Awardees

#Spreading awareness of creativity, talent development,
sacrifice, and spirit of service, POSCO TJ Park Prize

2023 Science Prize Winner

2023
Science Prize Park Je-geun
2010~present Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University
2012~2020 Deputy Director of the Center for Correlated Electron Systems at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
1994~1996 Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London
1993 PhD in Physics from Imperial College London
1990 Seoul National University Master of Physics
1988 Seoul National University Bachelor of Physics
Achievement
Established an independent research area through the discovery of the Van der Waals material.

Prof. Park Je-geun's discovery of a new magnetic van der Waals material that can prove existing theories in the field of 2D magnetism has led to the establishment of an independent research area in the field of quantum information material synthesis.

Based on this research, he successfully implemented the world's first "next-generation optoelectronic technology" that can control electrical and magnetic properties, which has been highly evaluated by the academic community. This technology has high potential for reducing heat loss and fundamentally solving energy consumption problems, making it a key technology for a low-carbon society.

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