Honors and Awards for Prof. Junsuk Rho (at POSTECH)

1. Yeon-San (延山) Endowed Chair Professorship, POSTECH, Korea, 2024-2027

2. Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field), Clarivate, United Kingdom, 2024

3. World Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University/Elsevier, USA/Netherlands, 2024

4. National Award for Scientists and Engineers of the Month (Group III - Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Science/Industrial/Naval), Ministry of Science and ICT & National Research Foundation, Korea, 2024

5. ACS Nano Lectureship, American Chemical Society, USA, 2024

6. Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field), Clarivate, United Kingdom, 2023

7. World Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University/Elsevier, USA/Netherlands, 2023

8. ACS Nano Lectureship (Finalist - no winning), American Chemical Society, USA, 2023

9. Eshbach Fellowship, Northwestern University, USA, 2023

10. Simpson Fellowship, Northwestern University, USA, 2022

11. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship (Mid-Career Research), Korean-American Education Commission (Fulbright Korea) & Department of State, USA, 2022

12. Minister's Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea, 2022

13. Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award (Science & Technology) (a.k.a. Yumin Award), Joongang Hwadong Cultural Foundation, Korea, 2022

14. Daeju Artificial Intelligence & 4th Industrial Technology Innovation Award, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC), Korea, 2022

15. NAEK Young Engineers Award, National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK), Korea, 2022

16. Associate Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (A-NAEK, Mechanical Engineering Division), National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK), Korea, 2022

17. Distinguished Teaching Award (ME701A), Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea, 2021

18. Proud POSTECHIAN Award (Education), POSTECH, Korea 2021

19. Year's Top 100 National Research Award, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea, 2021

20. Year's Top 10 Nanotechnology Award, Ministry of Science and ICT & Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea, 2021

21. Next Generation Leader 100, SISA Journal, Korea, 2021

22. Academic Award, Nano Convergence journal, Springer, Germany, 2021

23. POSTECH Young Distinguished Professorship, POSTECH, Korea, 2021-2024

24. Hae-Rim (海林) Photonics Award, Optical Society of Korea (OSK), Korea, 2021

25. Member of Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST, Engineering Division), Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), 2020

26. Next Generation Leader 100, SISA Journal, Korea, 2020

27. Micromachines Young Investigator Award, Micromachines Journal, MDPI, Switzerland, 2020

28. MEE/MNE Young Investigator Award and Lectureship, Microelectronic Engineering (MEE) & Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) Journals, Elsevier, Netherlands, 2020

29. MINE Young Scientist Award, Microsystems and Nanoengineering (MINE) Journal, Springer-Nature, Germany, 2020

30. Best Paper Award, Nano Convergence journal, Springer, Germany, 2020

31. Miwon Young Researcher Award, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC), Korea, 2020

32. OSK Rising Stars 30, Optical Society of Korea (OSK), Korea, 2020

33. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (Engineering Group II - Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Science/Industrial/Naval), Ministry of the Interior and Safety & Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea, 2019

34. Rising Stars of Light Award, Light: Science and Applications Journal, Springer-Nature, Germany, 2019

35. Excellence in Research Award, Nano Convergence Journal, Springer, Germany, 2019

36. OSA Young Scientist Award, the 9th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics (IMCO), Optical Society of America (OSA), USA, 2019

37. Mu-Eun-Jae (无垠斋) Endowed Chair Professorship, POSTECH, Korea, 2019-2031

38. Minister's Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea, 2019

39. Distinguished Lectureship Award, Chemical Society of Japan, Japan, 2019

40. Distinguished Teaching Award (ME403), Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea, 2018 

41. Proud POSTECHIAN Award (Research), POSTECH, Korea 2018

42. Year's Top 10 Nanotechnology Award, Ministry of Science and ICT & Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea, 2018

43. Minister's Commendation, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea, 2017

44. Rising Researcher Award, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), USA, 2017

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

46. Young Investigator Award, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), Korea, 2015

47. Silver Award, Edmund Optics Educational Award, Edmund Optics, USA, 2015

48. Young Investigator Award, Korean Society of Precision Engineering (KSPE), Korea, 2015