// Principal Investigator

Byungjo Kim 김병조

Assistant Professor — Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering · Dept. of Materials Science Engineering · Dept. of Semiconductor Engineering, UNIST. Head, Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Research Center.

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Education

2019
Ph.D., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Seoul National University
2011
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
POSTECH

Professional Experience

2025.08–
Head, Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Research Center
UNIST
2024.01–
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, UNIST
2019–2023
Staff Engineer, Mechatronics Research (설비기술연구소)
Samsung Electronics
2011–2012
Engineer, Plant Design Team
GS E&C

Awards & Honors

2026 Young Investigator Award · 신진학술상 (KSME)
2025 Outstanding Paper Award for Early-Career Researchers (KSME)
2024–25 Advisory committee — Dry etch (Samsung Electronics)
2022 Samsung Best Paper Award, Bronze (Samsung Electronics)
2019 Excellent Doctoral Thesis Award (KSME)
2016 KSME–SEMES Open Innovation Challenge, Bronze

Academic Service

2025– Executive Scientific Committee, Int. Conference on Data-Driven Plasma Science
2025– 한국반도체학술대회 — Device & Process Modeling, Simulation and Reliability 분과위원
2025– 대한기계학회 — CAE 및 응용역학 부문 산학협력이사
2025– 한국생산제조학회 — 설계 및 CAE 부문 이사
2025 Gaseous Electronics Conference — Local Organizing Committee
2025 Dry Process School — Lecturer