Seungbum Hong

Occupation: Research Scientist, Writer
Born: Stockholm, Sweden, August 26, 1972

Education:
PhD in Material Sci. and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech., Daejon, 2000
MSc in Material Sci. and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech., Daejon, 1996
BSc in Ceramic Sci. and Engineering summa cum laude, Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. and Tech., Daejon, 1994

Career:
CEO, Andrew & Raymond Mentoring LLC, 2015-
Adjunct professor department materials sci. and engineering, Korea Advanced Institute Sci. and Tech., 2012-
Scientist nanoscience, Argonne National Laboratory, 2013-
Materials scientist nanoscience and tech. division, Argonne National Laboratory, 2012-13
Materials scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, 2007-12
Project manager, leader, Samsung Advanced Institute Tech., Yongin, Republic of Korea, 2002-07
Member of research staff, Samsung Advanced Institute Tech., Yongin, Republic of Korea, 2000-07
Post-doctoral researcher, Swiss Federal Institute Tech., Lausanne, Switzerland, 2000-01

Career Related:
User executive committee, chair Argonne National Laboratory, 2014-15, vice chair center nanoscale materials, 2013-14, group fin. rep., 2012-, colloquium committee materials sci. division, 2011-, sci. committee energy sci. building, 2010-12, group safety rep., 2007-12 co-organizer International Probe Storage Workshop, 2006 visiting researcher National Institute Research, 1999, Samsung Advanced Institute Tech., 1998

Civic:
Pub. service leader, Samsung Advanced Institute of Tech., Yongin, Korea (South), 2002-

Creative Works:
Editor: Nanoscale Phenomena in Ferroelectric Thin Films, 2004, Science and Technology of Nonvolatile Memories, 2006, Materials Science and Technology for Nonvolatile Memories, 2008, Advances in Spectroscopy and Imaging of Surfaces and Nanostructures, 2011, Emerging Nonvolatile Memories, 2014; contributor chapters to books, to numerous professional journals

Achievements:
Achievements include 76 patents, 67 US patents issued; high-speed visualization of polarization charges using a nanoscale probe; scanning resistive probe microscopy applicable to terabit storage devices; piezoelectrically enhanced ferroelectric polymers via nanoscale mechanical annealing; x-ray irradiation induced reversible resistance change in resistive switching oxides; design of mesoscale materials and structures for piezoelectric energy harvesters

Awards:
Named Frontier Scientist, Korea Academy Sci. And Tech., 2014
Recipient Best Reviewer Award, Scripta Materialia, 2012, Frontier Award, Samsung Advanced Institute Tech., 2007, Best Community Service Award, 2005, Best Knowledge Manager Award, 2004, Pub. Service Award, 2002, Talent Award, 2002, Silver Medal, Samsung Electronics, 2000, Human Tech. Prize, 2000, Best Thesis Award, Department Korea Advanced Institute Aci. And Tech., 2000
Fellow Rising Researcher Fellowship, Korea Research Foundation, 1998-99
Scholar Poster Publication, Gordon Research Conference, 1999

Memberships:
Fellow: Northwestern Argonne Institute Sci. Engineering (senior institute 2016-); mem.: IEEE (adv. board 2004), International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities (adv. committee 2011-), International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectronics 2008-11, (Young Investigator Outstanding Achievement award 2008), Materials Research Society, Society Information Storage Systems, Am. Physical Society (symposium co-organizer 2013), Am. Ceramic. Society, Am. Chemical Society, Materials Research School 2008, 2010

Family:
Son Of Mooboo Hong And Younghee Han
Married Jungwon Woo, August 20, 2000

E-mail:
seungbum@sait.samsung.co.kr

Biography Source(s):
Who’s Who in Asia – 2012, 2nd Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in Asia – 2007, 1st Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2003-2004, 7th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in the World – 2014, 31st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the World – 2009, 26th Edition (pub. 2008)