Professor
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
JIHWAN AN
Education
2009-2013 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Ph. D. major in Mechanical Engineering (minor in Materials Science and Engineering)
- Academic advisor: Prof. Fritz B. Prinz (former ME chair) / co-advisor: Prof. Turgut M. Gur (former ECS president)
2007-2009 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- MS in Mechanical Engineering
2007 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Global Leadership Program (GLP) visiting scholar (supported by School of Eng., SNU)
2001-2007 Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea
- BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Summa Cum Laude)
Professional Career
2023-now Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology, POSTECH, Korea
Adjunct Professor, Department of Battery Engineering, POSTECH, Korea
2023-now Adjunct Professor, Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei Univ., Korea
2020-now Founder/Advisor, ELSPES, Inc. (former Elohim)
2021-2025 Founder/Advisor, S4Lab, Inc.
2022 Vice Dean of Graduate Studies Innovation, SeoulTech, Korea
2021-2022 Visiting Professor, UC Irvine, CA, USA
2014-2022 Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept. of Manufacturing Systems and Design Engineering(MSDE), SeoulTech, Korea
2014 Research Associate/Lecturer, Stanford University, CA, USA
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Scholar (PI: Prof. Fritz B. Prinz), Stanford University, CA, USA
2008-2013 Research Assistant (Advisor: Prof. Fritz B. Prinz), Stanford University, CA, USA
Awards/Highlights
2025 Baek-Am Award (백암논문상), Korean Society for Precision Engineering
2025 2025 Emerging Investigator, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC)
2024 Y-KAST (차세대과학기술한림원), Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2024 Best Lecturer Award, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH
2024 Best Editor Award, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Green Technology (Springer)
2024 Best Patent Award by Industry-University Collaboration, Samsung Electronics
2023 Top 10 Nanotechnologies in 2023, Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea
2023 Bronze Award, KSME-SEMES Open Innovation Challenge
2022 Best Poster Award, 22nd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2022), Ghent, Belgium
2022 Best Paper Award, 24th Korean MEMS Conference
2021 Best Paper of JKSPE 2021, Journal of Korean Society for Precision Engineering (SCOPUS)
2021 Best Paper Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering Fall Meeting, Jeju, Korea
2020 Best Researcher Award, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
2019 Best Poster Award, MCARE 2019, Jeju, Korea
2019 Best Paper of Energy Technology 2019, Energy Technology (Elsevier)
2018 Bronze Award, New Makers Challenge, KSMTE Spring Meeting
2017 Best Poster Award, ITS-IFToMM 2017, Jeju, Korea
2016 Best Teaching Award, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
2016 Young Engineer Award, Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology and Engineering
2016 ECS Early Career Travel Grant, ECS Fall Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA
2015 Young Engineer Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering
2013 Best Poster Award, The 19th International Conference on Solid State Ionics, Kyoto, Japan
2013 Young Researcher Award, International Symposium on Green Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA), Honolulu, HI, USA
2013 Science Magazine: Editor`s Choice (Materials Science: 3D Lowers T) (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/15.1.short)
Community Activities
2025-now Member (Y-KAST), Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2025-now ALD Program Committee, International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition/Etching 2025, 2026 (ALD/ALE 2025, 2026), American Vacuum Society (AVS)
2025-now Division President, Division of Green Manufacturing, Korean Society of Precision Engineering (KSPE)
2020-now Executive Member, Thermal Engineering Division, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)
2023-now Senior Editor, Inter. J. Prec. Eng. Man. - Green Technology (IJPEM-GT) (Springer, SCIE, JCR top 10%(2024))
2024-now Associate Editor, J. Mech. Sci. Technol.(Springer, SCIE)
2024 Guest Editor, Surf. Coat. Technol. (Elsevier, SCIE, JCR top 20%(2024))
2022-now Executive Board Member, High-Temperature Materials Division, Electrochemical Society (ECS)
2018-now Editor, J. Kor. Soc. Prec. Eng. (Scopus, KCI)