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
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), 2021–2022.
S-Oil Best Ph.D Thesis Award (1st prize), The Korean Academy of Science and Technology & S-Oil, Korea, 2021. News link.
The Reaxys Ph.D. Prize Finalist, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2020. Reaxys link.
Selected Young Scientists in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau Foundation, Germany, 2020.
The Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, KAIST, 2020.
Cheonghyun-Creative Award, KAIST 49th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony, KAIST, 2020.
Korea Dow Outstanding Paper Award (1st prize), Korea Chemical Society (KCS), 2019. News link.
The Best Oral Presentation Award, the 9th Junior International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia, Junior Asian Core Program (ACP), 2019.
Daejungchem-ACP Best Oral Presentation Award, Korea Chemical Society -Organic Chemistry Division, Korea, 2019.
BrainKorea21 Plus Outstanding Ph.D Award, The Minister of Education, Korea, 2019. BK21plus webzine link.
Shim Hong-Ku Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, 2015.
Summa Cum Laude, KAIST, 2015.
Honor Student, KAIST, 2013–2015.
Young-Han Kim Global Leader Scholarship, Young-Han Kim Foundation, 2013–2014.
KAIST Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Leaders Scholarship, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, 2012.