Self-Driving Chemistry Laboratory
Department of Chemistry · Seoul National University
From Chemical Insight to Intelligent Discovery
Our lab aims to accelerate discovery in chemistry and materials science by integrating AI, automation, and molecular simulation. A central focus is the development of self-driving laboratories that autonomously design, perform, and analyze experiments to efficiently explore complex chemical and materials spaces. In parallel, we develop AI methods that connect experimental observations with theoretical predictions, helping to close the longstanding gap between computational models and real-world laboratory systems. By combining data-driven learning, chemistry/physics-based modeling, and autonomous experimentation in a closed-loop framework, our research seeks to establish a new paradigm for AI-native scientific discovery and enable faster, more reliable development of advanced materials and chemical technologies.
Contact us →Accelerating Discovery through Autonomous Science
Self-Driving Lab
An autonomous research platform that integrates robotics, automation, AI, and experiment orchestration to accelerate materials discovery and optimization.
Inverse Design by AI
An AI-driven approach that identifies materials, structures, or compositions with desired target properties by searching the design space in reverse.
Catalyst Design
The rational discovery and optimization of catalysts by understanding relationships among composition, structure, reaction pathways, and catalytic performance.
ReaxFF
A reactive force field for molecular dynamics simulations that describes bond formation and breaking to model complex chemical reactions at the atomic scale.
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Open positions for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
We welcome motivated students and postdoctoral researchers to join our group.
We are particularly interested in candidates working on Self-Driving Laboratories, artificial intelligence and machine learning for materials discovery, computational Chemistry Science, multiscale simulation, and inverse materials design.
Postdoctoral applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Interested candidates should send a CV, a brief description of research experience.
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