Se-Hyeong Jung

Dr. Se-Hyeong Jung is a Research Fellow at ETH Zurich's Material Institute, affiliated with the Professorship for Soft Materials and Interfaces since December 2022. He works in Prof. Lucio Isa's group, focusing on reconfigurable active colloids and stimuli-responsive polymer networks. His research integrates chemistry, materials science, and engineering to develop adaptive microswimmers and smart materials.

Education includes:

• Bachelor's in Chemistry, University of Würzburg (2013)
• Master's in Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University (2017)
• PhD at DWI – Leibniz Institute/RWTH Aachen (2018–2022)

Research interests center on:

• Design of multi-material colloids with tunable morphologies
• Chemical control of polymer network responsiveness
• Microgel-based reconfigurable systems for biomedical and engineering applications
• Light- and redox-responsive material platforms

His publications (2018–2025) demonstrate expertise in microfluidics, supramolecular assembly, and stimuli-responsive materials, with recurring themes of programmable colloids, microgel fabrication, and adaptive functionality. Articles frequently appear in high-impact journals like Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie, with several featured as covers.

Awards and honors:

• Elsevier Award for Senior Scientists (2025)
• Gels Travel Award (2024)
• Enzo Ferroni Award for Young Scientists (2021)

He leads no advised students but collaborates extensively within Prof. Isa's lab and previously with Prof. Andrij Pich's group at RWTH Aachen. Current work explores DNA-based colloidal replication and programmable microscale actuation.