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Professor
Aloysius Soon
Education
  • 2008

    Ph.D. (Physics), University of Sydney, Australia

  • 2005

    M.Sc. (1st Hons. Div.) (Chemistry), The University of Auckland, New Zealand

  • 2003

    B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry), The National University of Singapore, Singapore

Career
  • 2021 -

    Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP), UK

  • 2020 -

    Professor, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

  • 2015 - 2019

    Associate Professor, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

  • 2018 -

    Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK

  • 2014 -

    Chartered Scientist (CSci), Science Council, UK

  • 2013 -

    Honorary Research Fellow in Physics, University of Sydney, Australia

  • 2010 - 2014

    Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

  • 2009

    Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany

  • 2008

    Max Planck Postdoctoral Fellow, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany

Research Interests
저희 연구실은 최신의 전산재료과학 및 재료이론 연구 방법론들을 초고속 슈퍼컴퓨터의 사용과 접목하여 차세대 기능성 신소재 설계 및 탐구를 진행하고 있습니다. 특히 중점적으로 연구하고 있는 연구 주제들은 다음과 같습니다.
• 제일원리 전자구조이론 기반 다기능성 소재 설계
• 다양한 복잡 재료의 표면 및 계면의 제일원리 기반 설계 및 분석
• 인공지능과 기계학습 기법 및 모델링을 활용한 디지털 재료과학

Our research focuses on the design and discovery of novel advanced materials using state-of-the-art computational and theoretical methods, broadly classified into these research themes.
• Ab initio characterization of surfaces and interfaces in complex materials
• Multifarious computational design of complex materials from first-principles
• Modern machine learning methods and models for digital materials science
Selected Publications
• S. Acharya, J. Hwang, K. Kim, J. Kim, W. Hwang, A. Soon, and W. Kim, Quasi-random distribution of distorted nanostructures enhances thermoelectric performance of high-entropy chalcopyrite, Nano Energy 112, 108493 (2023)
• S. Cha, G. Lee, S. Lee, S. H. Ryu, Y. Sohn, G. An, C. Kang, M. Kim, K. Kim, A. Soon, and K. S. Kim, Order-disorder phase transition driven by interlayer sliding in lead iodides, Nat. Commun. 14, 1981 (2023)
• S. Lee, Y.-J. Lee, G. Lee, and A. Soon, Activated chemical bonds in nanoporous and amorphous iridium oxides favor low overpotential for oxygen evolution reaction, Nat. Commun. 13, 3171 (2022)
• S.-H. V. Oh, W. Hwang, K. Kim, J.-H. Lee, and A. Soon, Using feature-assisted machine learning algorithms to boost polarity in lead-free multicomponent niobate alloys for high-performance ferroelectrics, Adv. Sci. 9, 2104569 (2022)
• S. Veerapandian, W. Jang, J. B. Seol, H. Wang, M. Kong, K. Thiyagarajan, J. Kwak, G. Park, G. Lee, W. Suh, I. You, M. E. Kılıç, A. Giri, L. Beccai, A. Soon, and U. Jeong, Hydrogen-doped viscoplastic liquid metal microparticles for stretchable printed metal lines, Nat. Mater. 20, 533 (2021)
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