School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Research Professors and Postdoctoral Associates
Dr. Yuri Choi (최유리)
Research Assistant Professor, UNIST, 2018 ~ Present
Research Assist. Prof., UNIST Dept. of Chemistry, 2017 ~ 2018
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST Dept. of Chemistry, 2016 ~ 2017
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2016
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Pusan Natl. Univ., 2010
Email: choiyuri at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Photocatalysis, Biomass Utilization
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Energy Mater. (2024), Adv. Mater. (2023), Nat. Commun. (2022), J. Mater. Chem. A (2021), ACS Catal. (2020), ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2018)
Corresponding Authored Papers: Nanoscale (2021)
Dr. Kwang Min Kim (김광민)
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST School of Energy & Chemical Eng, 2023 ~ Present
Ph.D. in Chemistry, UNIST, 2015 - 2023
B.S. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2017
Email: kmkim9209 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: biomass and plastics depolymerization
Dr. Hyeonmyeong Oh (오현명)
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST School of Energy & Chemical Eng, 2024 ~ Present
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2018 - 2024
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2018
Email: ate03 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Biomass Utilization
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Sci. (2022), ACS Catal. (2020)
Dr. Nayeong Kim (김나영)
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2019 - 2025
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2019
Email: beautiful953 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: CO2 Utilization, Artificial Photosynthesis
1st Authored Papers: J. Colloid Interface Sci. (2023), Nanoscale (2021), Chem. Mater. (2021), Inorg. Chem. Front. (2021), Nanoscale Horiz. (2021)
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2021 ~ 2023)
Graduate Students
Researchers
Yunseok Kang (강윤석)
Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, July 2024 ~ Present
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2021 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Soongsil Univ., 2021
Email: flyingkang at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Wetting properties of electrodes
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Funct. Mater. (2024)
Researchers
Inhui Lee (이인희)
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2021 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Energy Engineering, Kyungpook Natl. Univ., 2021
Email: iamlih at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Biomass utilization
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2023 ~ 2025)
Researchers
Minjung Kim (김민정)
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2021 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Chemistry, Pukyong Natl. Unv., 2021
Email: jade2538 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Artificial Photosynthesis, CO2 Reduction Reactions
1st Authored Papers: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2024)
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2024 ~ 2026)
Researchers
Jiyeong Kim (김지영)
Visiting Researcher, National Renewable Energy Lab, July 2024 ~ Present
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2022 Spring ~ Present
Researcher, Apr. 2021 ~ Feb. 2022
B.S. in Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan Natl. Univ., 2021
Email: ji0kim at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Biomass Utilization
Researchers
Hyeongoo Kim (김현구)
Ph.D.'s Degree Candidate, 2022 Spring ~ Present
M.S. in Carbon Composites Convergence & Materials Eng., Jeonbuk Natl. Univ. 2022
Email: hyunine94 at gmail.com
Research Interests: Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Mater. (2024)
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2024 ~ 2026)
Researchers
Suhwan Park (박수환)
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2023 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Chemistry, UNIST, 2023
Email: ptjsky at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: CO2 utilization
Researchers
Seokhyeon Jun (전석현)
M.S. Candidate, 2023 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2023
Email: junsh419 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Electrochemical Waste Refinery
Researchers
Soi Lee (이소이)
M.S. Candidate, 2023 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Chemistry, Sungshin Women's Univ., 2023
Email: lslsolee at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Researchers
Hanseok Lee (이한석)
M.S. Candidate, 2024 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Polymer Nano Engineering, Jeonbuk Natl. Univ. 2024
Email: phslhs at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting
Researchers
Eunseul Kong (공은슬)
M.S. Candidate, 2024 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Pukyong Natl. Unv., 2024
Email: kongseul at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: CO Oxidation
Researchers
Hyeok Park (박혁)
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Program, 2024 Fall ~ Present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2024
Email: newevol21 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: Electrochemical CO2 conversion
Researchers
Jinseo Lee (이진서)
M.S. Candidate, 2025 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Kyunghee Univ., 2025
Email : jinseo2 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: TBD
Researchers
Jaehyuk Lee (이재혁)
M.S. Candidate, 2025 Spring ~ Present
B.S. in Polymer Nano Engineering, Jeonbuk Natl. Univ. 2025
Email: asan0424 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: TBD
Alumni
Dr. Nayeong Kim (김나영)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2019 - 2025
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2019
Email: beautiful953 at unist.ac.kr
Research Interests: CO2 Utilization, Artificial Photosynthesis
1st Authored Papers: J. Colloid Interface Sci. (2023), Nanoscale (2021), Chem. Mater. (2021), Inorg. Chem. Front. (2021), Nanoscale Horiz. (2021)
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2021 ~ 2023)
Dr. Hyeonmyeong Oh (오현명)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2024
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2018
Email: ate03 at unist.ac.kr
Ph.D. Dissertation: Advanced Catalytic Systems for Sustainable Valorization of Waste Materials into Hydrogen and Fucntional Materials
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Sci. (2022), ACS Catal. (2020)
Dr. Cheolmin Lee (이철민)
Current Position: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2024
B.S. in Chemistry, UNIST, 2016
Email: lcm923 at unist.ac.kr
Ph.D. Dissertation: Biomimetic Molecular Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reaction
1st Authored Papers: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2020), Nano Lett. (2019), ChemSusChem (2018)
Dr. Hyunwoo Kim (김현우)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, KIST
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST, Sep. 2023 ~ Jan. 2025
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2023
B.S. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2017
Email: hwk0111 at unist.ac.kr
Ph.D. Dissertation: Tailoring of Copper Hybrid Cataylsts for Efficient Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction
1st Authored Papers: Inorg. Chem. Front. (2021), Adv. Funct. Mater. (2020, 2019), Green Chem. (2018)
Dr. Sanghyun Bae (배상현)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Zurich
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST, Mar. 2023 ~ Apr. 2023
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2023
B.S. in Chemistry, Pukyong Natl. Unv., 2017
Ph.D. Dissertation: Design of Functional Molecular Multilayers for Efficient Solar Water Splitting
1st Authored Papers: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2024), Adv. Mater. Interfaces (2023), J. Mater. Chem. A (2021), Adv. Funct. Mater. (2020), ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2019), Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2019), Green Chem. (2018)
Honors: NRF Ph.D. Fellowship (2020 ~ 2022), Korean-Swiss Young Researchers' Exchange Fellowship (2021)
Dr. Dasom Jeon (전다솜)
Current Position: Researcher at Korea Institute of Energy Research (from July 2024)
Researcher, Pohang Technopark, Oct. 2022 ~ June 2024
Postdoctoral Associate, UNIST, Sep. 2020 ~ Oct. 2022
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2020
M.S. in Energy Engineering, UNIST, 2017
B.S. in Chemistry, Pukyong Natl. Univ., 2015
Ph.D. Dissertation: Tailoring of Molecular Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical and Electrochemical Water Splitting
M.S. Thesis: Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Molecular Metal Oxide Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
1st Authored Papers: Small (2024), Adv. Mater. (2024) J. Mater. Chem. A (2023), Sci. Adv. (2020), ACS Nano (2019), ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2020, 2018, 2018, 2017)
Corresponding Authored Papers: Adv. Energy Mater. (2022)
Misol Bae (배미솔)
Current Position: Researcher at LG Chem
M.S. in Energy Engineering, 2020 ~ 2022
B.S. in Environmental Engineering, UNIST, 2019
M.S. Thesis: Polyethylene Aerogels for Catalyst-Free Electrochemical Hydrogen Production
1st Authored Papers: Adv. Energy Mater. (2022)
Yujin Han (한유진)
Current Position: Researcher at LG Chem
M.S. in Energy Engineering, 2016 ~ 2018
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UNIST, 2012 ~ 2016
M.S. Thesis: Synthesis of Cobalt-based Catalysts Using Polyoxometalate for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
1st Authored Papers: J. Catal. (2018)