Prof. Hyunseob Lim
Professor
Nanoscale Surface Chemistry Laboratory
Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Reserach Fellow
Center for Quantum Conversion Research (QCR)
Institute of Basic Science (IBS)
Office : College C 513
Tel (Office) : +82-62-715-4634
E-mail : hslim17@gist.ac.kr , tetoslim@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2006-2011 Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea (advisor: Prof. Hee Cheul Choi)
Thesis: “The Studies of Functional Surface Chemistry on Fullerene, Carbon Nanotube and Graphene: Development, Characterization and Application”
2002-2006 B.S., Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2026-Present Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2025-Present Director, GIST Advanced Institute of Instrumental Analysis (GAIA), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2025-Present Adjuct Professor, Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2024-Present Research Fellow, Center for Quantum Conversion Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Korea
2022-2026 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2019-2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2017-2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Korea
2014-2017 Research Fellow (tenure-track), Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Korea
2014-2016 Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea
2012-2014 Post-doctoral Researcher, Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
2011-2012 Visiting Scientist, BYON Initiative Research Unit, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Japan
2011-2012 Post-doctoral researcher, Center for Electron-Phonon Behavior in Advanced Molecular system, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
HONORS and AWARDS
11/2025 GIST Innovative Lecture Award from GIST, Korea
11/2023 GIST Contribution Award from GIST, Korea
11/2022 GIST College Lecture Award from GIST, Korea
01/2014 Foreign Postdoctoral Researcher (FPR) fellowship from RIKEN, Japan
03/2011 ASI Invitation program grant from RIKEN, Japan
11/2010 The 3rd Outstanding Paper Award for Graduate Student from the Korean Synchrotron Radiation User’s Association
11/2008 Outstanding Paper Award from Cross Straits Symposium Conference
08/2008 Best Poster Award from Biotronics 2008
03/2007 Best TA Award for fall semester in 2006 from Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
09/2006 Best TA Award for spring semester in 2006 from Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)