PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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Dr. Jeehwan Kim (jeehwan@mit.edu)

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Principal Investigator of Research Laboratory of Electronics

Associate Editor of Science Advances

Professor Jeehwan Kim is an Associate Professor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Mechanical engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. His research covers topics ranging from basic material physics/mechanics to electronic/photonic devices and systems for next generation electronics. He is a Principal Investigator in Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. Prof. Kim’s group focuses on innovation in nanotechnology for next generation computing and electronics. Before joining MIT in 2015, he was a Research Staff Member at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY since 2008. Many of his patents have been licensed for commercialization. Prof. Kim is a recipient of 20 IBM high value invention achievement awards. In 2012, he was appointed a “Master Inventor” of IBM in recognition of his active intellectual property generation and commercialization of his research. He is a recipient of DARPA Young Faculty Award. He is an inventor of 200 issued/pending US patents and an author of >50 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He received his B.S. from Hongik University, his M.S. from Seoul National University, and his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2008, all of them in Materials Science.

GRADUATE STUDENTS


 

Yunpeng Liu (yliu1119@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Yunpeng Liu is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2018. At MIT, his research focuses on III-Nitride remote epitaxy.

 

Doyoon Lee (doyoon@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Doyoon Lee is a Material Science and  Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Material Science and Engineering from Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea under the supervision of Prof. Yong-Seog Kim. At MIT, his research focuses on remote epitaxy and 2D material-based layer transfer.

 

Xinyuan Zhang (xinyuanz@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Xinyuan Zhang is a Materials Science and Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received the B.S. degree in Electronics Science and Technology at Fudan University in 2020. At MIT, her research focuses on remote epitaxy of III-Nitride and complex oxides.

 

Ne Myo Han (nemyo@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Ne Myo Han is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.Eng. (medalist) and M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) under the supervision of Prof. Jang-Kyo Kim, and worked at ASM Pacific Technology as a materials engineer. He is supported by the Croucher Scholarship for Doctoral Study. At MIT, his research focuses on the growth and layer transfer of III-V, complex oxides, and 2D materials.

 

Giho Lee (giholee@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Giho Lee is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Seoul National University in 2022. During the B.S. course, he worked on the neuromorphic device’s deep neural networks (DNNs) training performance simulation. At MIT, His research focuses on neuromorphic computing and its edge computing application.

 

Jin Feng (jinf1219@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Jin Feng is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received the B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics at Zhejiang University (ZJU) in 2023. At MIT, his research focuses on remote epitaxy of III-Nitride and 2D materials.

 

Haihui Lan (lanhh@mit.edu)

Graduate Research Assistant

Haihui Lan is a Chemistry graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received the B.S. degree in Chemistry at Wuhan University (WHU) in 2022. At MIT, his research focuses on the mechanism of remote epitaxy growth and the fabrication of 2D materials.

POST DOCTORAL SCHOLARS


 

 

Jiho Shin (jihoshin@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

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Jiho Shin received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Cornell University, and finished Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under guidance of Prof. John A. Rogers. His Ph.D. research involved transient intracranial pressure and temperature sensors protected with thermally-grown silicon dioxide encapsulations that enable long device lifetimes. His research at MIT will involve wearable electronics and micro-LEDs/photodetectors.

Kuangye Lu (luky@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Kuangye Lu received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT under the supervision of Prof. Jeehwan Kim. He received his B.S. in physics from Zhejiang University, China. His research at MIT focuses on epitaxial growth and heterointegration of III-V, III-N, and 2D materials, as well as exploring novel functions of devices based on these heterostructures. 

 

Sangho Lee (sholee@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Sangho Lee received B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Hanyang University and MIT. He received Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT under the supervision of Prof. Jeehwan Kim and Prof. Caroline A. Ross. His Ph.D. research was focused on nanoscale engineering for mixed-dimensional heterostructure growth and integration. As a postdoc at MIT, his research focuses on remote epitaxy and heterointegration of single crystalline complex oxide membranes.

 

Ki Seok Kim (kiseok@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Ki Seok Kim received his Ph.D. degree in Advanced Materials Science & Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University under the supervision of Prof. Geun Young Yeom. His research was selective interlayer control of 2D materials through atomic layer etching. His research at MIT focuses on growth and interlayer control of 2D materials for remote epitaxy.

 

Bo-In Park (boin@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Bo-In Park received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science & Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the supervision of Prof. Jihun Oh and Prof. Seung Yong Lee at KIST (co-advisor). Before MIT, he worked on the development of new materials for memory semiconductor at SK Hynix. At MIT, his research focuses on III-N and SiC remote epitaxy with wafer-scale single-crystalline 2D materials for skin-electronics, HEMT devices, and microLED.

 

Junmin Suh (junmin@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Fellow

Junmin Suh received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University under supervision of Prof. Ho Won Jang. His Ph.D. research was mainly focused on nanostructure design of various semiconducting materials including metal oxides and 2-dimensional materials, and evaluation of their gas sensing properties. He is granted by National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Korea for his research. At MIT, his research focuses on wearable electronic devices and neuromorphics.

 

Min-Kyu Song (mksong@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Fellow

Min-Kyu Song received his B.S in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Ph.D. in Integrated Technology from Yonsei University under the supervision of Prof. Jang-Yeon Kwon. During the Ph.D. course, he worked on developing neuromorphic devices based on bio-derived peptide materials. He is granted by National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Korea for his research. At MIT, his research focuses on neuromorphic devices.

 

 

Jekyung Kim (jekyung@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Fellow

Jekyung Kim received his B.S. and Ph.D. degree in Materials Science & Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the supervision of Prof. Byungha Shin. His Ph.D. research focused on multinary chalcogenides and nitrides and their applications into electronic device. After Ph.D. he conducted research on developing new process technique for logic devices at Samsung Electronics. At MIT, his research focuses on III-N remote epitaxy and its application into skin electronics.

 

Jae hwan Kim (kjh00529@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Jae Hwan Kim received his B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the guidance of Prof. John A. Rogers. His Ph.D. research was focused on wireless wearable electronics for biomedical and virtual/augmented reality applications. At MIT, his research focuses on wireless wearable electronic devices and micro-LEDs/photodetectors.

 

Young Jin Yoo (yjyoo@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Fellow

Young Jin Yoo received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) under the supervision of Prof. Young Min Song. His Ph.D. research focused on nanophotonics and advanced optical systems, specifically those based on porous semiconductors and micro-lens arrays. He is granted by National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Korea for his research. At MIT, his research focuses on wearable electronic devices and neuromorphics.

 

Jung-El Ryu (jungel93@mit.edu)

Visiting Scientist

Jung-El Ryu received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Yonsei University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University under supervision of Prof. Ho Won Jang. His Ph.D. research was mainly focused on growth and device fabrication of GaN based micro-LEDs and synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of their gas sensing properties. He is granted by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) for his research. At MIT, his research focuses on remote epitaxy, heterointegration, and device fabrication of complex oxide membranes.

 

Seong Ho Cho (seongho7@mit.edu)

Post-doctoral Associate

Seong Ho Cho received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University under the supervision of Prof. Yun Seog Lee, by working on perovskite-based optoelectronics, defect analysis and passivation by 2D materials. At MIT, his work includes remote epitaxy and heterointegration of III-V/III-N materials.

Group Alumni


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Name Year Affiliation Title
 Prof. Hyunseok Kim
 (hyunseok@illinois.edu)
2019-2023  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Jihoon Kang
 (jhkang57@inha.ac.kr)
2020-2023  Inha University, Korea
 Department of Electrical Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Dr. Kuangye Lu 2018-2023  MIT  Post-doc
 Prof. Celesta (Soyeon) Chang
 (celesta@snu.ac.kr)
2021-2023  Seoul National University, Korea
 Department of Physics and Astronomy
 Assistant Professor
 Dr. Kuan Qiao 2016-2022  Intel  Process Engineer
 Dr. Sangho Lee 2019-2022  MIT  Post-doc
 Dr. Junseok Jeong 2021-2022  Samsung Display, Korea  
 Dr. Chanyeol Choi 2018-2021  Wecover Platforms, Inc.  CEO
 Prof. Yeongin Kim
 (kim4yg@ucmail.uc.edu)
2018-2021  Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati
 Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Hanwool Yeon
 (hanwool@gist.ac.kr)
2017-2021  Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Sanghoon Bae
 (sbae22@wustl.edu)
2017-2021  Washington University in St. Louis
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Hyun S. Kum
 (hkum@yonsei.ac.kr)
2017-2021  Yonsei University, Korea
 Department of Electrical Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Haneol Lee
 (haneol@jbnu.ac.kr)
2019-2020  Jeonbuk National University, Korea
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Peng Lin
 (penglin@zju.edu.cn)
2017-2020  Zhejiang University, China
 Department of Electrical Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Wei Kong
 (kongwei@westlake.edu.cn)
2016-2020  Westlake University, China
 Department of Material Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Dr. Scott Tan 2016-2020  Fidelity Investments  Senior Associate
 Systematic Trading Quant
 Dr. Yunjo Kim 2015-2020  Air Force Research Laboratory  Post-doc
 Dr. Jaewoo Shim 2019  Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Korea  
 Prof. Sungkyu Kim
 (sungkyu@sejong.ac.kr)
2018-2019  Sejong University, Korea
 Department of Material Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor
 Prof. Shinhyun Choi
 (shinhyun@kaist.ac.kr)
2015-2018  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
 Department of Electrical Engineering
 Associate Professor
 Prof. Kyusang Lee
 (kyusang@virginia.edu)
2016-2017  University of Virginia
 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering
 Assistant Professor