Eunkyoung Kim

Eunkyoung Kim is a South Korean materials chemist who is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University. Her research considers functional polymers, including electro- and photo-chromic materials and bioelectronic materials. She was made a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea in 2016.

Early life and education Kim studied chemistry at Yonsei University graduating with a BS in 1982. After earning her undergraduate degree, she moved to the Korea Institute of Science and Technology as a research scientist. She went to Seoul National University obtaining her master's degree in 1984, and the University of Houston for her doctorate which she completed in 1990. Kim then spent two years as an assistant professor at the University of Houston.

Research and career Kim joined the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology in 1992, where she worked as a Principal Research Scientist and Chair of Advanced Materials. EFC materials enhance electrochromic (EC) displays' applications in dark conditions and increase their potential for security, encryption, and analytical uses. She and her research group have improved EC/EFC materials by designing substituents to optimize EC bistability in order to prevent charge leakage and introducing TiO2 nanoparticles (TNP) as a transparent ion storage layer to lower power consumption. 2013 Yonsei University Underwood Distinguished Professor 2014 Polymer Society of Korea Samsung Polymer Award 2016 Member of the National Academy of Engieering of Korea

Selected publications