Jeong-Mo Choi (최정모)
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pusan National University. My research group studies the molecular principles of living systems using statistical mechanics, molecular modeling, and computational chemistry. I also write and translate books, give public lectures, and communicate ideas in chemistry and the history of science to broader audiences.
- Contact: jmchoi at pusan.ac.kr / Lab Homepage
Education
- 2016, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Harvard University (Advisor: Eugene I. Shakhnovich)
- 2015, A.M. in History of Science, Harvard University (Advisor: Naomi Oreskes)
- 2011, B.S. summa cum laude in Chemistry and Physics, KAIST (Advisor: Yoon Sup Lee)
Professional Appointments
- Sep 2024 – present, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University
- Jul 2025 – Jul 2026, Visiting Scholar, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Host: Zhen-Gang Wang)
- Sep 2020 – Aug 2024, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University
- Jun 2019 – Aug 2020, Research Assistant Professor, Research Center for Natural Sciences, KAIST
- Aug 2016 – Apr 2019, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (Supervisor: Rohit V. Pappu)
Honors and Awards
- 2024–2027, Korea Toray Fellowship, Korea Toray Science Foundation
- 2023–2025, POSCO Science Fellowship, POSCO TJ Park Foundation
- Oct 2022, KCS-Wiley Young Chemist Award, Korean Chemical Society and John Wiley & Sons
- Feb 2022, Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University
- Mar 2019, 2019 Travel Award, Biophysical Society
- Feb 2018, Postdoctoral Research Award, IDP Subgroup of the Biophysical Society
- Fall 2013, Harvard University Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Derek Bok Center
- 2012–2013, Smith Family Graduate Science and Engineering Fellowship, Harvard University
- 2011–2016, Overseas Fellowship for Graduate Study, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
- 2003–2006, National Undergraduate S&T Scholarship, Korea Research Foundation
Academic Societies
- Korean Chemical Society
- Korean Physical Society
- Korean In silico bioDesign and Discovery Society (KIDDS)