Seung Youn Hong, PH.D.
(홍승윤)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
- E-mail: syhong@snu.ac.kr - Tel: +82 2 880 9253
- Office: 503-621, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Seoul National University, South Korea, Aug 2022 - to date. SNU science newsroom link.
Postdoctoral Fellow (funded by NRF fellowshop), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States, Sep 2021 - Jul 2022.
Advisor: Alexander T. Radosevich
Postdoctoral Associate, MIT, United States, Apr 2021 – Aug 2021.
Advisor: Alexander T. Radosevich
Research Fellow, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea, 2020 – 2021
Visiting Researcher, Emory University, United States, Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
Advisor: Huw M. L. Davies
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, 2015 – 2020.
Advisor: Sukbok Chang
B.S. in Chemistry, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (double majors), South Korea, KAIST, 2011– 2015
Graduated with Summa Cum Laude
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
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POSCO Science Fellowship, POSCO TJ Park Foundation, 2025-2026. Link.
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Creative-pioneering Researchers Program, Seoul National University, 2023
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), 2021–2022.
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S-Oil Best Ph.D Thesis Award (1st prize), The Korean Academy of Science and Technology & S-Oil, Korea, 2021. News link.
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The Reaxys Ph.D. Prize Finalist, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2020. Reaxys link.
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Selected Young Scientists in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau Foundation, Germany, 2020.
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The Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, KAIST, 2020.
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Cheonghyun-Creative Award, KAIST 49th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony, KAIST, 2020.
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Korea Dow Outstanding Paper Award (1st prize), Korea Chemical Society (KCS), 2019. News link.
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The Best Oral Presentation Award, the 9th Junior International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia, Junior Asian Core Program (ACP), 2019.
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Daejungchem-ACP Best Oral Presentation Award, Korea Chemical Society -Organic Chemistry Division, Korea, 2019.
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BrainKorea21 Plus Outstanding Ph.D Award, The Minister of Education, Korea, 2019. BK21plus webzine link.
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Shim Hong-Ku Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, 2015.
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Summa Cum Laude, KAIST, 2015.
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Honor Student, KAIST, 2013–2015.
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Young-Han Kim Global Leader Scholarship, Young-Han Kim Foundation, 2013–2014.
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KAIST Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Leaders Scholarship, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 2012.