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Prof. Sungwoo Hong (홍승우 교수)
Contact Information
| hongorg@kaist.ac.kr | |
| Tel | +82-42-350-2811 |
| Web | http://ddnpslab.kaist.ac.kr |
| Office | Room 505 (IBS Bldg E22) & Room 4103, Department of Chemistry (Bldg E6-4), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea |
| Lab | Room 4118, (+82-42-350-2851, 5811) |
Education & Experience
- Full-, Associate-, Assistant Professor, KAIST, Department of Chemistry (2009.03 - present)
- Associate Director, Group Leader, Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations (2014.06 - present)
- Principal Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in USA
- Postdoc, Harvard University (Prof. E. J. Corey)
- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (Prof. Steven M. Weinreb)
- M.S., Seoul National University (Prof. Deukjoon Kim)
- B.S., Seoul National University
Research Interests
- Development of New Reactions, Synthesis & Catalysis
- Advanced Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Awards & Honors
- The 1st Pioneer Award, Korean Society of Medicinal Chemistry (2025)
- Fellow of KAST (The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, 한림원 정회원) (2024 - )
- College of Natural Sciences Best Teaching Award, KAIST (2023)
- Academic Excellence Award, KAIST (2022)
- Asian Core Program (ACP) Award, Singapore & Taiwan (2018)
- Shim Sang Cheol Academic Award, Korean Chemical Society (2018)
- Asian Core Program (ACP) Award, Japan (2017)
- The 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis "Lifetime Achievement Award"
- Distinguished Lecturer Award, College of Natural Science, KAIST (2017)
- Distinguished Lecturer Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST (2017)
- Asian Core Program (ACP) Award, China & Hong Kong (2016)
- Organic Chemistry Frontier, Emerging Investigator Award (2016)
- Distinguished Lecturer Award, College of Natural Science, KAIST (2014)
- Asian Core Program (ACP) Award, Taiwan & Malaysia (2013)
- 1st Young Organic Chemist Award, Korean Chemical Society (2012)
- Best Researcher Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST (2012)
- Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, Thieme Publishers (2012)
- Asian Core Program (ACP) Award, Japan (2011)
- Distinguished Lecturer Award, College of Natural Science, KAIST (2011)
- Distinguished Lecturer Award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST (2010)
Editorial Board Chair
- Co-Chair for Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry (2020 - present)
Editorial Advisory Board Member of Journals
- Chemistry – An Asian Journal (2022 - present)
- European Journal of Organic Chemistry (2020 - present)
- Associate Editor of Archives of Pharmacal Research (2015 - 2016)