Summary
Hyung Kim is an Assistant Professor and materials scientist with 15 years of experience specializing in photophysics and device engineering of organic light-emitting materials and OLEDs. His work spans fluorescence, phosphorescence, and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), combining experimental OLED fabrication/characterization with computational chemistry (DFT, MD, QM/MM) to guide molecular design. He has led investigations into roll-off and lifetime factors in high-efficiency OLEDs, culminating in a PhD dissertation focused on roll-off enhancement in TADF-based devices. Hyung’s recent postdoctoral research at OPERA under Prof. Chihaya Adachi clarified RISC mechanisms and advanced triplet-exciton control for high color-purity blue OLEDs, and he brought that expertise into industry at Samsung Display. Based in Gyeonggi, South Korea, he bridges academia and industry with a pragmatic approach to translating multi-scale simulations into measurable device improvements. An under-the-radar strength is his combined depth in both optical/electrical exciton dynamics and practical lifetime diagnostics, enabling targeted improvements in real-world display materials.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
English, Japanese, Korean, 프랑스어, Chinese