Cho Minhaeng is a South Korean scientist in researching physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and microscopy. He was director of the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy and is founding director of the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics in the

Institute for Basic Science The Institute for Basic Science (IBS; ) is a Korean government-funded research institute that conducts basic science research and relevant pure basic research. IBS was established in November 2011 by the Lee Myung-bak administration as a res ...

(IBS), located in

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities. The ...

Education

Majoring in chemistry, Cho Minhaeng received both his B.S. and M.S. from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

in 1987 and 1989, respectively. He then studied in the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

where he majored in

physical chemistry Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mecha ...

while at the same time was working there as a research assistant. Supervised by Professor

Graham Fleming Graham R. Fleming is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and member of the Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute based at UCB. Fleming's team is known for developing and using techniques in advanced multidimensiona ...

, he gained his Ph.D. in 1993.

Career

During the first year of his Ph.D. studies, Cho was a visiting scientist at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

for several months. He repeated this at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) in Japan in 1992 and at

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

in 1993. He returned to IMS in 1993 as a visiting scientist and in 1997 as a visiting professor. After obtaining his Ph.D., Cho did a two-year postdoc under Professor Robert J. Silbey from 1994 to 1996 at

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

. He returned to Korea in 1996 as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science at

. He became an associate professor in 1999, a full professor in 2003, and from 2005 to 2008 was the Hyundai-Kia Motor Professor. In 2002, Cho was the chairman of the 1st International Conference on Multidimensional Vibrational Spectroscopy, held at Korea University. He was a member of the International Cooperation Committee, Korea Chemical Society from 2003 to 2006. He directed the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy from 2000 to 2009. He became director of the IBS Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, established in December 2014. In 2016,

Choi Wonshik Choi Wonshik is an optical physicist researching deep-tissue imaging and imaging through scattering media. He is a full professor in the Department of Physics of Korea University where he serves as the associate director at the IBS Center for Mole ...

joined the Center as an associate director and head of the Super-depth Imaging Lab. Cho's research group actively studies nonlinear optical and vibrational spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations of chemical and biological systems in condensed phases, quantum dynamics of chemical reactions, linear and nonlinear chiroptical spectroscopy of biomolecules, quantum spectroscopy and imaging with high-precision laser technology, interferometric measurements of scattering fields for single particle tracking, chemically sensitive spectroscopy and imaging, surface-specific spectroscopy, and ultrafast vibrational microspectroscopy.

Membership

* 2010: Member, Korean Academy of Science and Technology * 2002-2009: Junior Member, Korean Academy of Science and Technology * 1996–present: Permanent Member,

Korean Chemical Society Korean Chemical Society was founded on July 7, 1946. It is a non-profit corporation that aims a contribution toward a chemical scholarship, technological development, education, education, and the spread of chemical knowledge. There are about 7,0 ...

* 1996–present: Member, American Chemical Society

Journal Editorial Board Member

* 2019–present: Editorial Advisory Board, ''Applied Sciences'' * 2019–present: Editorial Advisory Board, ''

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A ''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a scientific journal which reports research on the chemistry of molecules - including their dynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, structure, bonding, and quantum chemistry. It is published weekly by the ...

'' * 2016–present: Editorial Advisory Board, ''

Spectrochimica Acta Part A ''Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering spectroscopy. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2011 impact factor The impact factor ...

'' * 2016–present: Editorial Advisory Board, ''Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging'' * 2015-2017: Editorial Advisory Board: ''

The Journal of Chemical Physics ''The Journal of Chemical Physics'' is a scientific journal published by the American Institute of Physics that carries research papers on chemical physics.Chirality Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. The word ''chirality'' is derived from the Greek (''kheir''), "hand", a familiar chiral object. An object or a system is ''chiral'' if it is distinguishable from ...

'' * 2010-2011: Academic Editor, ''

AIP Advances ''AIP Advances'' is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific mega journal published by the American Institute of Physics. It was established in March 2011. It covers all aspects of physics, both experimental and theoretical. Submissions are peer-r ...

'' * 2007–present: Editorial Advisory Board, ''

Chemical Physics Chemical physics is a subdiscipline of chemistry and physics that investigates physicochemical phenomena using techniques from atomic and molecular physics and condensed matter physics; it is the branch of physics that studies chemical process ...

'' * 2000-2003: Editorial Advisory Board, '' PhysChemComm''

Honors and awards

* 2019: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2018: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2017: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2017: Physical Chemistry Award, Korean Chemical Society * 2013: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2012: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2012:

National Academy of Science The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Natio ...

Award * 2012: 100 Who Will Shine on Korea in 10 Years, Dong-A Ilbo * 2011:

Korean Academy of Science and Technology The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) is South Korea's highest academy of science and serves as an integrated think-tank for the country's science and technology. It contributes to national development by promoting science and techn ...

Award * 2010: 100 Representatives of Excellence,

Korea Research Foundation The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) was established in 2009 as a merger of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Korea Research Foundation (KRF), and Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technolog ...

* 2010:

Kyung-Ahm Prize The Kyung-Ahm Prize is a series of awards presented annually from the Kyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation. Founded in 2005 with a 100 billion KRW endowment by Geum-Jo Song, the award originally had four categories and in addition to the aw ...

, Kyung-Ahm Foundation * 2009: Scientist of the Month,

National Research Foundation of Korea The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) was established in 2009 as a merger of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Korea Research Foundation (KRF), and Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technolog ...

* 2009: Seok-Top Lecturer, Korea University * 2005: 50 Representatives of Excellence,

* 2000: Young Scholar Award, Pacifichem,

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all d ...

* 2000: Shonan Lecturer The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Japan * 1999: British Chevening Award,

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

, Seoul, Korea * 1999: Young Scientist Award,

* 1995: Nobel Laureate Signature Award, American Chemical Society * 1994: Marc P. Galler Prize, University of Chicago * 1992:

William R. Harper William Rainey Harper (July 24, 1856 – January 10, 1906) was an American academic leader, an accomplished semiticist, and Baptist clergyman. Harper helped to establish both the University of Chicago and Bradley University and served as the fi ...

Fellowship, University of Chicago * 1989-1992: Korean Government Scholarship, Korean Ministry of Education

References

External links

IBS Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Korea University

Google Scholar page
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