SpeakerHan Woong Yeom

Professor Han Woong Yeom graduated from Seoul National University, Korea, majoring Physics and got his PhD degree in Tohoku University, Japan, for his photoelectron spectroscopy study of low dimensional electronic states on semiconductor surfaces.
Professor Yeom is emerging as one of the most creative research leaders in the field of surface science. His research has focused on low dimensional electronic systems fabricated in atomic scale on solid surfaces. He has pioneered the field of ‘metallic atomic wires,’ the narrowest possible conductive wires, which are a new class of one-dimensional materials with exotic properties and promising applications. In particular, he has discovered a series of phase transitions and elucidated electronic structures of a few metallic atomic wires sled-assembled on semiconductor surfaces, which were established as the model systems in this research field, defining a new direction in exploiting low dimensional properties of electrons. His recent research extends toward various 1D and 2D electronic systems, focusing continuously to create new low dimensional electronic systems on surfaces and monolayer-scale heterointerfaces.
Professor Yeom was awarded Korea Science Award in 2015, Nano Korea 2013 Research Innovation Award of Ministry of Science in 2013, the Academic Achievement Award from Korean Physical Societies in 2007 and was selected as the Scientist and Engineer of the Month from Ministry of Science and Education of Korea in 2006. He was also selected as the Young Researcher of the Year by Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Researches in 2001. Professor Yeom has coauthored more than 150 journal articles. He was honored as an Outstanding Referee for the journals of American Physical Societies and serves as an editorial board member of multiple international journals. abstract