate, Seongmin, received the best poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU, supported by Samsung SDI. Congratulations!

Augest 28, 2023
So Yeon, Changkyu and Morgan have joined the Hong group as the newest graduate students to explore new academic journey. Welcome aboard!

Augest 18, 2023
A warm welcome to Woojin, Seongmin, Junseong and Jihye, the newest undergraduate researchers!

April 26, 2023
Our lab renovation is finally complete. Now, our new lab is on the sixth floor of chemistry building.

March 5, 2023
We are delighted to have two undergradate interns, Jason and Changkyu.

January 2, 2023
HongLab is excited to be joined by our newest graduate student and three undergraduate interns. Welcome Chaewon, Hyeok, Junhwan, So Yeon!

THE HONG GROUP

JOIN US!

NEWS

January 28, 2026
Our ring-size-tunable cyclization paper has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! A great way to start the new year—congratulations to Junseong, Chaweon and Junhwan on this achievement.

January 23, 2026
Congratulations to Morgan on receiving the Silver Award at the Samsung HumanTech Paper Award!

January 12, 2026
Our talented teammate, Morgan, was just awarded the 2025 KCS–ACS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Researcher Award. Congratulations!

January 9, 2026
Congratulations to Changkyu, Youngeun and Insung on the publication of their C(sp³)–O coupling paper in Organic Letters!

September 12, 2025
Our second paper on homologative alkene difunctionalization has been accepted in principle by Nature Chemistry.
Big congratulations to Morgan, So Yeon, Seongmin, and Junhwan.

September 1, 2025
A warm welcome to new first year graduate student Mingyu!

May 20, 2025
Our first paper led by Youngeun on electron-shuttling catalysis has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Huge congratulations!

March 1, 2025
Woojin have joined the group as our newest graduate student. Welcome aboard!

August 1, 2024
Junseong and Dr. Ong have joined the group as our newest graduate student and postdoctoral fellow, respectively. Welcome aboard!

May 31, 2024
Our talented undergraduate, Jiseok, received the poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU. Congratulations!

February 1, 2024
We are happy to be joined by two new graduate students, Jason, Youngeun(Song) this year. Welcome aboard!

December 18, 2023
We are happy to welcome two new undergraduate interns in the lab. Welcome Gaeun and Meehyun!

December 1, 2023
Our talented teammate, Seongmin, received the best poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU, supported by Samsung SDI. Congratulations!

Augest 28, 2023
So Yeon, Changkyu and Morgan have joined the Hong group as the newest graduate students to explore new academic journey. Welcome aboard!

Augest 18, 2023
A warm welcome to Woojin, Seongmin, Junseong and Jihye, the newest undergraduate researchers!

April 26, 2023
Our lab renovation is finally complete. Now, our new lab is on the sixth floor of chemistry building.

March 5, 2023
We are delighted to have two undergradate interns, Jason and Changkyu.

January 2, 2023
HongLab is excited to be joined by our newest graduate student and three undergraduate interns. Welcome Chaewon, Hyeok, Junhwan, So Yeon!

October 5, 2022

Youngeun has joined the group as our newest graduate student after graduating from Ewha Womans University. Welcome!

September 13, 2022
We are excited to welcome our newest undergraduate intern, Sung Uk Kwon!

Augest 1, 2022
The Hong lab officially launched at SNU. We are temporarily located at 503-507. Please join our team!

THE HONG GROUP

JOIN US!

NEWS

January 28, 2026 Our ring-size-tunable cyclization paper has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! A great way to start the new year—congratulations to Junseong, Chaweon and Junhwan on this achievement.

January 23, 2026 Congratulations to Morgan on receiving the Silver Award at the Samsung HumanTech Paper Award!

January 12, 2026 Our talented teammate, Morgan, was just awarded the 2025 KCS–ACS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Researcher Award. Congratulations!

January 9, 2026 Congratulations to Changkyu, Youngeun and Insung on the publication of their C(sp³)–O coupling paper in Organic Letters!

September 12, 2025 Our second paper on homologative alkene difunctionalization has been accepted in principle by Nature Chemistry. Big congratulations to Morgan, So Yeon, Seongmin, and Junhwan.

September 1, 2025 A warm welcome to new first year graduate student Mingyu!

May 20, 2025 Our first paper led by Youngeun on electron-shuttling catalysis has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Huge congratulations!

March 1, 2025 Woojin have joined the group as our newest graduate student. Welcome aboard!

August 1, 2024 Junseong and Dr. Ong have joined the group as our newest graduate student and postdoctoral fellow, respectively. Welcome aboard!

May 31, 2024 Our talented undergraduate, Jiseok, received the poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU. Congratulations!

February 1, 2024 We are happy to be joined by two new graduate students, Jason, Youngeun(Song) this year. Welcome aboard!

December 18, 2023 We are happy to welcome two new undergraduate interns in the lab. Welcome Gaeun and Meehyun!

December 1, 2023 Our talented teammate, Seongmin, received the best poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU, supported by Samsung SDI. Congratulations!

Augest 28, 2023 So Yeon, Changkyu and Morgan have joined the Hong group as the newest graduate students to explore new academic journey. Welcome aboard!

Augest 18, 2023 A warm welcome to Woojin, Seongmin, Junseong and Jihye, the newest undergraduate researchers!

April 26, 2023 Our lab renovation is finally complete. Now, our new lab is on the sixth floor of chemistry building.

March 5, 2023 We are delighted to have two undergradate interns, Jason and Changkyu.

January 2, 2023 HongLab is excited to be joined by our newest graduate student and three undergraduate interns. Welcome Chaewon, Hyeok, Junhwan, So Yeon!

October 5, 2022

Youngeun has joined the group as our newest graduate student after graduating from Ewha Womans University. Welcome!

September 13, 2022 We are excited to welcome our newest undergraduate intern, Sung Uk Kwon!

Augest 1, 2022 The Hong lab officially launched at SNU. We are temporarily located at 503-507. Please join our team!

January 28, 2026
Our ring-size-tunable cyclization paper has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! A great way to start the new year—congratulations to Junseong, Chaweon and Junhwan on this achievement.

January 23, 2026
Congratulations to Morgan on receiving the Silver Award at the Samsung HumanTech Paper Award!

January 12, 2026
Our talented teammate, Morgan, was just awarded the 2025 KCS–ACS Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Researcher Award. Congratulations!

January 9, 2026
Congratulations to Changkyu, Youngeun and Insung on the publication of their C(sp³)–O coupling paper in Organic Letters!

September 12, 2025
Our second paper on homologative alkene difunctionalization has been accepted in principle by Nature Chemistry.
Big congratulations to Morgan, So Yeon, Seongmin, and Junhwan.

September 1, 2025
A warm welcome to new first year graduate student Mingyu!

May 20, 2025
Our first paper led by Youngeun on electron-shuttling catalysis has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Huge congratulations!

March 1, 2025
Woojin have joined the group as our newest graduate student. Welcome aboard!

August 1, 2024
Junseong and Dr. Ong have joined the group as our newest graduate student and postdoctoral fellow, respectively. Welcome aboard!

May 31, 2024
Our talented undergraduate, Jiseok, received the poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU. Congratulations!

February 1, 2024
We are happy to be joined by two new graduate students, Jason, Youngeun(Song) this year. Welcome aboard!

December 18, 2023
We are happy to welcome two new undergraduate interns in the lab. Welcome Gaeun and Meehyun!

December 1, 2023
Our talented teammate, Seongmin, received the best poster presentation award in Chemistry at SNU, supported by Samsung SDI. Congratulations!

Augest 28, 2023
So Yeon, Changkyu and Morgan have joined the Hong group as the newest graduate students to explore new academic journey. Welcome aboard!

Augest 18, 2023
A warm welcome to Woojin, Seongmin, Junseong and Jihye, the newest undergraduate researchers!

April 26, 2023
Our lab renovation is finally complete. Now, our new lab is on the sixth floor of chemistry building.

March 5, 2023
We are delighted to have two undergradate interns, Jason and Changkyu.

January 2, 2023
HongLab is excited to be joined by our newest graduate student and three undergraduate interns. Welcome Chaewon, Hyeok, Junhwan, So Yeon!

September 13, 2022
We are excited to welcome our newest undergraduate intern, Sung Uk Kwon!

Augest 1, 2022
The Hong lab officially launched at SNU. We are temporarily located at 503-507. Please join our team!