Jiyoung Kim

Professor Jiyoung Kim is a faculty member at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Materials Science & Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (1994), an M.S. and B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Seoul National University (1988, 1986). Her research focuses on nanoelectronics, atomic layer deposition (ALD), ferroelectric materials, and next-generation CMOS technology. Key projects include developing novel ALD applications for high-k gate dielectrics, memory devices, and nano-sensors. She has led grants totaling over $500,000, including NSF-NER and SEMATECH-funded projects. Notable awards include the 2004 Korean Ministry of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award and 'Who's Who in Science and Engineering' (2000). Her lab collaborates internationally, with recent work on EUV lithography, ferroelectric transistors, and low-thermal-budget materials. Advising over 20 graduate students and postdocs, her team includes recent PhD students like Hyunah Sung and Soham Shirodkar. Research is supported by industry partners such as Samsung and ASM America.

Research interests span gate stack engineering, nanostructured materials, and ALD-derived applications. Her team explores ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 capacitors for FRAM, EUV photoresist materials, and 2D semiconductor integration. Recent breakthroughs include low-temperature ferroelectric fabrication and tunable vanadium dioxide devices. The lab's infrastructure includes advanced characterization tools and cleanroom facilities at UTD.