Multiscale Materials Lab
Wooyoung Shim RESEARCH GROUP
Wooyoung Shim
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Wooyoung Shim
Associate Editor, Nano Letters (2025.1 ~ present), American Chemical Society
Professor (2024.3 ~ present)
Associate Professor (2018.3 ~ 2024.2)
Assistant Professor (2014.3 ~ 2018.2)
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University
Director (2018. 8 ~ present), Center for Multi-dimensional Materials
IBS Professor (2018. 9 ~ present), IBS Center for Nanomedicine, Yonsei University
Adjunct Professor (2023. 3 ~ present), Department of Integrated Display Engineering (디스플레이융합공학과)
Adjunct Professor (2022. 3 ~ present), Graduate School of Convergence Semiconductor (융합반도체협동과정)
Director (2024. 2 ~ present), R&D Center, EVA CYCLE (연구소장, 에바싸이클)
Associate Dean (2024. 3 ~ 2026.2), College of Engineering, Yonsei University (공과대학 부학장)
External Expert Advisor (2024.2 ~ 2026.5), Future Business Planning Group, Samsung Electronics (전문위원, 미래사업기획단, 삼성전자)
Executive Secretary (2023.6 ~ 2025.5), Faculty Senate, Yonsei University (교수평의회 총무간사)
Deputy Director (2022.3 ~ 2024.2), Yonsei Engineering Research Center (공학연구원 부원장)
Adjunct Professor (2018. 3 ~ 2022.2), Department of Periodontology ()
Head (2020.3 ~ 2022.2), Department Graduate, Yonsei University (대학원주임)
Associate Editor (2020.3 ~ 2024.12), Nano Convergence, Springer Nature
Vice Chair (2025.6 ~ 2027.6), Faculty Senate, Yonsei University (교수평의회 부의장)
Member (2026.4 ~ 2028.4), University Council, Yonsei University (대학평의원회 평의원)
Email: wshim@yonsei.ac.kr
Phone: +82-2-2123-2857 (Office)
Fax: +82-2-312-5375
Academic Training
2012-2014, Post-doctoral Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Charles M. Lieber)
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University
2007-2012, Ph. D. (Advisor: Prof. Chad A. Mirkin)
Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
2006-2007, Researcher
Research Institute of Iron and Steel Technology, Yonsei University
2004-2006, M. S.
Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University
1996-2004, B. S.
Metallurgical Engineering, Yonsei University
Awards & Honors
2026 대한민국 과학기술인상 (이달의 과학기술인상, 4월)
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2026 National Research and Development Top 100 Excellency Award [25년 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 선정]
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2025 Minister Commendation [과기정통부 장관표창]
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2025 Excellence in Advanced Materials Award [첨단소재학술상]
Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
2025 Outstanding Teaching Award [24년 우수강의교수상]
Yonsei University
2023 Material Matters, Contribution Plaque
MeRCK
2022 Outstanding Achievement Award [21년도 우수업적교수상]
Yonsei University
2022 President Award, National Research Foundation (NRF) [한국연구재단 이사장상]
Nano Korea 2022
2022 SKC Solmics Award
The Korean Ceramic Society
2022 Emerging Leaders 2022 collection
JPhys Energy (IOP Publishing)
2021 Nano Convergence Academic Award
Springer Nature
2021 Outstanding Achievement Award [20년도 우수업적교수상]
Yonsei University
2020 National TOP 10 Nanotechnology Award [20년 10대 나노기술]
Ministry of Science and ICT & Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea
2020 Young Innovator Award
Nano Research (Springer Publishing)
2019 Excellence Young Professor Award [19년 최우수젊은공학교수상]
College of Engineering, Yonsei University
2019 Outstanding Teaching Award [18년 우수강의교수상]
College of Engineering, Yonsei University
2018 National Research Top 50 Excellency Award [18년 교육부 학술연구지원 사업 50선 선정]
Ministry of Education, Korea
2018 National Research and Development Top 100 Excellency Award [18년 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 선정]
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2018 Mid-Career Professor Award [18년 미드커리어 우수교수]
College of Engineering, Yonsei University
2017 Outstanding Young Investigator Award [17년 신진학술상]
The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
2015, Outstanding Teaching Award [14년 우수강의교수상]
College of Engineering, Yonsei University
Community Services
Associate Editor,
2020~2024 Nano Convergence (Springer Nature)
Official Nominator
2024~ VinFuture Prize (VinFuture Foundation)
Early Career Advisory Board Member,
2020 ChemNanoMat (Wiley-VCH)
Organizing Committee, Publications,
2020, 2022 The International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE)
Organizing Committee, Division of Nanomaterials,
2019~ NANO CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE
Organizing Committee & Session Chair, Division of Low-D Materials,
2019, 2020, 2025 NANO KOREA
Organizing Committee
2018, 2019, 2020,2021, 2022 The KOREAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Organizing Committee, Division of Nano Convergence,
2017, 2018 The KOREAN INSTITUTE OF METALS and MATERIALS
Domestic Services
2026. 8~ 현재, NEXT 국가전략기술소재, 혁신미래소재분과 분과위원장, 한국재료연구원, 과기정통부
2026. 6~ 현재, 2045 대한민국 과학기술 프론티어 전략 수립 기획연구 , 미래소재제조분과 분과위원, 과기정통부
2026. 3~ 현재, 세라믹 미래도약혁신성장 기술개발, 총괄위원회, 한국산업기술기획평가
2026. 8~ 현재, 배터리 분야 27년 신규사업, 기획위원회, 한국산업기술기획평가
2025. 10~ 2027. 8, 국가전략연구본부, 전문위원(RB), 한국연구재단
2024. 3~ 2026. 2, 국책연구본부 이의제기 심사위원회, 외부위원, 한국연구재단
2025, 생태계분과장, 6기 나노종합발전계획, 과학기술정보통신부
2025, 에너지분과위원, 세라믹산업 도전혁신 R&D 전략수립기획연구, 한국산업기술기획평가
2026~2028, 나노소재분회 분회장, 나노기술연구협의회
2020~ 현재, 정책사업기획위원, 나노기술연구협의회
2019~2026, 나노소재 간사, 나노기술연구협의회
2020~ 현재, 사업이사/사업위원회 위원/미래인재위원회 간사/융합재료과학분과 자문위원/정책연구소, 대한금속재료학회
2022, 제4기 나노기술지도 총괄팀, 국가나노기술정책센터
2022, 나노융합전략 수립 분과위원, 산업통상자원부
2020~2022, 학술운영이사, 2022 춘추계 학술대회 프로그램 위원장, 한국세라믹학회
2020~2021, 편집운영이사, 한국화학관련학회연합회
2019~2021, 산학이사, 한국재료학회
