Faculty

Welcome to Prof. Kim’s Nano Electronics and Technology Lab at UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology).
We are conducting basic and applied research at the frontier of nanomaterials, logic and memory devices, neuromorphic applications, flexible nanoelectronics, bioelectronics, RF integrated circuits, and electromagnetics. Our passion lies in the discovery, understanding, and application of new paradigms to enable novel ubiquitous systems that can address societal needs.

[Curriculum Vitae]

Aug 2021 – Present
Assistant Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
College of Information-Bio Convergence Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering

Jan 2021 –July 2021
R&D Device Characterization Engineer, Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho, USA
Develop and debug test programs that enable the testing of advanced semiconductor memory devices

[Education]

Dec 2020: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 2019: M.S.E., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 2016: B.S., Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Korea
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering

[Research  Keywords and Topics]

Nanomaterials, Logic and Memory devices, Neuromorphic applications, Flexible nanoelectronics, Bioelectronics, RF integrated circuits, and Electromagnetics

[Publications (selected)]

Myungsoo Kim, Guillaume Ducournau, Simon Skrzypczak, Sung Jin Yang, Pascal Szriftgiser, Nicolas Wainstein, Keren Stern, Henri Happy, Eilam Yalon, Emiliano Pallecchi and Deji Akinwande, “Monolayer molybdenum disulfide switches for 6G communication systems”; Nature Electronics, (2022).
Myungsoo Kim, Emiliano Pallecchi, Ruijing Ge, Xiaohan Wu, Guillaume Ducournau, Jack C. Lee, Henri Happy and Deji Akinwande, “Analogue Switches made from Boron Nitride Monolayers for Application in 5G and Terahertz Communication Systems”; Nature Electronics, (2020).
Myungsoo Kim*, Ruijing Ge*, Xiaohan Wu*, Xing Lan, Dr. Jesse Tice, Jack C. Lee and Deji Akinwande, “Zero-static power RF Switches Based on MoS2 Atomristors”; Nature Communications, (2018) (Editor’s Choice)
Myungsoo Kim, Emiliano Pallecchi, Ruijing Ge, Xiaohan Wu, Vanessa Avramovic, Etienne Okada, Jack C. Lee, Henri Happy and Deji Akinwande, “Nonvolatile RF and mm-wave Switches Based on Monolayer hBN”; IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), San Francisco, CA, USA (2019)
Ruijing Ge*, Xiaohan Wu*, Myungsoo Kim*, Po-An Chen, Jianping Shi, Junho Choi, Xiaoqin Li, Yanfeng Zhang, Meng-Hsueh Chiang, Jack C. Lee, and Deji Akinwande, “Atomristor: Memory effect in Atomically-thin sheets and Record RF Switches”; IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), San Francisco, CA, USA (2018)

[Awards/ Honors/ Memberships]

1. BK Research Award / Feb 2023
UNIST BK21 UniBrain System Engineering Group
2. Ben Streetman Award, Senior Award, 2020-2021 / Jan 2022
UT Austin, A prestigious university-wide annual prize presented to a Graduate student who is an exceptional contributor to the area of electronic or photonic materials and devices.
3. Professional Development Award / Dec 2019
UT Austin Graduate School
4. Best Paper Award in the area of Engineering / Sep 2019
KSEA (Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association) Austin Chapter
5. Overseas Graduate Students Scholarship / Jul 2016 – Dec 2020
Kwanjeong Educational Foundation, Seoul, Korea
6. Samsung Science Scholarship / 2010-2015
SKKU, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering