Yonsei
I am Jongpyo Hong, a graduate of Yonsei University’s Underwood International College, where I majored in Nano Science and Engineering and double majored in Economics. I graduated in six semesters as the UIC valedictorian of the Class of February 2025, with a GPA of 4.27/4.3 and Highest Honor Roll distinction.
At Yonsei, my work developed across semiconductor memory, nanotechnology, quantum physics, materials science, economics, finance, law, and public policy. I regularly carried 21 credits per semester and added winter coursework in order to complete the degree in six semesters.
Research and laboratory work
My senior thesis, conducted through Professor Jong-Souk Yeo’s Nano Convergence Systems group, examined the impact of external resistance and pulse rise/fall-time variance on polarity-induced threshold voltage shift in Te-based ovonic threshold switching chalcogenides for selector-only memory applications. I also worked on thin-film transistor research involving oxygen partial pressure modulation and its effects on threshold voltage and mobility.
Teaching and scholarships
Beyond coursework and research, I served as a part-time teaching assistant in the UIC STEM Tutoring Lounge, supporting students across multiple undergraduate science and mathematics courses, and received merit-based scholarships throughout my time at Yonsei.
Continuing questions
This blog continues the same intellectual pattern that shaped my university work: moving between engineering, economics, law, philosophy, and memory. I am interested in how systems behave under constraint, how small changes scale into structural consequences, and how technical questions eventually become institutional, legal, and human questions.