Kang Hee Ku

Professional Experiences

• 2022.02 - present Assistant Professor in Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST

• 2020.09 - 2022.02 Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University

• 2019.01 - 2020.08 Postdoctoral Associate in Chemistry, MIT (PI: Prof. Timothy M. Swager) 

• 2018.03 - 2018.12 Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (PI: Prof. Bumjoon Kim)

• 2015.06 - 2016.02 Visiting Scholar in Materials Research Laboratory, UCSB (PI: Prof. Craig J. Hawker) 

Education

• 2014-2018 Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (PI: Prof. Bumjoon Kim)

• 2012-2014 M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (PI: Prof. Bumjoon Kim) 

• 2008-2012 B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST ​

Awards & Honors

• 2023 Korea Toray Fellowship, Korea Toray Science Foundation

• 2022 Korea Loreal-Unesco Women in Science Awards, Women's Bioscience Forum 

• 2021 Miwon Young Scientist Award, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

• 2018 WISET-PSK Young Scientist Award, The Polymer Society of Korea

• 2018 Nominated as the finalist of APS Padden Award, American Physical Society

• 2018 Chung-Hyun Creative Award, KAIST

• 2017 MRS Graduate Student Silver Award, Materials Research Society

• 2016 Best Poster Award, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

• 2015 Best Master Degree Award, The Polymer Society of Korea

• 2014 – 2016 Honored by Global Ph. D. Fellowship, NRF of Korea

• 2014 Samsung Humantech Paper Awards, Encouragement Award, Samsung Electronics

• 2013 Best Research Award, The Polymer Society of Korea

• 2012 – 2013 Honored by National Research Fellowship for Science and Engineering Graduates, NRF of Korea

• 2008 – 2011 Honored by Presidential Science Scholarship, NRF of Korea

Other Activities

• 2025-present 운영위원회, 한국고분자학회 

• 2024-present 콜로이드 및 분자조립 부문위원회 운영위원, 한국고분자학회 

• 2024 학술교육위원, 한국고분자학회

• 2021-2022 고분자 과학과 기술 편집위원, 한국고분자학회 

• 2024- 연구기술개발위원회, 여성위원회, 한국화학공학회 

• 16th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems  Organizing Committee

• IUPAC-PSK50 Organizing Committee

• Colloid and Interface Symposium 2024 Organizing Committee and Chair

• Nanokorea 2024 Organizing Committee and Chair

Lectures

• 고급유체역학, 기능성고분자특론 (UNIST)

• 물질전달, 유기응용화학실험및설계, 전산개론, 유기화학1, 유기소재합성화학,  국제교류네트워크특론1,  고등유기화학특론 (CNU)