서강대학교 화공생명공학 나노플라즈모닉스연구실 대학원생 모집

[연구분야] - 무기 나노입자(금, 은, 백금, 팔라듐, 실리카 등)의 바이오 및 광학 분야 응용 - 미세유체 검출 플랫폼 기반 생체 분자 광학 검출을 통한 질병 진단 플랫폼 개발 - 환경 오염 물질 초고감도 검출 센서 및 반응기 내 실시간 모니터링 센서 개발 [혜택 및 대우] - 등록금 및 생활비 지원 - 연구 성과에 따른 인센티브 별도 제공 - 연구 주제에 따라 석사과정은 하버드(Harvard University, 미국) 및 UPenn(University of Pennsylvania, 미국) 공동연구 단기체류기회 제공 - 석박사통합과정 및 박사과정은 하버드 및 UPenn 공동연구 장기체류기회 제공 [모집 세부 사항] - 형태: 대학원생(석사과정, 석박통합과정, 박사과정) - 지원 방법: 이메일 접수 (leelee@sogang.ac.kr) [Research Interests] Development of Novel Plasmonic Sensors and Their Optofluidic Integrated Platforms for Innovative Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring.Nanoplasmonic sensors have attracted great interests owing to their superior sensing performance. We are interested in the development of novel optofluidic platforms integrated with uniform plasmonic nanostructures for various sensing applications.For example, we are currently working on next-generation optofluidic molecular diagnostic chips to achieve ultrafast amplification of target genes via optical polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by taking advantage of rapid light-to-heat conversion of the plasmonic nanostructures. In addition, we are interested in optofluidic sensing platforms which enable in-situ sensitive monitoring of various biological molecules under complex environments.Development and Innovative Biomedical Applications of Artificial Biological Materials by Interfacing with Inorganic Metamaterials.Our group is also interested in the rational design and synthesis of artificial biological materials by mimicking (or enhancing) key functions of their biological counterparts. For example, the electron transport chain (ETC) in mitochondria is essential for maintaining mitochondrial functions. The ETC often becomes dysfunctional due to mitochondrial DNA mutation or reactive oxygen species. We have recently developed artificial electron transfer pathways in the ETC of the mitochondria by interfacing with inorganic metamaterials, which dramatically improve the ETC activity of mitochondria.Tailor-made and Large-scale Synthesis and Engineering of Novel Plasmonic Metamaterials and On-demand Printing at Multi-scales.As a chemical engineer, our group are more focusing on the large-scale synthesis and engineering of plasmonic metamaterials. To this end, we have shown that uniform monolayer of plasmonic colloidal nanoparticles assembled at an air-water interface can be an excellent toolbox for on-demand delivery and applications of the plasmonic nanoparticles. For example, we have recently proposed capillary-mediated inverse transfer which allows to print a monolayer of various plasmonic nanoparticles on-demand without applying mechanical forces. [Professional Experience] Director, BK21 Four R&E Center for Molecular-scale Control in Chemical and Biological Engineering(2025~present) Director, Sogang-UPenn Convergence Research Center(2023~present) Director, Institute of Integrated Biotechnology, Sogang University (2019-present) Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University (2017-present) Trustee of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2016-present) Academic board of the Koreans BioChip Society (2016-present) Editor of Journal (NICE) from The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2016-present) Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) (2015-present) Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University (2017-2019) Visiting Scholar, University of California at Berkeley (2014-2015)