📌Kanghee is seeking Ph.D. opportunities for Fall 2027 in labs working on UWBG power/RF devices. Open to connecting! (📧E-mail: khshin0915@gmail.com)
This is Kanghee Shin (신강희, 申強熙), who will be a distinguished researcher in the future! He is currently seeking Ph.D. opportunities for Fall 2027 in labs working on UWBG power/RF devices. Open to connecting! (📧E-mail: khshin0915@gmail.com)
KANGHEE SHIN (신강희, 申強熙)
Kanghee Shin (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, Republic of Korea, in 2025, and the M.S. degree in Semiconductor Systems Engineering from Sejong University (SJU), Seoul, Republic of Korea, in 2027. He is currently a researcher at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea. He is a very self-motivated student with a strong background in power semiconductor physics and cleanroom fabrication. His research focuses on TCAD-driven advanced design, cleanroom fabrication, characterization, and reliability analysis of next-generation power devices and related application technologies. He aims to improve the efficiency of power electronic systems by leveraging (ultra-)wide bandgap power devices, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality and addressing global energy inequality.
For research-related inquiries or potential collaborations, please feel free to contact him at khshin0915@gmail.com!
📢 RECENT NEWS
[Oct. 2026] 📃Newly Published SCIE Paper (Co-Author) "Enhanced Breakdown Voltage and Thermal Stability in β-Ga₂O₃ Heterojunction Power Diodes through Al-NiO Alloy Engineering" is accepted and published in Adv. Compos. Hybrid Mater. (IF=15.5)!
[Jun. 2026] 🏆Thrilled to share that our team received the Grand Prize in the KIEEME Annual Summer Conference 2026 by KIEEME!
[May. 2026] 🌎Presentation Our abstract is accepted for poster presentation at The 6th International Workshop on Gallium Oxide and Related Materials (IWGO-6) (Major Conference in Gallium Oxide Technology)!
[Dec. 2025] 📃Newly Published SCIE Paper (Co-First Author) "Exploiting Mg-Interdiffusion-Driven Work-Function Reduction in Ti/Mg/Ti Multilayers to Achieve Low-Resistivity Ohmic Contacts to (001) β-Ga2O3" is accepted and published in ACS Nano (IF=17.3)!
🎓 EDUCATION
M.S. in Semiconductor Systems Engineering, Sejong University (SJU), Seoul, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2025 - Feb. 2027)
• Cumulative GPA: 4.5/4.5 (Total of 24 Credits)
• Thesis Title: Multi-Kilovolt Vertical NiO/Ga₂O₃ Heterojunction Diodes with Ring-Assisted Junction Termination Extension
• Won Outstanding Research Award in Graduation Ceremony (TBA)
B.S. in Electronic Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2025)
• Cumulative GPA: 4.11/4.5 (Total of 148 Credits)
• Thesis Title: A Design of 1.2-kV SiC MOSFETs with Split-Gate for the Improvement of Breakdown Characteristics
• Won Silver Prize in Semiconductor System Major Industry-Academia Project and Graduation Presentation
💼 RESEARCH & WORK EXPERIENCE
Researcher, Extreme Power & Integrated Devices Laboratory, Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). (Jan. 2027 - Present)
• Principal Investigator: Prof. You Seung Rim (Co-Advisor: Prof. Madani Labed)
• Conducted the TCAD-driven design and analysis of UWBG power devices.
Graduate Research Assistant, Intelligent Semiconductor Laboratory, SJU. (Mar. 2025 - Feb. 2027)
• Advisor: Prof. You Seung Rim (Co-Advisor: Prof. Madani Labed)
• Conducted the TCAD-driven design and analysis of edge termination structures for multi-kV vertical Ga₂O₃ power devices.
• Performed numerical TCAD simulation studies for low-loss vertical Ga₂O₃ power transistors.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Power Semiconductor Laboratory, KIT. (Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2024)
• Advisor: Prof. Ogyun Seok (Co-Advisor: Prof. Changho Han, Ph.D.)
• Conducted the TCAD-driven design, electrical characterization, and reliability evaluation of 650-V and 1.2-kV 4H-SiC power MOSFETs
Operator (Contract), Optics Solution, LG Innotek. (Nov. 2021 - Feb. 2022)
• Performed facility operation and maintenance for camera-module cleanroom fabrication. (die attach and Au wire bonding of CMOS image sensor chips)
Military Service, Republic of Korea Army (Feb. 2020 - Nov. 2021)
🧑🏫 TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Saturday After-School Program, KIT. (May. 2024 - Aug. 2024)
• Provided hands-on drone education and technical-experience activities for local elementary school students to promote digital literacy and interest in STEM among young leaders.
KIT Serodoum Community (Peer Tutoring & Mentoring Program), KIT. (Mar. 2024 - Jun. 2024)
• Served as a tutor for underclassmen, providing academic tutoring and mentoring to support their learning and help them adapt to coursework.
KIT Freshman Mentoring Program, KIT. (Mar. 2023 - Dec. 2023)
• Mentored approximately 25 undergraduate students per semester, providing academic guidance, campus-life support, and peer-based communication to help new students adapt to the department.
💪 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Language
English (Intermediate) and Korean (Native)
Tool
Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD (Advanced), Silvaco ATLAS (Advanced), KLayout (Intermediate), LTSpice (Novice), and OriginLab (Advanced)
Characterization
(T-dependent) I–V/C–V Characterization, Double Pulse Test, and Thin Film Analysis
Fabrication
Cleaning Process, Photolithography, E-Beam/Thermal Evaporator, (DC/RF-) Magnetron Sputtering, and Rapid Thermal Annealing
Reliability
Radiation Effects, Short-Circuit, UIS Ruggedness, HTRB, HTGB, and TDDB
🏅 HONORS & AWARDS
Outstanding Research Awards, Graduate Ceremony 2027 by SJU (2027)
Grand Prize & Participation Prize, KIEEME Annual Summer Conference 2026 by KIEEME (2026)
Silver Prize, Semiconductor System Major Industry-Academia Project and Graduation Presentation by KIT (2024)
Presidential Science Scholarship, by Korea Student Aid Foundation (2023) [Click Here🔗]
Innovation Idea Prize (twice), Startup Club (Prototype Production) Competition by KIT (2022)
Finalist (Power Semiconductor Devices-based SiC Substrate by SK Siltron Inc.), Campus Patent Universiade Competition by Korea Invention Promotion Association (2022)
