2010

 CAU Academic Award

 2013

 Best Paper Award, Chung-Ang University

 2014

 CHO Hee-Wook Research Grant

 2014-2018      

 CAU Distinguished Scholar

 2016

 Young Inorganic Chemist Award (Korean Chemical Society)

 2016

 2016 Basic Research Program “Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning Award”

 2019

 2022

 2021 Best Research Achievement Award, Sogang University

 2023

 Sogang Albatross Academic Award

Choi, S.; Li, Y.; Kuk, Y.; Ok, K. M.* (NH4)2Cd2Cl3F3 and (NH4)2Cd2Br3F3: The First Fluoride-Containing d10 Metal Mixed Halides Exhibiting Superior Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Properties, Adv. Sci. 2025, 2414503

Kim, K.; Li, Y.; Ok, K. M.* Hafnium-based Chiral 2D Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Metal Halides: Engineering Polarity and Nonlinear Optical Properties via Para-Substituent Effects, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 2880-2888.

Li, Y.; Ok, K. M.* Breaking Boundaries: Giant Ultraviolet Birefringence in Dimension-Reduced Zn-Based Crystals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202409336. (Hot Paper).

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Wang, X.; Leng, X.; Kuk, Y.; Lee, J.; Jing, Q.*; Ok, K. M.* Deep-Ultraviolet Transparent Mixed Metal Sulfamates with Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Properties and Birefringence, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2024, 63, e202315434. (Very Important Paper).

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Bai, Z.; Ok, K. M.* Designing Sulfate Crystals with Strong Optical Anisotropy through π-Conjugated Tailoring, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2024, 63, e202315311. (Very Important Paper).

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Bai, Z.; Ok, K. M.* Advances in aliovalent substitution strategy for the design and synthesis of nonlinear optical materials: d0 transition metal/gallium iodates and selenites, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2023, 490, 215212.

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Kuk, Y.; Bae, S. B.; Yang, S. M.; Ok, K. M.* A Polar Tetragonal Tungsten Bronze with Colossal Second-Harmonic Generation, Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 2301374.

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Pi, Y.; Kuk, Y.; Ok, K. M.* Small Changes, Big Impact: Tungsten Bronzes with Extremely Large Second Harmonic Generation Achieved by the Transition Metal Doping on the B-site, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2214985.

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Dong, X.; Huang, L.; Zeng, H.; Lin, Z.; Ok, K. M.;* Zou, G.* High-Performance Sulfate Optical Materials Exhibiting Giant Second Harmonic Generation and Large Birefringence, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202116790. (Hot paper)

Kee, J.; Ok, K. M.* Hydrogen-Bond-Driven Synergistically Enhanced Hyperpolarizability: Chiral Coordination Polymers with Nonpolar Structures Exhibiting Unusually Strong Second-Harmonic Generation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20656-20660. (VIP Paper, inside cover)

Chen, X.; Jing, Q.; Ok, K. M.* Pb18O8Cl15I5: A Polar Lead Mixed Oxyhalide with Unprecedented Architecture and Excellent Infrared Nonlinear Optical Properties, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 20323-20327. (Hot paper, Back Cover)

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Chen, X.; Jo, H.; Ok, K. M.* Lead Mixed Oxyhalides Satisfying All Fundamental Requirements for High-Performance Mid-Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59. 7514-7520. (VIP paper, Inside Cover)

Dong, X.; Huang, L.; Hu, C.; Zeng, H.; Lin, Z.; Wang, X.; Ok, K. M.*; Zou, G.* CsSbF2SO4: An Excellent Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Sulfate with a KTiOPO4 (KTP) ‐ type Structure, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6528-6534. (VIP paper, Frontispiece)

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Zou, G.; Jo, H.; Lim, S.-J.; You, T.-S.; Ok, K. M.* Rb3VO(O2)2CO3 : A"Four-in-One" Carbonatoperoxovanadate Exhibiting Extremely Strong Second-Harmonic Generation Response, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018 , 57, 8619-8622.

Ok, K. M.* Toward the Rational Design of Novel Noncentrosymmetric Materials: Factors Influencing the Framework Structures, Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2774-2785.

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Zou, G.; Lin, C.; Jo, H.; Nam, G.; You, T.-S.; Ok, K. M.* Pb2BO3Cl: A Tailor-Made Polar Lead Borate Chloride with Very Strong Second Harmonic Generation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12078-12082.