Hong Byung-hee

Byung Hee Hong is a professor of the department of chemistry at Seoul National University. Hong developed the method of synthesizing large-scale graphene by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which triggered chemical researches toward the practical applications of graphene. His papers reporting the large-scale growth of graphene have been intensively cited by many graphene researchers.

Hong is the founder of Graphene Square and pioneered the large-scale synthesis of graphene by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which triggered chemical research towards the practical application of graphene. His first report on CVD synthesis of graphene (Nature, 2009) has recorded the world highest citations in chemistry among the papers published since 2009 (roughly 5000 times). One year later, he developed the synthesis of ultra-large graphene based on roll-to-roll methods and its application to flexible touch screens (Nature Nanotechnology, 2010), which is believed to be the first demonstration of application of graphene materials in practical electronic devices. The related key patents have been registered in Korea, US, Japan, and China. For this contribution, he was invited to give a talk in the Nobel Symposium on Graphene (2010). He has made more than 90 patent applications on graphene synthesis and applications. Hong's research has been highlighted by Bloomberg Businessweek, BBC, CNBC, New York Times, Financial Times, Russia Today, MIT Technology Review, C&EN News (cover story), Physics Today, and Physics World. He is now acting as a Scientific Advisory Committee member of the €1 billion Graphene Flagship project together with 4 Nobel Laureates and as a Scientific Advisory Member of Cambridge Graphene Center, UK. He is currently an Advisory Member for CTO of LG Electronics. He served as a member of R&D Strategy and Planning Committee for Korean National Graphene Commercialization Project.

Education 2002 : Ph.D., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology 2000 : M. S., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology 1998 : B. S., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology

Work 2017 : Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University 2011 : Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University 2007–2011 : Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry at Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT)

Awards 2009: POSCO Cheong-Am Bessemer Fellowship, TJ Park Foundation 2010: SKKU Young Fellowship, Sungkyunkwan University 2010: Joong-Ang Daily - Yumin Award of Science 2011: Kyung-Ahm Prize of Natural Science 2012: Excellent Researcher Award (Korean Chemical Society) 2012: Creative Knowledge Award (Ministry of Education, Sci. and Tech.)

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