Professor

• Chong Min Koo (구종민)
• School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering
• School of Chemical Engineering
• Sungkyunkwan University
• Office #: 25221, Engineering Building II
• 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
• Tel: +82-31-290-7351, E-mail: chongminkoo@skku.edu, chongminkoo@gmail.com
• Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5TXY574AAAAJ&hl=ko

Education

• B.S., Dept. of Industrial Chemistry, Hangyang University (1997)
• M.S., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, KAIST (1999)
• Ph.D., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, KAIST (2003)

Research Career

• Professor, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (2022-present)
• Editor, Diamond and Related Materials (2025-)
• Center Heard, Tenured Fellow, Young Fellow, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (2007–2022)
• Professor, University of Science and Technology (2010–2022)
• Professor, KU-KIST Graduate School, Korea University (2017–2022)
• Postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota (2003-2005)
• Senior Research Scientist, LG Chemicals (2005-2007)
• Visiting Scholar, Materials Sci. & Eng. Penn. State University (2011, 2013)
• Visiting Scholar, Materials Sci. & Eng. Drexel University (2017-2018)

Honors and awards

• Scientist Technology and Researcher (이달의 과학기술인상), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, NRF (2018)
• S-Oil Future Scientist Award(차세대과학자상), Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2021)
• Korean President Award, Person with Distinguished Merits in the Contribution to National Scientific and Technological Development (과학기술인 대통령표창), (2019)
• NST Best Research Award, Minster Award (출연연 연구개발상 장관상), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea (2021)
• Songgok Scientist Award (송곡과학기술자상), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (2017)
• ACS Top Contributor in Korea, Nano Korea (2024)
• Nano Convergence Outstanding Paper Award, Korea Nanotechnology Research Society (2023)
• 2021 Top 10 Nano Technology (10대나노기술), Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning & Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea (2021)
• Seoktop Professor Award (석탑교수상), Korea University (2021)
• KOPTRI Polymer Academic Award ( KOPTRI 고분자학술상), Korea Polymer Society (2021)
• KISTian Award, the Grand Prize (KIST인상 대상), KIST (2021)
• KIST Tenured Researcher (영년직연구원), KIST (2021)
• 2020 Top 10 Science News in Korea (대한민국10대과학기술뉴스), Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2020)
• Best Senior Academic Award (중견학술상), Korea Polymer Society (2018)
• Best Professor Award (최우수교수상), University of Science and Technology (2017)
• Best Publication Award (최우수논문상), University of Science and Technology (2017)
• LG Young Scientist Award in Industrial Chemistry (LG 젊은 공업화학인상), Korea Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2017)
• Young Fellow (영펠로우), KIST (2017)
• Unsung Hero Award, KIST (2012)
• LG Group Best Research Award (LG그룹 연구개발상), LG Group (2007)
• LG Chemicals Best Research and Development Award (LG화학 연구개발상), LG Chemicals (2007)

Books

Selected Publications

1. A. Iqbal, F. Shahzad, K. Hantanasirisakul, M. K. Kim, J. Kwon, J. Hong, H. Kim, D. Kim, Y. Gogotsi*, and C. M. Koo*, “Anomalous absorption of electromagnetic waves by 2D transition metal carbonitride Ti3CNTx (MXene)” Science 369, 446-450, 2020.
2. F. Shahzad, M. Alhabeb, C. Hatter, B. Anansori, S. M. Hong, C. M. Koo*, and Y. Gogotsi*, “EMI shielding with 2D transition metal carbides MXenes”, Science 353, 2237-1140, 2016.
3. Aamir Iqbal, Tufail Hassan, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Yury Gogotsi*, Chongmin Koo*, “MXenes for multispectral electromagnetic shielding” Nature Review Electrical Engineering, 2024, 1, 180-198.
4. Zhenguo Gao, Aamir Iqbal, Tufail Hassan, Shengchong Hui, Hongjing Wu*, Chong Min Koo*, "Tailoring Built‐in Electric Field in a Self‐Assembled Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework/MXene Nanocomposites for Microwave Absorption", Advanced Materials 36, 2311411, 2024.
5. Changhoon Park, Nu‐Ri Park, Jisung Kwon, Hyerim Kim, Yury Gogotsi, Chong Min Koo*, Myung‐Ki Kim*, “Ultrahigh Nonlinear Responses from MXene Plasmons in the Short‐Wave Infrared Range”, Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2309189.
6. Sungmin Jung, Yoon Sang Kim, Young Nam Kim, Seunghwan Jeong, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Tufail Hassan, Mugilan Narayanasamy, Sooyeong Cho, Yong Chae Jung, Jaewoo Kim*, Chong Min Koo*, All‐In‐One Epoxy/MXene Nanocomposites with Bead‐Type Polymeric Imidazole Latent Curing Agent for Enhancing Storage Stability and Flame Retardancy, Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2408674.
7. Aamir Iqbal, Jisung Kwon, Tufail Hassan, Sang Woon Park, Won-Hee Lee, Jung-Min Oh,Junpyo Hong, Juyun Lee, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Ujala Zafar, Seon Joon Kim,Jong Hyuk Park, Myung-Ki Kim,* and Chong Min Koo*, "Environmentally Stable and Highly Crystalline MXenes forMultispectral Electromagnetic Shielding up to MillimeterWaves", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 2409346.
8. Mugilan Narayanasamy, Shakir Zaman, Ji Seon Kim, Sungmin Jung, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Tufail Hassan, Aamir Iqbal, Sang Uck Lee, Chong Min Koo*, Synergistically Inducing Ultrafast Ion Diffusion and Reversible Charge Transfer in Lithium Metal Batteries Using Bimetallic Molybdenum–Titanium MXenes”, ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 1689-1701.
9. Young Sang Park, Ari Chae, Gwan Hyun Choi, Swetarekha Ram, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Jiyoon Jung, Hyo Sang Jeon, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Seung Sang Hwang, Dong-Yeun Koh, Insik In, Taegon Oh, Seon Joon Kim, Chong Min Koo*, Albert S Lee**, "Unveiling the role of catalytically active MXene supports in enhancing the performance and durability of cobalt oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for anion exchange membrane …", Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2024, 346, 23731.
10. Tufail Hassan, Aamir Iqbal, Byungkwon Yoo, Jun Young Jo, Nilufer Cakmakci, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Hyerim Kim, Sungmin Jung, Noushad Hussain, Ujala Zafar, Soo Yeong Cho, Seunghwan Jeong, Jaewoo Kim, Jung Min Oh, Sangwoon Park, Youngjin Jeong*, Chong Min Koo*, “Multifunctional MXene/Carbon Nanotube Janus Film for Electromagnetic Shielding and Infrared Shielding/Detection in Harsh Environments”, Nano-Micro Letters, 16, 216, 2024.
11. Tufail Hassan1†, Jihyun Kim1†, Hung Ngo Manh2, Aamir Iqbal1, Zhenguo Gao1, Hyerim Kim1, Noushad Hussain1, Shabbir Madad Naqvi1, Shakir Zaman1, Mugilan Narayanasamy1, Sang Uck Lee2,* Joohoon Kang1,* and Chong Min Koo1,2*,“Semiconducting Properties of Delaminated Titanium Nitride Ti4N3Tx MXene with Gate-Tunable Electrical conductivity“ ACS Nano 2024, 18, 23477-23488
12. Aamir Iqbal, † Jisung Kwon, † Tufail Hassan, Sang Woon Park, Won-Hee Lee, Jung-Min Oh, Junpyo Hong, Juyun Lee, Shabbir Madad Naqvi, Ujala Zafar, Seon Joon Kim, Jong Hyuk Park, Myung-Ki Kim,* and Chong Min Koo*, “ Environmentally Stable and Highly Crystalline MXenes for Multispectral Electromagnetic Shielding up to Millimeter Waves”, Advanced Functional Materials, 36, 2409346, 2024.
13. A. Iqbal, H. Kim, J. M. Oh, J. Chae, J Kim, M. Kim, T. Hassan, Z. Gao, J. Lee, S. J. Kim, D. Kim, Yury Gogotsi*, Hanjung Kwon*, Chong Min Koo*, “Effect of Substitutional oxygen on properties of Ti3C2Tx MXene produced using recycled TiO2”, Small Methods, e2201715, 2023
14. Tae Yun Ko, Daesin Kim, Seon Joon Kim, Hyerim Kim, Arun S. Nissimagoudar, Seung-Cheol Lee, Xiaobo Lin, Peter T. Cummings, Sehyun Doo, Seongmin Park, Tufail Hassan, Taegon Oh, Ari Chae, Jihoon Lee, Yury Gogotsi*, Insik In* and Chong Min Koo*, “Universal Ligands for Dispersion of Two-Dimensional MXene in Organic Solvents”, ACS Nano 17, 1112-1119, 2023.
15. Z. Deng, L. Li, P. Tang, C. Jiao, Z.Z. Yu, C.M. Koo*, H.B. Zhang*, “Controllable surface-grafted MXene inks for electromagnetic wave modulation and infrared anti-counterfeiting applications”, ACS Nano 16 (10), 16976-16986, 2022.
16. Z. Gao, A. Iqbal, T. Hassan, L. Zhang, H. Wu*, C.M. Koo*, “Texture Regulation of Metal–Organic Frameworks, Microwave Absorption Mechanism‐Oriented Structural Optimization and Design Perspectives”, Advanced Science 9, 2204151, 2022.
17. Su-ung Chae, Seho Yi, Jaeeun Yoon, Jong Chan Hyun, Sehyun Doo, Seungjun Lee, Juyun Lee, Seon Joon Kim, Young Soo Yun, Jung-Hoon Lee, Chong Min Koo*, “Highly defective Ti3CNTx-MXene-based fiber membrane anode for lithium metal batteries”, Energy Storage Materials 52, 76-84, 2022.
18. Taegon Oh, Seungjun Lee, Hyerim Kim, Tae Yun Ko, Seon Joon Kim, Chong Min Koo*, “Fast and High‐Yield Anhydrous Synthesis of Ti3C2Tx MXene with High Electrical Conductivity and Exceptional Mechanical Strength”, Small 18 (46), 2203767, 2022.
19. Junpyo Hong, Jisung Kwon, Aamir Iqbal, Daesin Kim, Taehoon Kwon, Pradeep Sambyal, Soon Man Hong, Ho Gyu Yoon, Myung-Ki Kim*, Chong Min Koo*, “Electromagnetic shielding of Optically-Transparent and Electrically-Insulating ionic solutions”, Chemical Engineering Journal 438, 135564, 2022.
20. S. Lee, E.H. Kim, S. Yu, H. Kim, C. Park, S.W. Lee, H. Han, W. Jin, K. Lee, C.E. Lee, J. Jang, C.M. Koo*, C. Park*, “Polymer-Laminated Ti3C2TX MXene Electrodes for Transparent and Flexible Field-Driven Electronics”, ACS Nano 15 (5), 8940-8952, 2021.
21. T. Yun, H. Kim, A. Iqbal, Y. S. Cho, G. S. Lee, M. K. Kim, S. J. Kim, D. Kim, Y. Gogotsi*, S. O. Kim* and C. M. Koo*, “Electromagnetic shielding of monolayer MXene assemblies”, Advanced Materials 32, 1906769, 2020.
22. F. Shahzad, A. Iqbal, H. Kim, C. M. Koo*, “2D transition metal carbides (MXenes): applications as an electrically conducting materials”, Advanced Materials 32, 2002159, 2020.
23. A. Iqbal, P. Sambyal, and C. M. Koo*, “2D MXenes for electromagnetic shielding: A review”, Advanced Functional Materials 2000883, 2020.
24. S. Lee, E. H. Kim, S. Yu, H. Kim, C. Park, T. H. Park, H. Han, S. W. Lee, S. Baek, W. Jin, C. M. Koo*, and C. Park*, “Alternating-current MXene polymer light-emitting diodes”, Advanced Functional Materials 2001224, 2020.
25. D. Kim, T. Y. Ko, H. Kim, G. H. Lee, S. Cho*, and C. M. Koo*, “Nonpolar dispersion of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene flakes via simultaneous interfacial chemical grafting and phase transfer method”, ACS Nano 13, 13818-13828, 2019.
26. T. H. Park, S. Yu, M. Koo, H. Kim, E. H. Kim, J. E. Park, B. Ok, B. Kim, S. H. Noh, C. Park, E. Kim, C. M. Koo*, and C. Park*, “Shape-adaptable 2D titanium carbide (MXene) heater”, ACS Nano 13, 6835-6844, 2019.
27. S. Yu, H. Cho, J. Hong, H. Park, J. C. Jolly, H. S. Kang, J. H. Lee, J. Kim, S. H. Lee, A. S. Lee, S. M. Hong, C. Park, S. Yang*, and C. M. Koo*, “Shaping micro-clusters via inverse jamming and topographic close-packing of microbombs”, Nature Communications 8, 721, 2017.
28. J. H. Lee, K. S. Han*, J. S. Lee, A. S. Lee, S. K. Park, S. Y. Hong, J. C. lee, K. T. Mueller*, S. M. Hong, and C. M. Koo*, “Facilitated transport in smectic ordered ionic liquid crystals”, Advanced Materials 28, 9301-9307,2016.
29. B. Kim, M. H. Kim, Y. D. Park, K. Min, J. Kim, S. M. Hong, S. O. Kim*, and C. M. Koo*, “Electric actuation of nanostructured thermoplastic elastomer gels with ultra large electrostriction coefficient“, Advanced Functional Materials 21, 3242-3249, 2011.
30. C.M. Koo, M.A. Hillmyer, F.S. Bates*, "Structure and Properties of Semicrystalline− Rubbery Multiblock Copolymers", Macromolecules 39 (2), 667-677, 2006.
31. C.M. Koo, S.O. Kim, I.J. Chung*, “ Study on morphology evolution, orientational behavior, and anisotropic phase formation of highly filled polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites”, Macromolecules 36 (8), 2748-2757, 2003.