Ji-Seon Kim

Ji-Seon Kim is a South Korean physicist and Professor of Solid State Physics at Imperial College London.1 She is also the Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Plastic Electronic Materials at Imperial College London.12

Education and Career

Professor Kim completed her undergraduate studies in physics at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, obtaining her BSc in 1992.1 She then earned her MSc in theoretical physics in 1994 before moving to the UK to pursue her doctoral studies.1 At the University of Cambridge, she joined Professor Richard Friend's research group and completed her PhD in 2000, focusing on polymer light-emitting diodes.1

Research Focus

Professor Kim's research primarily concentrates on:

• Nanoanalysis of printed electronic materials
• Developing novel printing processes
• Creating new characterization techniques for organic semiconducting materials1

She is particularly known for her expertise in Resonant Raman Spectroscopy and has made significant contributions to the field of organic semiconductors.1

Achievements and Collaborations

In 2003, Professor Kim was part of a team that won the Descartes Prize of the European Commission for their work on polymer-based light-emitting diodes.1 She joined Imperial College London in 2007 as a lecturer and has since risen to the position of Professor.1

Professor Kim has been instrumental in strengthening UK-Korea ties in the scientific community. She holds a position as a Visiting Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST, South Korea.1 In 2016, she was involved in establishing the GIST-ICL research and development center through a memorandum of understanding.1