Ji-Youn Seo is an assistant professor of Nanoenergy Engineering in Pusan National University. She received her BSc & MS degrees in Ajou University in 2009 & 2011 and her PhD degree from É cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland under the supervision of Prof. Michael Grätzel.
She also has industry experiences, Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) in Korea and H.GLASS in Switzerland. She was working to develop eco-friendly technology in both companies such as bio-plastics, fuel cell in HMC and OPV & Dye-sensitized Solar Cell in H.GLASS. She is currently the Vice Leader of New Energy Industry Convergence and Open sharing System (COSS) in Pusan National University.