Taewoo Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices, including the reliability of GaN-based High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) and InGaAs HEMTs for cryogenic electronics.
Professional Experience
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2023–Present
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX -
2022–2023
Visiting Professor
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX -
2021–2023
Associate Professor
School of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Korea -
2017–2021
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Korea -
2015–2017
Process Integration Engineering ManagerIndustry
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Austin, TX -
2013–2015
Senior Member of Technical StaffIndustry
SEMATECH, Albany, NY -
2011–2013
Member of Technical StaffIndustry
SEMATECH, Austin, TX -
2008–2011
Postdoctoral AssociatePostdoc
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Teaching
- Texas Tech University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2023–Present)
- University of Ulsan, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea (2017–2023)
- Distinguished Professor in Teaching Award, University of Ulsan (2019)
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Professor in Research Award, University of Ulsan (2019, 2020)
- Distinguished Professor in Teaching Award, University of Ulsan (2019)
- Korean Research Foundation Fellowship (2008–2009)
- Best Research Award, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, 2008)
- Three Featured Papers in IEEE Electronics Letters (2011–2012) on InGaAs and InAs HEMTs
Professional Service
- Senior Member, IEEE (Electron Devices Society; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society)
