Members

Researchers for the Self-Driving Chemistry Laboratory.

Professor

Principal Investigator

Prof. Sang Soo Han

Prof. Sang Soo Han Professor

Department of Chemistry · Seoul National University

His research interests include computational chemistry, AI, and self-driving laboratory.

Education
Feb. 2005 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Advisor: Prof. Hyuck Mo Lee
Feb. 2001 M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Advisor: Prof. Kyung Sub Lee
Feb. 1999 B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Experience
Sep. 2026 – Present Professor, Department of Chemistry Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sep. 2020 – Aug. 2026 Head, Computational Science Research Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
Jun. 2013 – Aug. 2026 Senior / Principal Research Scientist, Center for Computational Science Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
Feb. 2009 – May 2013 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Nanocharacterization Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Oct. 2005 – Jan. 2009 Visiting / Post-doctoral Scholar, Dept. of Chemistry California Institute of Technology
Advisor: Prof. W. A. Goddard III
Mar. 2005 – Oct. 2005 Post-doctoral Researcher, Applied Science Research Institute KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Tel
+82-2-880-1456
Fax
+82-2-880-1456
Office
Building 503, 3F, Room 322
Address
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University,
Building 503, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Soonsung So

Dr. Soonsung So

Postdoctoral Researcher

Computational Materials Science · Electrocatalysis · Thermal Transport

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Dr. Seok Ho Lee

Dr. Seok Ho Lee

Postdoctoral Researcher

Self-Driving Laboratory · Computational Chemistry · Catalysis Engineering

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Dr. Jeongae Kim

Dr. Jeongae Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher

MD · MLIP · DFT · Computational Material Design

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Dr. Gyu Seong Yi

Dr. Gyu Seong Yi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Self-Driving Laboratory · Electrocatalysis

NowSeoul National University

Ph.D. Students

Heeseung Lee

Heeseung Lee

Ph.D. Student

Self-Driving Lab, Electrochemistry

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Daeho Kim

Daeho Kim

Ph.D. Student

Self-Driving Lab · Electrochemistry

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Hyesu Jang

Hyesu Jang

Ph.D. Student

Self-Driving Lab

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

M.S. Students

Seongjin Bang

Seongjin Bang

M.S. Student

Self-Driving Lab

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Hyunjung Na

Hyunjung Na

M.S. Student

MD, LLM

NowKorea Institute of Science and Technology

Intern Researchers

Byeongho Park

Byeongho Park

Intern Researcher

Self-Driving Lab

NowSeoul National University

Yunkyung Park

Yunkyung Park

Intern Researcher

DFT, MLIP

NowSeoul National University

Alumni

2021.03–2026.08Dr. Nayeon Kim · Ph.D. StudentSenior Researcher, POSCO Holdings Co., Ltd.
2024.03–2026.08Dr. Jungwoo Choi · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Dankook University
2025.04–2025.08Dr. Doosun Hong · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, University of Seoul
2022.09–2025.08Dr. Dongyup Shin · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Kangwon National University
2020.03–2025.06Dr. Hyuk Jun Yoo · Ph.D. Student & Postdoctoral ResearcherPostdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, USA
2021.01–2024.12Dr. Chen-Hui Chan · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Xiamen University Malaysia
2021.09–2024.07Dr. Sooyeon Kim · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Myongji University
2020.10–2024.07Dr. Kihoon Bang · Postdoctoral ResearcherPrincipal Researcher, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
2017.03–2023.01Dr. Hong Woo Lee · Ph.D. Student & Postdoctoral ResearcherSenior Researcher, POSCO Holdings Co., Ltd.
2020.03–2021.08Ms. Ga-Un Jeong · Intern ResearcherPh.D. Student, Pennsylvania State University, USA
2019.09–2021.12Dr. Mosab Banisalman · Postdoctoral ResearcherStaff Scientist, Virtual Lab Co.
2019.03–2021.08Dr. Jeongrae Kim · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Korea Polytechnics Chuncheon Campus
2018.09–2021.08Dr. Min-Cheol Kim · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssistant Professor, Sookmyung Women's University
2014.03–2019.04Dr. Byung Chul Yeo · Ph.D. Student & Postdoctoral ResearcherAssociate Professor, Pukyong National University
2014.09–2018.08Dr. Sungjin Pai · Postdoctoral ResearcherChief Researcher, DRB Industrial Co., Ltd.
2016.09–2018.08Dr. Sung-Yup Kim · Postdoctoral ResearcherResearcher, The Ohio State University, USA
2017.05–2018.08Dr. Xiaolong Liu · Visiting ResearcherStaff Scientist, China National Petroleum Corporation
2015.03–2018.02Dr. Kang-Seop Yun · Ph.D. StudentStaff Scientist, SEMES Co., Ltd.
2016.03–2017.02Prof. Xiuying Liu · Visiting ResearcherAssociate Professor, Henan University of Technology, China
2015.08–2017.04Dr. Donghun Kim · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssociate Professor, KAIST
2013.06–2015.12Dr. K.P.S.S. Hembram · Postdoctoral ResearcherKIST
2013.06–2014.05Dr. Li-Ming Yang · Postdoctoral ResearcherAssociate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China