Junsuk Rho (노준석)

Assistant Professor 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Adjunct Professor 

School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (i-Bio)

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Education

University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Nanoscale Science & Engineering, 2013 

(Minors: Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering); Advisor: Prof. Xiang Zhang

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

M.S. in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2008; Advisor: Prof. Iwona Jasiuk

Seoul National University, Korea

B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (highest honor), 2007; Advisor: Prof. Kahp-Yang Suh

Myungduk Foreign Language High School, Korea

Major in English, Minors in French and Chinese, 1999

Appointments

Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, Germany

Visiting Professor, 2018.05-2018.06

Department of Industrial Physics and Medical Instrumentation, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Visiting Professor, 2017.09-2017.10

Future Strategy Team, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology (PACST)

Expert Committee, 2017.01-present

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Centre de Recherches sur l'HétéroEpitaxie et ses Applications(CNRS-CRHEA), Valbonne, France

Visiting Professor, 2017.01-2017.02

School of Interdisciplinary of Bioscience & Bioengineering (I-Bio), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

Adjunct Professor, 2015.03-present

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

Assistant Professor, 2014.08-present

Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

Assistant Professor, 2014.08-present

Nanoscience and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Argonne Scholar, Ugo Fano Fellow (Principal Investigator), 2013.08-2014.08

Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Argonne Scholar, Ugo Fano Fellow (Principal Investigator), 2013.08-2014.08

Materials Sciences Division & Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013.05 - 2013.08

Materials Sciences Division & Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA

Affiliate Scientist, 2009.01 - 2013.05

NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of California, Berkeley, CA USA

Samsung Research Fellow, 2008.08 - 2013.05

Naraenanotech Co. Ltd., Yongin, Korea

Research Associate, 2002.06 - 2005.07 & 2007.08 - 2010.09

Teachings

Graduate Seminar, 2017 Spring, 2017 Fall

Graduate Research Seminar A (MECH702D), 2016 Fall

Introduction to System Design I - Machine Element Design (MECH333), 2015 Fall, 2016 Fall, 2017 Fall

Introduction to Mechanical Engineering I (MECH101), 2015 Fall, 2016 Fall, 2017 Fall

Introduction to Nanoscacle Science and Engineering (MECH403/CHEB463), 2015 Spring, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring

Analytical Methods in Engineering (MECH501), 2015 Spring, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring

Selected Honors and Awards

MSIP Minister's Commendation, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), 2017

Rising Researcher Award, the International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE), 2017

Young Investigator Award, the Optical Society of Korea (OSK), 2016

Young Investigator Award, the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), 2015

Educational Award, Edmund Optics, USA, 2015

Young Investigator Award, the Korean Society of Precision Engineering (KSPE), 2015

Argonne Named Fellowship, the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE), 2013-2016

Best Poster Award, KSEA Northwest Regional Conference, KSEA, 2013

Incubic/Milton Chang Award, the Optical Society of America (OSA), 2013

SPIE Scholarship, the International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE), 2012

KUSCO-KSEA Graduate Scholarship, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2012

Block Grant Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2012

MRS Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2012

SPIE Scholarship, the International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE), 2011

Block Grant Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2011

Korean Honor Scholarship, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, 2011

Samsung Lee Kun-Hee Fellowship, Samsung Foundation of Culture, 2008-2012

Green Cross Fellowship, Green Cross Science Scholarship Foundation, 2008

Nanoscience Advanced Study Scholarship, Naraenanotech Co. Ltd, 2007-2008

STX Fellowship, STX Scholarship Foundation, 2007-2008

S-Oil Fellowship, S-Oil Scholarship Foundation, 2006-2007

1st place in CAD/CAM contest, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, 2006

1st place in Robocon contest, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, 1999

Selected Synergistic Activities

Journal editor of Advanced Electromagnetics (editorial board), Nano Convergence (editorial board)

Journal publication reviewer of Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Light: Science and Applications, Scientific Reports, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials and Interface, Applied Physics Letter, Optics Letter, Optics Express, Journal of Optical Society America A/B, Carbon, Microelectronic Engineering, Materials, Photonics and etc

Conference general chair of META'17

Conference general chair of 1st/2nd/3rd International POSTECH Nanophotonics Workshops (2015/2016/2017)

Conference technical program committee of CLEO 2017, CLEO-PR 2016

Conference session organizer of PIERS 2015, PIERS 2016, META'16

References

Prof. Xiang Zhang (University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Prof. Luke P. Lee (University of California, Berkeley)

Prof. Shuang Zhang (University of Birmingham)

Prof. Nicholas X. Fang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Prof. Zhaowei Liu (University of California, San Diego)

Dr. Daniel Lopez (Argonne National Laboratory)

Prof. Bumki Min (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Prof. Namkyoo Park (Seoul National University)