Work Experience:
2016.2 ~ 2017.7           Researcher, Research Institute of Mechanical Technology, Pusan National University
2015.2 ~ 2016.1           Research Professor, Department of Energy and Materials Engineering and Advanced Energy and Electronic   Materials Research Center, Dongguk University
2011.12 ~ 2015.2         Distinguished Postdoctoral Researcher, International Center for Quantum Design of Functional  Materials (ICQD), University of Science and Technology of China Supervisor: Prof. Zhenyu Zhang
2013.3 ~ 2013.6           Visiting Researcher, Department of Physics, McGill University, Canada Host group: Prof.HongGuo's group
2010.1 ~ 2010.2           17thwinter institute sponsored by the Japan-Korea industrial technology Co-Operation Foundation (JKF),    RIKEN (理化究所), Wako, Japan Supervisor: Dr. Yousoo Kim, Surface and Interface Laboratory
2009.6 ~ 2009.12         Research Assistant, Pohang University of Science and Technology Supervisor: Prof. Kwang soo Kim, Chemistry

Funding & Scholarship:
2012.7 ~ 2014.6            Research Fund for International Young Scientists, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 400,000 RMB ≈ 65,000 USD
Project title: Multi-scale Modeling and Simulations of Quantum Pla**on Enhanced Intermediated Band Solar Cells

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jin-Ho Choi

Grant Number: 11250110056

2013.1 ~ 2014.12          Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, University of Science and Technology of  China, 100,000 RMB ≈ 16,300 USD

Project title: A genetic algorithm approach to the stability problem of CdTe solar cell

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jin-Ho Choi

Grant Number: 2340000046

2011.12 ~ 2014.6          Fellowship For Young International Scientists, Chinese Academy of Sciences 300,000 RMB ≈ 48,500 USD

 Project title: Multi-scale Modeling and Simulations of Quantum Pla**on Enhanced Intermediated Band Solar Cells

 Principal Investigator: Dr. Jin-Ho Choi

 Grant Number: 2011Y2JB10 

2012.9 ~ 2013.8            Oversea Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea 31,000,000 KRW ≈ 27,800 USD

Project title: Multi-scale Modeling and Simulations for Photovoltaic Devices

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jin-Ho Choi

Grant Number: 2012R1A6A3A03040199

Honors & Awards:

2011       Best Dissertation Award

              Graduate school, Hanyang University

2009      Best Presentation Award

              Brain Korea 21, Hanyang University

2008      Best Presentation Award

              Brain Korea 21, Hanyang University

2007       Best Publication Award

              The Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University

2006      Best Publication Award

              The Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University

Publications:

    1. Cui, J.-H. Choi, W. Chen, J. Zeng, C.-K. Shih, Z. Li, Z. Zhang, Contrasting Structural Reconstructions, Electronic Properties, and Magnetic Orderings along Different Edges of Zigzag Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanoribbons, Nano Lett. 17, 1097 (2017).

   2.Cui, J.-H. Choi, C. Zeng, Z. Li, J. Yang, Z. Zhang, A Kinetic Pathway toward High-Density Ordered N Doping of Epitaxial Graphene on Cu(111) Using C5NCl5 Precursors, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 7196 (2017).

   3.J.-H. Choi, P. Cui, W. Chen, J.-H. Cho, Z. Zhang, Atomistic mechani**s of van der Waals epitaxy and property optimization of layered materials, WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci., (2017) doi: 10.1002/wcms.1300.

     4.Yi, J.-H. Choi,* H.-J. Kim, C. H. Park, J.-H. Cho,* Contrasting diffusion behaviors of O and F atoms on graphene and within bilayer graphene, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 9107 (2017).

*co-corresponding authors

     5.Yi, J.-H. Choi, K. Lee, S. W. Kim, C. H. Park, J.-H. Cho, Stacking-sequence-independent band structure and shear exfoliation of two-dimensional electride materials, Phys. Rev. B 94, 235428 (2016).

    6.Yi, H. Lee, J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Nature of the insulating ground state of the two-dimensional Sn atom lattice on SiC(0001), Scientific Reports 6, 30598 (2016).

    7. Cui,** J.-H. Choi,** H. Lan, J.-H. Cho, Q. Niu, J. Yang, Z. Zhang, Quantum stability and magic lengths of metal atom wires, Phys Rev B 93, 224102 (2016). **equally contributed

     8.J.-H. Choi, Y.-K. Han, Structural, electronic, and optical properties of bulk Cu2Se, Curr. Appl. Phys., 15, 1417 (2015)

     9.S.-W. Kim, H.-J. Kim, J.-H. Choi, Ralph H. Scheicher, J.-H. Cho, Contrasting interedge superexchange interactions of graphene nanoribbons embedded in h-BN and graphane, Phys. Rev. B 92, 035443 (2015).

    10.J.-H. Choi,** P. Cui,** H. Lan, Z. Zhang, Linear scaling of the exciton binding energy versus the band gap of two-dimensional materials, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 066403 (2015). **equally contributed

   11.J.-H. Choi, W. Zhu, K.-M. Ho, D. Wang, Z. Zhang, Energetics and atomic structures of Cu2Te overlayers on CdTe(111), J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 4843 (2015).

    12.J.-H. Choi,* Z. Li, P. Cui, X. Fan, H. Zhang, C. Zeng,* Z. Zhang, Drastic reduction in the growth temperature of graphene on copper via enhanced London dispersion force, Scientific Reports 3, 1925 (2013). *co-corresponding authors.

    13.M. C. Nguyen,** J.-H. Choi,** X. Zhao, C.-Z. Wang, K.-M. Ho, Z. Zhang, New layered structures of Cuprous Chalcogenides as thin film solar cell materials: Cu2Te and Cu2Se, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 165502 (2013). **equally contributed

14.Y.-K. Choi, J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Self-assembled line growth of allyl alcohol on the H-terminated Si(100)-(2×1) surface, Surf. Sci. 606, 461 (2012).

15.J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Self-directed growth approach of Acetylacetone lines on an H-terminated Si(001)-2× 1 surface, Phys. Rev. B 84, 35326 (2011).

16.J.-H. Lee, J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Enhanced stability and electronic structure of Phenylacetylene line on Si(001)-2× 1:H surface, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 14942 (2011).

17.J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, First-principles calculations of the structure and growth mechani** of allyl mercaptan lines on the H/Si(100)-2× 1 surface, Phys. Rev. B 83, 033406 (2011).

     18.H. Zhang, J.-H. Choi, Y. Xu, X. Wang, X. Zhai, B. Wang, C. Zeng, J.-H. Cho, Z. Zhang, J. G. Hou, Atomic structure, energetics, and dynamics of topological soliton in indium chains on Si(111) surfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 026801 (2011).

19.J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Structure and stability of one-dimensional o-phthalaldehyde lines on the Si(100)-2× 1:H surface, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 418 (2011).

20.J.-H. Choi, K. Kim, J.-H. Cho, Antiferromagnetic spin ordering in the dissociative adsorption of H2 on Si(001): Density-functional calculations, J. Chem. Phys. 131, 244704 (2009).

21.J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Theoretical prediction of the antiferromagnetic ground state of a C defect on Si(001), Phys. Rev. B 80, 125314 (2009).

    22.J.-H. Choi, J.-H. Cho, Growth mechani** of a 1D molecular line across the dimer rows on H-terminated Si(001), Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 166102 (2009).

23.J. Lee, J.-H Choi, J.-H. Cho, Antiferromagnetic coupling between two adjacent dangling bonds on Si(001):Total-energy and force calculations, Phys. Rev. B 78, 081303(R) (2008).

24.J.-H Cho, J.-H. Choi, Antiferromagnetic ordering in one-dimensional dangling-bond wires on a hydrogen-terminated C(001) surface, Phys. Rev. B 77, 075404 (2008).

25.J.-H Choi, J.-H. Cho, Enhanced stability of 1D molecular lines on the H-terminated Si(001) surface, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 246101 (2007).

26.J.-H Choi, J.-H. Cho, Peierls instability in one-dimensional borine wire on Si(001), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 11340 (2006).

27.J.-H Choi, J.-H. Cho, Theoretical prediction of heterogeneous molecular wires on the Si(001) surface, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 3890 (2006).