Sungjee Kim
Professor, Department of Chemistry        
Telephone : +82-54-279-2108

E-mail : sungjee@postech.ac.kr

Pohang University of Science & Technology,

77 Cheongam-Ro, Namgu, Pohang, South Korea

Current Positions

● Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH
● Mueunjae Chair Professor, POSTECH
● Head Professor, Department of Systems Bioengineering, POSTECH

Education
● 2003 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
● 1997 B.S. in Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Academic Positions
● 2021 – present Mueunjae Chair Professor, POSTECH
● 2024 – present Head Professor, Department of Systems Bioengineering, POSTECH
● 2005 – present Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH
● 2012 – 2013 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
● 2004 – 2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology
● 2003 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School

Research Interests
● Synthesis of quantum dots and quantum dot composites
● Surface modifications of quantum dots
● Modulations and characterizations of quantum dot optical properties
● Quantum dot-based optoelectronic devices 

● Biomedical imaging applications using quantum dots
● Surface plasmon resonance and biomedical applications of metal nanostructures