Cheon Jinwoo

In this Korean name, the family name is Cheon.
Cheon Jinwoo
Born1962
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materYonsei University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Known forNanoscience and nanomedicine
Awards2010 Inchon Award (Inchon Memorial Foundation)

2012 Korea’s 100 Most Influential Person for Next 10 Years (DongA Daily News)
2012 POSCO TJ Park Prize (POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

2015 Ho-Am Prize in Science (Ho-Am Foundation)
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, nanoscience, nanocrystals
InstitutionsYonsei University, Institute for Basic Science, Center for Nanomedicine
Theses
Doctoral advisorsGregory S. Girolami
Korean name
Hangul
천진우
Revised RomanizationCheon Jin-u
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏn Jinu
Websitecheongroup.co.kr

Cheon Jinwoo is the H.G. Underwood Professor at Yonsei University[1] and the Director of the Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS). As a leading chemist in inorganic materials chemistry[2] and nanomedicine[3] Cheon and his group research chemical principles for the preparation of complex inorganic materials. He has been a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher both in the field of chemistry in 2014, 2015, 2016 and cross-field in 2018.[4] He is a fellow of the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Korean Academy of Science and Technology, a senior editor of Accounts of Chemical Research[5] and an editorial advisory board member of Journal of Materials Chemistry, Nano Letters[6] and Materials Horizons.[7]

  1. ^ 한, 림원 (17 January 2018). "천진우 이학부 정회원(연세대 교수), 언더우드 특훈교수로 선정". Science and Academy Today (in Korean). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Angewandte News - TJ Park Science Award for Jinwoo Cheon". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52: 2157. 2013. doi:10.1002/anie.201210065. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ Underhill, James (29 June 2018). "International alumni awards". Illinois Alumni Association (in Korean). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "IBS Places First Among Korean Institutions by Featuring 9 Scientists in List of Highly Cited Researchers". Institute for Basic Science. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Editorial Board". ACS Publications. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ Han, Jae Hyo; Lee, Sujeong; Cheon, Jinwoo (4 December 2012). "Synthesis and structural transformations of colloidal 2D layered metal chalcogenide nanocrystals". Chemical Society Reviews. 42 (7): 2581–2591. doi:10.1039/C2CS35386E. PMID 23212120. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ^ Keltie, Sam (24 June 2013). "Announcing new appointments to the Materials Horizons Advisory Board". Materials Horizons Blog. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 3 July 2019.