Kim Research Group

People

A collaborative team connecting materials science, electronic engineering, and unconventional device platforms.

Tae-Wook Kim · Professor · DGIST

Principal Investigator

Tae-Wook Kim, Ph.D.

Professor · Department of Energy Science and Engineering · DGIST

Professor Kim develops low-dimensional metallic and semiconductor nanomaterials and translates their electrical, electrochemical, and mechanical properties into memory, neuromorphic, energy, fiber, and wearable electronic devices.

Office: E2, Room 210, DGIST
Email: twk@dgist.ac.kr
Scholar: Google Scholar profile ↗
Education: Ph.D. (2009) and M.S. (2005), Materials Science & Engineering, GIST
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Pusan National University

2026–present · DGISTProfessor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering

2019–2026 · Jeonbuk National UniversityAssistant Professor and Associate Professor, Flexible & Printable Electronics

2010–2019 · Korea Institute of Science and TechnologySenior / Principal Research Scientist; Head, Functional Composite Materials Research Center

2013–2014 · Linköping UniversityVisiting Scholar, Department of Science and Technology

2009–2010 · University of WashingtonPostdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Alex K.-Y. Jen

Recognition

Selected awards & honors

Recognition spanning university, national laboratory, and research-council programs.

Future Talent Award · 2025Industry–Academia Cooperation category, Jeonbuk National University.

Best Research Project · 2018Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

KIST Young Fellow · 2016Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

Best Research Staff · 2014Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science & Technology.

Researcher of the Month · 2013Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

Best Research Award · 2009GIST Fall Commencement Ceremony.

Current members

DGIST team.

Research leadership and graduate researchers joining APPND Lab for its new DGIST chapter beginning August 18, 2026.

DGIST2026.08.18New chapter

One team · three research axes

Electronics & Probes by Materials Engineering

We connect metallic nanosheets, electrochemistry, transistor and memory physics, electronic fibers, and functional composite materials.

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Research leadership

Hyunjung Lee, Ph.D.

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Research Professor · Thrust Leader

hjunglee@jbnu.ac.kr

Electrochemistry of metallic nanosheets and porous current collectors for next-generation secondary batteries.