Principal Investigator
Yeonsik Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University
E-mail: yschoi1@yonsei.ac.kr
Phone: +82-2-2123-2835
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Research Philosophy
"My field of study is Materials Science and Engineering.
Through Materials Science, I express my love for God by uncovering His majesty in the natural world, and through Materials Engineering, I extend this love to others by applying the knowledge I have gained to enhance the well-being of humanity."
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor (2022 - Present)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul, S. Korea)Affiliated Professor (2023 - Present)
- Biomedical Convergence Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital (Seoul, S. Korea)
- Department of Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine (Seoul, S. Korea)
- Department of Orthodontics, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (Seoul, S. Korea)
- Biotech Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Pohang, S. Korea)NIH K99 Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 - 2022)
Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University (USA)
(Advisor: Prof. John A. Rogers)Research Scientist (2011 - 2015)
TECH Center, Petrochemical Business Division, LG Chem. Ltd. (Daejeon, S. Korea)
Academic Training
2018 PhD (Supervisor: Prof. Sohini Kar-Narayan)
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge (UK)2011 MS (Supervisor: Prof. Cheolmin Park)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul, S. Korea)2009 BS
Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Yonsei University (Seoul, S. Korea)
Honors and Awards (Selected)
2023 Presidential Award, Person of Merit in Promoting Health and Medical Technology, Korean Government
(대통령 표창 - 보건의료기술 진흥 국가 유공자, 대한민국 정부)2023 MRS Postdoctoral Award, Materials Research Society (MRS)
2021 IIN Outstanding Research Award, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
2021 Baxter Young Investigator Award, Baxter
2021 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2021 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2019 CSAR PhD Student Award, Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR), University of Cambridge
2015 Cambridge Trust Scholarship, Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust, University of Cambridge