Prof. Sanghun Jeon | Artificial Nerve System | Outstanding Scientist Award
Prof. Sanghun Jeon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Prof. Sanghun Jeon is academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, holds a PhD in Bio systems Engineering from Kangwon National University, South Korea. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing solar energy technologies, specifically in solar thermal harvesting and its integration into agricultural and architectural applications.
Education 🎓
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Ph.D. degree in Electronic Materials Program (with Best Paper Award Honors), Feb. 2003
Dissertation Title: Studies of the electrical and physical characteristics of ultrathin high k gate dielectrics for metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device applications
Experience 🧑🔬
KAIST (Google Scholar: In total, 12081 citations, h-index 53. Since 2019, 6343 citations, h-index 38)
Feb. 2018 – Present
Tenured Full Professor, School of Electrical EngineeringLaunched research efforts in AI semiconductors using functional ferroelectric materials and devices, IoT sensors, and stretchable displays.KOREA University (with Seoktap Research Awards)
Mar. 2013 – Feb. 2018
Associate Professor, Department of Applied PhysicsLaunched research efforts in wearable sensors, multimodal sensors, hafnia ferroelectric 1T DRAM, and hafnia ferroelectric tunnel junctions for logic-in-memory device applications.SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS and SAMSUNG Advanced Institute of Technology
Mar. 2003 – Feb. 2013
Senior and Principal Research Staff MemberPerformed research on oxide thin-film transistors for CMOS image sensors, displays, photo-sensors, and high-power devices.Process and device engineer for graphene, 3D transistors, and hybrid semiconductor devices.Developed the world’s first 32Gb NAND Flash Technology (4X nm generation, 2006) and 8Gb & 16Gb NAND Flash Technology (6Xnm generation, 2005) using charge trap flash memory devices.
Research Interests 🔍
NAND Flash with Ferroelectric MaterialsHybrid NAND Flash with Negative Capacitance Ferroelectric MaterialsHigh Dielectric Constant Morphotropic Phase Materials for DRAM CapacitorsHfO2 1T DRAM Nonvolatile Logic Device for Deep Learning ApplicationsComputing-in-Memory Hardware: 3-Terminal Device and Architecture for Deep Neural NetworksFerroelectric Tunnel JunctionsTextile Sensors for Wearable/Flexible ElectronicsAI-Inspired Tactile Sensing Applications with Machine Learning Algorithms
Academic Contribution 📚
IEEE Senior MemberVice Chair of Advanced and Emerging Memories / New Applications in International Conference on Solid State Device and Materials (SSDM) (2015 – Present)Associate Editor of Springer Nanoconvergence (2018 – Present)Associate Editor of IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology (2013 – 2016)Organizing Committee and Track Chair of IEEE FLEPS (2021 – Present)Public Chair of IEEE FLEPS (2022)Focused Session Chair of IEEE FLEPS (2023 – 2024)Editorial Board Member of Nature Publication Group Scientific Reports (2015 – Present)Editorial Board Member of IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics (2022 – Present)
Awards 🏆
Springer Nano Convergence Contribution Award (2022)KAIST Best Lecturer Award (2022)SK Hynix IDEA Silver Award (2019)KOREA University SEOKTAP Research Award (2018)Samsung Future Technology Foundation Research Grant (2017)IAAM Young Scientist Award Medal (2016)IMID Best Paper Award (2016)Samsung Paper Champion Award (2013)Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology Innovation Award (2012)Samsung Best Paper Award (2011)Samsung Group Grand Award (2006)Young Researcher Award (2002)