장우동 교수 / Prof. Woo-Dong Jang
Biopolymer Laboratory

wdjangyonsei.ac.kr
+82-2-2123-5636 (Office)
+82-2-2123-7644 (Lab.)
Biomimetic Nano Devices, Supramolecular Assemblies

Education

1997.02 B.S.; Department of Polymer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea
2000.03 M.S.; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. (Adviser: Prof. Takuzo Aida)
2003.03 Ph.D.; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.(Adviser: Prof. Takuzo Aida)

Academic Careers

2003.04 - 2005.02 Postdoctoral Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency. (Adviser: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka)
2005.03 - 2006.02 Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
2006.03 - 2010.02 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University, Korea.
2010.03 - 2015.02 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University, Korea.
2012.02 - 2013.01 Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, USA.
2015.03 - Current Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University, Korea.
2015.05 - 2018.02 Associate Dean of Admission, Yonsei University, Korea.
2016.01 - Current Associate Member, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology.
2019.03 - 2019.08 Visiting Scholar, Korean Institute of Science and Technology.
2020.09 - Current Director, BK21FOUR Sustainable Chemistry Education Research Center
2020.09 - 2024.09 Department Head of Graduate School
2021.01 - Current Editorial Board, Dyes and Pigments
2023.01 - Current Editorial Board, Smart Molecules
2023.09 - Current Editorial Board, Progress in Color, Colorants and Coatings
2024.09 - Current Vice Director, Institute of Natural Sciences, Yonsei University

Awards

1997 Japanese Government Scholarship
2005. 11 Committee Chairman Award from Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
2010. 12 Excellent Research Achievement Award in Yonsei University
2011. 03 The Distingushed Lectureship Award from the Chemical Society of Japan
2013. 04 Academic Advancement Award, Macromolecular Chemistry Division of Korean Chemical Society
2014. 02 Best Research Achievement Award in Yonsei University
2014. 04 Shim Sangchul Award, Organic Chemistry Division of Korean Chemical Society
2015. 11 Best Teacher Award, Graduate School of Education, Yonsei University
2019. 04 Mid-career Researcher Award, Polymer Society of Korea
2019. 05 Excellent Research Achievement Award in Yonsei University
2020. 10 Sigma Aldrich Award
2024. 02 Award for Contributing Professor in Yonsei University