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Dr Doojin Vak

Principal Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/V/D/Doojin-Vak

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Biography

Dr Doojin Vak is a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Manufacturing.

He received his PhD from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). After completing his PhD on organic semiconductors for optoelectronic applications such as OLEDs, he spent two years developing organic electronic devices, including organic photovoltaics, organic transistors, and OLEDs, at the Heeger Center for Advanced Materials (HCAM) at GIST.In 2007, he moved to Australia and joined The University of Melbourne as a postdoctoral researcher, where he began working on printing technologies for organic solar cells as a key researcher in the Victorian Organic Solar Consortium.
After joining CSIRO as a Research Scientist in 2010, he continued his research on printing-based fabrication of solar cells. He has worked on various industrial printing techniques and has repeatedly demonstrated record-breaking efficiencies in printed solar cells. He is currently working on perovskite-based solar technologies, with a particular focus on AI- and LLM-driven data analysis, agent-based laboratory automation, and digitally assisted research methodologies for autonomous R&D and next-generation manufacturing technologies.

Academic Qualifications

  • 2006

    PhD (Materials Science)
    GIST, Korea

  • 2002

    MS (Materials Science)
    GIST, Korea

  • 2000

    BSc (Chemistry)
    Yonsei University, Korea

Professional Experiences

  • 2004-2005

    Visiting researcher
    UCSB, USA

  • 2006-2007

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    GIST, Korea

  • 2007-2009

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    The University of Melbourne, Australia

Achievements and Awards

  • 2007-2008

    KRF Fellow
    Korea Research Foundation

  • 2015-2018

    Julius Career Award
    CSIRO

  • 2016-2016

    Distinguished Visiting Professor
    UNIST, Korea

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