Junyoung Kwon is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering at Hanyang University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Yonsei University in 2020, advised by Prof. Gwan-Hyoung Lee, and conducted visiting research at Seoul National University and Columbia University during his doctoral studies.

Before joining Hanyang University, he spent over six years as a researcher at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), where his work on wafer-scale 2D semiconductor integration was published in Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Electronics, and Nature Nanotechnology.

His research focuses on integrating two-dimensional semiconductors into next-generation logic devices, with an emphasis on monolithic 3D integration, contact engineering, and wafer-scale process development for future semiconductor technologies.

Interests
  • 2D Semiconductor-Based Field-Effect Transistors
  • Monolithic 3D Integration
  • Contact Engineering for Electronic/Optoelectronic Devices
  • van der Waals Heterostructures
Education
  • Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020

    Yonsei University

  • B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015

    Yonsei University

Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Sep 2026 – Present

    Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

  • Staff Researcher, Mar 2021 – Aug 2026

    Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Korea

  • Researcher, Jan 2020 – Feb 2021

    Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Korea

  • Visiting Ph.D. Student, Mar 2019 – Dec 2019

    Seoul National University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Gwan-Hyoung Lee)

  • Visiting Ph.D. Student, Dec 2016 – Feb 2017

    Columbia University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (Advisor: Prof. James Hone)

  • Republic of Korea Army, Feb 2011 – Nov 2012

    700th Commando Regiment (Sergeant, Discharged)

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