Dr. Eom Dae-young, affiliated with Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) G-Lamp Project Group, has been appointed as an assistant professor in the Division of Advanced Industrial Convergence (Semiconductor Engineering), Kumoh National Institute of Technology.

Dr. Eom graduated in 2012 from JBNU Division of Advanced Materials Engineering (Information Materials Engineering) and earned a Ph.D. in Engineering in 2021 from the Graduate School, Department of Electronic Information Materials Engineering.

Since then, as a postdoctoral researcher (post-doc) he focused on research and led major government-funded research projects such as the Postdoctoral Domestic Training Program (KRW 180 million / 3 years) and the Post-Doc Growth-Type Collaborative Research (KRW 600 million / 3 years), thereby strengthening his research capabilities.

In particular, while working as a LAMP post-doc at JBNU's Materials and Energy Basic Science Research Institute, he conducted research including "Fabrication of Complex Nanostructures Based on Group-III Nitride Semiconductor Materials Using MOCVD Techniques and Development of High-Efficiency Nano Optoelectronic Devices," demonstrating distinction in the nano and semiconductor fields.

Dr. Eom, who published nine SCI(E)-level papers over the past five years, has had his excellent research internationally recognized, including the papers "New Change Carrier Transport-Assisting Paths in Ultra-Long GaN Microwire UV Photodetector" (IF 18.5, JCR Top 4.35%) and "External catalyst-free InGaN photoelectrode for highly efficient energy conversion and H2 generation" (IF 13.3, JCR Top 3.71%).

Dr. Eom said, "I was able to reach this position thanks to the warm teaching and encouragement of my advisor Professor Cheol-Ro Lee and Professor Yong-Ho Ra of JBNU's Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, as well as many other professors. I believe that junior researchers, if they continue to persist, can certainly achieve their desired goals."

Dr. Eom plans to contribute to academic development and the strengthening of industrial competitiveness by cultivating demand-driven talent for the advanced semiconductor industry and conducting research on next-generation nano and semiconductor technologies at Kumoh National Institute of Technology.