Professor

Seokho Moon

Seokho Moon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University

Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea

seokho@ajou.ac.kr

Education

2017. 3 – 2023. 8

Ph.D. (integrated course), Materials Science and Engineering

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea

Advisor: Prof. Jong Kyu Kim

2017. 2

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea

Work Experience

2026. 3 – Present

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea

2025. 3 – 2026. 2

Postdoctoral Fellow

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea

PI: Prof. Jong Kyu Kim

2023. 8 – 2025. 2

Postdoctoral Associate

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea

PI: Prof. Jong Kyu Kim

Research Interests

  • Two-dimensional materials synthesis by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and thin-film growth
  • Atomic-scale stacking engineering in van der Waals heterostructures
  • Neuromorphic device development
  • Quantum photonic applications
  • Thermal management materials
  • Semiconductor device physics
  • Advanced materials characterization techniques

Fellowships, Awards & Honors

Mar 2018 – Feb 2023

Global Ph.D. Fellowship

National Research Foundation of Korea

Mar 2025 – Feb 2027

PIURI (POSTECH Initiative for fostering Unicorn of Research & Innovation) Postdoctoral Fellowship

POSTECH

Dec 18, 2025

우수논문상 (Outstanding Paper Award)

한국디스플레이산업협회 (Korea Display Industry Association)

Oct 2025

Industry-Academia Collaboration Outstanding Paper Award, Grand Prize

2025 Samsung Electronics DS Division Industry-Academia Collaboration Exchange Meeting

Sep 2024

Top Prize, Creative Challenge Research Idea Category — 2024 Postdoctoral Researchers' Training Performance Contest

National Research Council of Science & Technology

Aug 2022

Industry-Academia Collaboration Outstanding Paper Award, Grand Prize

2022 Samsung Electronics DS Division Industry-Academia Collaboration Exchange Meeting

May 2022

Best Poster Paper Award

IWUMD 2022

Nov 2022

Best Oral Presentation

ENGE 2022

May 2019

Excellent Paper Presentation Award

2019 KSIEC