Principal Investigator

Seung Soo Oh, Ph.D.

​Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (i-bio) 
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea

Editor-in-Chief, BioChip Letters
Associate Editor, BioChip Journal
Editororial Board, Macromolecular Research
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Office: Science Building I, #115A
Lab: RIST Research Building III, #3151~#3156
Phone: +82-54-279-2144
E-mail: seungsoo @postech.ac.kr

Education

2007~2012    Ph.D. in Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Dissertation: Advancements in directed evolution techniques towards nucleic acid materials with complex functionalities
  • Committee members: Prof. H. Tom Soh (Advisor), Prof. Alan J. Heeger (Academic Advisor, Nobel Laureate 2000), Prof. Craig J. Hawker, Prof. Philip A. Pincus, Prof. Kevin W. Plaxco

2005~2007   M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
  • Thesis: Ultra-fast In nanowire growth by focused ion beam irradiation
  • Committee members: Prof. Euijoon Yoon (Advisor), Prof. Kyu Hwan Oh, Prof. Miyoung Kim                                                          

1998~2005    B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea 
  • summa cum laude (최우등 졸업), 2nd out of 112 students in Department
                   
1995~1998     Seoul Science High School, Korea

Experience

2020~present    Associate Professor
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (i-bio), and Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea
  • Adjunct Professor, Institute of Convergence Technology, Yonsei University (2018~present)

2016~2020    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (i-bio)
  • Adjunct Professor, Institute of Convergence Technology, Yonsei University (2018~present)

2014~2016    Research Fellow (PI: Prof. Jack W. Szostak, Nobel Laureate 2009)
  • Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston
  • Origins of Life Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge
  • Department of Molecular Biology/Center for Computational & Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston

2012~2014    Postdoctoral Researcher (PI: Prof. Craig J. Hawker, Prof. H. Tom Soh)
  • Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Santa Barbara
  • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara

2007~2012   Graduate Student Researcher (PI: Prof. H. Tom Soh)
  • Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara
                                                     
2005~2007   Research Assistant (PI: Prof. Euijoon Yoon)
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

Honors & Awards

  • Next-Generation Leading Researcher Funding (차세대 리더 연구자), Pohang University of Science and Technology (2024)
  • Mid-Career Researcher Award (중견학술상), The Polymer Society of Korea (2023)
  • Best Teaching Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2023)
  • Samsung Research Funding, Samsung Incubation Center for Future Technology (삼성미래기술육성재단) (2020)
  • Il-Beom Chaired Professorship, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2019)
  • Young Investigator Award, Baxter International Corp. (2013)          
  • MRL-Dow Travel Fellowship, Materials Research Laboratory, U. C. Santa Barbara (2013)
  • Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (MRS) (2012)
  • Grand Challenge Award, The 12th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium (2011)
  • Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, U. C. Santa Barbara (2011)
  • Doctoral Student Travel Award, Academic Senate, U. C. Santa Barbara (2011)
  • President, Korean Graduate Student Association at U. C. Santa Barbara (2009-2010)
  • Doctoral Study Abroad Fellowship, Kwanjeong Educational Foundation (관정 이종환 장학 재단) (2007-2010)
  • Merit Fellowship, Materials Department, U. C. Santa Barbara (2007)
  • Best Poster Presentation Award, The 13th International Symposium on the Physics of Semiconductors and Application (2006)
  • BK21 Scholarship, Seoul National University, Korea (2005)
  • Best Student Award (금속동창회장상: 재료공학부 최우수 졸업상), Alumni Association of Metallurgical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea (2005)
  • Commendation of the Top Graduate (최우수 졸업 표창), Alumni Association of Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea (2005)
  • Summa cum laude, Seoul National University, Korea (2005)
  • Full College Student Scholarship (2 awards), Seoul National University, Korea (2004)
  • Elected as a LG Global Challenger (Overseas Exploration Program), LG Corp. (2004)
  • College Student Scholarship (5 awards), Seoul National University, Korea, (1998-1999, 2003)
  • Top Award in Chemistry (과학기술처장관상), National Science Fair, Korea (1997)

Society Activities

2026~present   BioChip Letters 편집위원장(Editor-in-chief)
​2024~present   BioChip Journal 부편집위원장
2025~present   Macromolecular Research Editorial Board
2022~2025        Macromolecular Research 부편집위원장

2024~present   한국바이오칩학회 평의원
2022~present   한국고분자학회 평의원

​2025               한국고분자학회 학술총무이사
​2025               한국바이오칩학회 홍보위원회 위원장
2023~2024   한국바이오칩학회 바이오소재분과위원장
2022~2023   한국고분자학회 재무이사
2022~2023   한국세라믹학회 바이오융합재료부회장
2019~2022   한국고분자학회 운영이사
2020~2021   한국생체재료학회 신진연구자위원
2017~2019    한국생물공학회 BT NEWS 편집위원
2017~2018    한국고분자학회 고분자 과학과 기술 편집위원