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

Aug 6, 2026

2nd Young Optoelectronics Engineer Award (제2회 젊은 광전자공학인상)

Korea Optoelectronics Society (한국광전자공학회, KOES)

Dec 18, 2025

우수논문상 (Outstanding Paper Award)

한국디스플레이산업협회 (Korea Display Industry Association)

Oct 2025

Industry-Academia Collaboration Outstanding Paper Award, Grand Prize (POSTECH-삼성전자 산학협력 우수논문상 최우수상)

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 (2024 출연(연) 박사후연구원 연수성과 공모전 창의도전형 연구아이디어 부문 최우수상)

National Research Council of Science & Technology (국가과학기술연구회)

Aug 2022

Industry-Academia Collaboration Outstanding Paper Award, Grand Prize (POSTECH-삼성전자 산학협력 우수논문상 최우수상)

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