Welcome!
The BioNanoPhotonics Laboratory (PI: Prof. Inki Kim) in the Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics (IQB) at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) explores theoretical, computational and experimental research focusing on nanophotonics and biophotonics. We envision that such an artificial nanophotonic platform will serve as a cornerstone for tackling highly visible and challenging problems in the fields of basic science and applied engineering. Particularly, we are interested in plasmonics, metamaterials, nanofabrications, biophotonics, quantum biophysics, and integrated quantum medical devices.
We are actively looking for highly motivated undergraduate, graduate students, postdoctoral research fellows and research professors. Please check opening information for details.
성균관대학교 생명물리학과 바이오나노포토닉스 연구실(지도교수: 김인기 교수)에서는 나노 구조체와 빛과의 상호작용을 탐구하며, 이를 활용해 유용한 광학 소자 및 시스템을 개발합니다. 대표적인 예로, 자연계에 존재하지 않는 특이한 광학적 성질을 갖는, 인공적으로 설계된 광학 메타물질을 구현해 다기능/초소형 평면광학 이미징 및 디스플레이 소자 개발(나노포토닉스) 및 초고민감도 센싱/진단을 위한 바이오칩 및 고해상도/초고속 다기능 생체영상 기술(바이오포토닉스) 등을 개발하는 다학제적 연구를 수행합니다.
현재 저희 연구실에서는 학부연구참여/석사과정/석박사통합과정/박사과정 학생 및 박사후연구원/연구교수를 모집 중에 있습니다. 자세한 사항은 Opening 탭을 참고해주시기 바랍니다.
[2026.04]
Trung's roll-to-roll metalens manufacturing work is published in Nature [Link]
- "신문 찍듯 초당 300개 메타렌즈 양산…광학 혁신 '게임체인저' 등장" [성대뉴스][Research Stories][전자신문][아시아경제][뉴스웍스][머니투데이][뉴스1][뉴시스][헤럴드경제][매일경제][전자신문][국민일보][베리타스알파][동아사이언스][파이낸셜뉴스][MS투데이][인사이트][스마트경제][핀포인트뉴스][시사일보][연합뉴스][대학지성][열린뉴스통신][신소재경제][내일신문]
[2026.03]
Hyemi receives the Best Poster Award in the Society of Micro and Nano Systems Spring Meeting [Photo]
[2026.03]
Yongjae receives the prestigious Sejong Science Fellowship from the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Korean government
[2026.03]
Our group wins Infrastructure Supporting Grant for Young Scientist for the installation of 3D holotomography microscope
[2026.02]
Youngjun receives the Best Poster Award (Biophotonics Division) in the Optical Society of Korea (OSK) Winter Meeting [Link]
[2026.01]
[Samsung Newsroom] Shaping the Future Together: The Story of Generational Innovation in Metamaterial Research [Link]
[2025.12]
Prof. Kim receives the prestigious SKKU Rising-Fellowship [Link][Photo1][Photo2]
[2025.12]
Dang Du's two-color FCCS for single EV detection work is published in Advanced Science [Link]
[2025.12]
Hanjun, Trung, and Youngjun win the Best Paper Award (2nd and 3rd place) in the 2025 SKKU Graduate Student Paper Award [Link][Photo1][Photo2][Photo3]
[2025.11]
Prof. Kim is selected as the finalist of 2025 Rising Stars of Light from Light: Science and Applications [Photo][Link]
- "성균관대 김인기 교수, ‘빛, 과학과 응용’ 라이징 스타 Finalist 선정" [성대뉴스][대학저널][스마트경제][베리타스알파][팝콘뉴스][뉴스티앤티][핀포인트뉴스][교수신문][한국강사신문]
[2025.11]
Hanjun and Youngjun receive the Best Poster Award in the Society of Micro and Nano Systems Fall Meeting [Photo1][Photo2]
[2025.11]
Yongjae, Hanjun, Jungah, and Yangkyu's droplet Bessel beam work is published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering [Link]
[2025.11]
Azhar, Hanjun, and Hyemi's 3 in 1 metalens microscope work is published in Advanced Functional Materials [Link]
- "단일 메타렌즈로 ‘3-in-1’ 메타 현미경 시스템 개발" [뉴시스][스마트경제][베리타스알파][팝콘뉴스][뉴스티앤티][핀포인트뉴스][이뉴스투데이][아시아타임즈][대학저널]
[2025.10]
Yongjae and Hyemi's super-resolution imaging of brain organoid work is published in Light: Science and Applications [Link]
- "메타렌즈 기반 초고해상도 이미지 스캐닝 현미경 개발" [성대뉴스][뉴시스][스마트경제][중앙이코노미뉴스][베리타스알파][팝콘뉴스][뉴스티앤티][교수신문][핀포인트뉴스][이뉴스투데이][아시아타임즈][한국강사신문][유스라인]
- "Multifocal metalenses drive super-resolution imaging of brain organoids", Featured in “News and Views”, Light: Advanced Manufacturing 6, 71, 2025
[2025.09]
Hyemi and Yongjae receive the Encouragement Award in the 10th KSME-SEMES Open Innovation Challenge [Link][Photo]
[2025.09]
Yongjae and Youngjun's SERS diagnostics for Alzheimer's disease work is published in Advanced Science [Link][Cover]
- "알츠하이머병 뇌 오가노이드 바이오마커 검출 기술 개발" [성대뉴스]
- "SERS Unlocks Tau Secretion Profiles in Brain Organoids", Featured as “Inside Front Cover Article” of 2025 September issue (Vol. 12, Issue 35), Advanced Science 12, 71639, 2025
[2025.09]
Prof. Kim is promoted to Associate Professor
[2025.08]
Kyunghwa, Yongjae and Chihe's nanogap biosensor work is published in ACS Nano [Link]
[2025.05]
Seho and Abdul's MXene based photonic PCR work is published in Laser & Photonics Reviews [Link][Cover]
- "PCR Chips", Featured as “Front Cover Article” of 2025 May issue (Vol. 19, Issue 9), Laser & Photonics Reviews 19, 2570033, 2025
[2025.03]
Dang Du and Aleksandr's single molecule sensor work is published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics [Link]
[2025.02]
Yongjae's spectral Hadamard microscopy work is published in Nanophotonics [Link]
[2025.01]
Aleksandr and Yongjae's metalens for photoacoustic imaging of organoids work is published in Science Advances [Link]
- "뇌 오가노이드 3D 영상화 혁신 기술 개발" [Research Stories][뉴데일리][중앙이코노미뉴스][E동아][대학저널][베리타스알파][뉴시스][핀포인트뉴스][유스라인][코리아헬스로그][브레인미디어][한국강사신문]
[2024.10]
Yongjae, Hyemi and Hyeyoung's metalens bioimaging work is published in Opto-Electronic Advances [Link]
[2024.09]
Prof. Kim's ultrafast metaphotonic PCR work in collaboration with Harvard Medical School (Prof. Luke P. Lee) and POSTECH (Prof. Junsuk Rho & Prof. Jin Kon Kim) is published in Advanced Materials [Link]
- "Polymerase Chain Reaction Device", Featured as “Back Cover Article” of 2024 September issue (Vol. 36, Issue 39), Advanced Materials 36, 2470317, 2024
- "바이러스 진단 6분이면 OK...메타 표면 기반 PCR 기술" [YTN TV News 1][YTN TV News 2][YTN사이언스 TV News][YouTube link]
- "성균관대-포항공대-하버드메디컬스쿨, 초고속 감염병 진단 기술 개발" [성대뉴스][한국대학신문][조선비즈][중앙이코노미뉴스][E동아][이뉴스투데이][대학저널][베리타스알파][뉴스티앤티][에너지경제][코리아헬스로그][아시아투데이]
[2024.05]
Our group wins Samsung Research Funding & Incubation Center for Future Technology grant for metaphotonic 3D scanner [Link][Photo]
- "성균관대 김인기 교수, 2024년 삼성미래기술육성사업 선정" [교수신문][대학저널][이뉴스투데이][베리타스알파][뉴스티앤티][아시아타임즈][팝콘뉴스][한국강사신문]
[2024.02]
Prof. Kim receives the prestigious Young Optical Scientist Award from the Optical Society of Korea (OSK) which is annually given to the most promising young optical scientist under the age of 35 [Photo]
- "성균관대 김인기 교수, 한국광학회 '젊은광과학자상' 수상" [성대뉴스][이뉴스투데이][대학저널][브릿지경제][베리타스알파][팝콘뉴스][뉴스티앤티][한국강사신문]
[2024.02]
Aleksandr, Dang Du, and Yangkyu's metasurface biosensor work is published in ACS Photonics [Link]
[2024.01]
Aleksandr's metalens for single molecule spectroscopy work is published in Nature Communications [Link]
- "단분자를 실시간 관찰할 수 있는 메타렌즈 개발" [성대뉴스][Research Stories][한국대학신문][베리타스알파][에너지경제][이뉴스투데이][교수신문][한국강사신문][팝콘뉴스][내일신문]
[2023.08]
Aleksandr's metalens for photoacoustic microscopy work is published in Photoacoustics [Link]
[2023.08]
Prof. Kim's metasurfaces-driven label-free biosensor work is published in Advanced Materials [Link][Cover]
- "Metasurfaces PRET Hyperspectral Imaging", Featured as “Front Cover Article” of 2023 August issue (Vol. 35, Issue 32), Advanced Materials 35, 2370224, 2023
- "메타표면 칩 기반 세포 모니터링 기술 개발" [성대뉴스][Research Stories][에너지경제][스마트경제][베리타스알파][중앙일보][조선일보][뉴시스][머니투데이][뉴스1][한국대학신문][베타뉴스]
[2023.07]
Hyemi and Aleksandr's dual-mode metalens bioimaging work in collaboration with POSTECH (Prof. Junsuk Rho) is published in ACS Nano [Link]
- "하나의 렌즈로 이미징 모드 전환 가능한 듀얼 메타렌즈 개발" [전자신문][베리타스알파][신아일보][대경일보][동아사이언스]
[2023.07]
IQB hosts the 1st WISDOM symposium: Quantum Life Science for Medicine [Link][Photo]
- "신경퇴행성질환 극복 위한 ‘Quantum Life Science for Medicine’ 학회 개최" [스마트경제][브레인미디어][브릿지경제][에너지경제][메트로신문][베리타스알파][한국강사신문]
[2023.03]
Aleksandr's hyperlens-based single molecule spectroscopy work is published in Optics Express [Link]
[2022.11]
Yangkyu and Aleksandr's quantum nanophotonics work is published in Nanophotonics [Link]
[2022.10]
Prof. Kim's total citation is over 2,000 in google scholar [Google scholar]
[2022.10]
Prof. Kim's metasurface-driven 3D imaging work is published in Nature Communications [Link]
- "사방에 뿌려진 1만 개 빛, 자율주행 차량의 눈 된다" [조선비즈][중앙일보][YTN사이언스][뉴스1][연합뉴스][전자신문][교수신문][베리타스알파][뉴스프리존][신아일보][브레이크뉴스][뉴시스][헬로디디][경북일보][경북도민일보][대경일보][경북매일신문][세계일보][파이낸셜뉴스][보안뉴스]
[2022.04]
Prof. Kim's LC-integrated metasurface coloration work is published in Light: Science and Applications [Link]
- "스마트폰 170배 해상도, 이젠 '머리카락' 얇기로 구현된다" [헬로디디][매일경제][매일신문][뉴시스][전자신문][베리타스알파][대경일보][경북도민일보][경상매일신문][경북신문][브레이크뉴스][웹이코노미]
[2021.11]
Prof. Kim's electrically tunable varifocal metalens work is published in Advanced Science [Link]
- "초고속으로 초점 변환 가능한 메타렌즈 개발" [YTN사이언스][헤럴드경제][파이낸셜뉴스][뉴스1][충청뉴스][후생신보][워크투데이][산업일보][베리타스알파]
[2021.10]
Prof. Kim's dual metahologram work is published in Advanced Optical Materials [Link]
- "두 개의 빛으로 정보 유출 꽉 잡는다" [EurekAlert!][Phys.Org][뉴데일리][시사뉴스][헬로디디][인공지능신문][교수신문][영남일보][대경일보][베리타스알파][경상매일신문][테크월드][뉴시스][경북일보]
[2021.08]
Prof. Kim joins Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophsysics at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)