3^rd Global Summit on Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

Dr. Bong-Joong Kim is the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea, where he has been a professor

since 2012. He previously held postdoctoral positions at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s

Center for Functional Nanomaterials (2010–2012) and Purdue University (2009–2010).

Additionally, he served as a visiting scientist at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (2005–2012).

Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University in 2008. Recognized

for his contributions to academia and research, he has received numerous accolades, including

the GIST Best Lecture Award (2023), the GIST Research Award for the highest impact factor

(2021), a commendation from Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (2021), and a Presidential

Award for Promotion of Science and Technology (2025). His research focuses on the design

and synthesis of organic and inorganic nanostructures and the investigation of their properties

in device formats. He aims to advance the controlled growth of nanowires, nanotubes, and

nanoparticles with precision and reproducibility, leveraging their unique properties for

applications in catalysis, electronics, optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and sensors.