Chemistry

김성근Professor

• E-MAILseongkim@snu.ac.kr

• ADDRESS502-B209 ,503-409,428

• OFFICE+82-2-880 -6659FAX+82-2-889-5719LAB+82-2-871-1760

Current Research Interests
We use spectroscopic, microscopic, and computational methods to investigate a wide range of subjects from molecular physics to nanoscience to cell biology. We study small molecules of biological interest and their clusters, anion clusters of materials importance, electron-initiated surface chemistry, ultrafast control and detection of molecular processes, single molecule probing of biomolecular interactions and genetic assay, and optical and force microscopy for cellular systems. Our research goal is to elucidate the underlying principles of biological processes and nanomaterials applications in the language of chemistry, especially in terms of molecular interactions.


Education
B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea, 1980

A.M. Physics, Harvard University, USA, 1982

Ph.D. Chemical Physics, Harvard University, USA, 1987


Research Experiences
Research Associate, The University of Chicago, USA, 1987-1989


Representative Publications
1. Youngbin Lim, So Young Bak, Keewon Sung, Euihwan Jeong, Seung Hwan Lee, Jin-Soo Kim, Sangsu Bae, and Seong Keun Kim, "Structural roles of guide RNAs in the nuclease activity of Cas9 endonuclease", Nature Communications, Vol. 7, pp. 13350 (2016)

2. Jiwoong Kwon, Jihee Hwang, Jaewan Park, Gi Rim Han, Kyu Young Han, and Seong Keun Kim, "RESOLFT Nanoscopy with Photoswitchable Organic Fluorophores" , Sci.Rep., Vol. 5, pp. 1-8 (2015)

3. Jiwoong Kwon, Youngbin Lim, Jiwon Jung, and Seung Keun Kim, "A New Sub-diffraction-limit Microscopy Technique: Dual-point Illumination AND-gate Microscopy on Nanodiamonds (DIAMOND)" , Opt.Express, Vol. 20, pp. 13347-13356 (2012)

4. Gyeong-Su Park, Hyuksang Kwon, Dong Wook Kwak, Seong Yong Park, Minseok Kim, Jun-Ho Lee, Hyouksoo Han, Sung Heo, Xiang Shu Li, Jae Hak Lee, Young Hwan Kim, Jeong-Gun Lee, Woochul Yang, Hoon Young Cho, Seong Keun Kim, and Kinam Kim, "Full Surface Embedding of Gold Clusters on Silicon Nanowires for Efficient Capture and Photothermal Therapy of Circulating Tumor Cells" , Nano Lett., Vol. 12, pp. 1638-1642 (2012)

5. Kyu Young Han, Seong Keun Kim, Christian Eggeling and Stefan W. Hell, "Metastable Dark States Enable Ground State Depletion Microscopy of Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond with Diffraction-unlimited Resolution" , Nano Lett., Vol. 10, pp. 3199-3203 (2010)

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