Academic Careers
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University (3.2023–Present)
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University (3.2019–2.2023)
Senior Research Scientist, Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (5.2017 – 2.2019)
Post Doc. Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Harvard-MIT Health Science & Technology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Cambridge, USA (9.2015 – 3.2017)
Post Doc. Research Fellow, Yonsei University (9.2014 – 8.2015)
Education
Ph.D., School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (9.2008 – 8.2014)
B.S., School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (3.2004 – 8.2008)
Awards and Honors
• Miwon Commercial Young Scientist Award (미원상사신진과학자상), The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2020)
• Chun-Gang Outstanding Research Award – Grand Prize, Chun-Gang Memorial Foundation (2015)
• Certificate of distinction – Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Yonsei University (2014)
• Best Poster Presentation Award – Materials Research Society of Korea, Fall meeting (2013)
• Best Poster Presentation Award – Materials Research Society of Korea, Spring meeting (2013)
• 2nd Qualcomm Innovation Award – Gold Prize, Qualcomm (2012)
• TMS Best Paper Award – Silver Prize, Yonsei University (2012)
• Best Presentation Award – Conference for Emerging Electronic Devices, Yonsei University (2011)
• Best Poster Presentation Award – Materials Research Society of Korea, Spring meeting (2011)
• Best Presentation Award – The Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea (2008)
Research Interests
Hydrogel biointerfaces and bioadhesives for tissue coupling in soft bioelectronics.
Stretchable conductors and interconnects for deformable electrical routing.
Component integration and packaging for flexible and stretchable electronics.
Antifouling surfaces and encapsulation for reliable implantable bioelectronics.
Selected Publications
Tae Young Kim et al.
Quinone-mediated, tissue-adaptive double-network hydrogel for instant hemostasis
and wet-tissue adhesion.
Nature Communications 17, 5526 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72068-6
Dongwook Lee et al.
Ion-Mediated Structural Engineering of Hydrogel Interfaces for Tunable Mechanical
and Analyte Diffusion Properties in Electrochemical Biosensors.
Advanced Materials 38(19), e15767 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202515767
Tae Young Kim et al.
Bioadaptive liquid-infused multifunctional fibers for long-term neural recording
via BDNF stabilization and enhanced neural interaction.
Science Advances 11(37), eadz1228 (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz1228
