Associate Professor
Environmental and Climate Technology, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH),
Naju, South Korea, 58217
E-mail: wkim@kentech.ac.kr
Phone: + 82-2 2077 7441

EDUCATION
2006/03 - 2012/02, Ph.D., POSTECH, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang, Kyungbuk, South Korea
1999/03 - 2006/02, B.Sc., Kwangwoon University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul, South Korea

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2022/03 – present, Associate Professor, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering,
KENTECH
2021/03 - 2022/02, Associate Professor, SEALab, CBE, SMU
2016/03 - 2021/02, Assistant Professor, SEALab, CBE, SMU
Solar Energy Application Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women’s University,
Seoul, South Korea
2012/12 - 2016/02, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Dr. Heinz Frei; Founding member of JCAP (Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis) - North Site, Physical Biosciences Division,
Berkeley, CA, USA
2012/02 - 2012/12, Postdoctoral Researcher, POSTECH
Prof. Wonyong Choi, Namgo Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang, Kyungbuk, South Korea
2008/10-12, 2011/02-03, 2012/01-02, 2012/03-04, Visiting Researcher, Osaka University
Prof. Tetsuro Majima,The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka, Japan

Research Professor
Email: chokangrae@gmail.com
Phone: +82-10-3608-4925

EDUCATION
2010 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1999 M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
1997 B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2022/03 – present, Research Professor, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering,
KENTECH
2021/03 - 2022/02, Research Professor, SEALab, CBE, SMU, Seoul, South Korea
2015/10 - present, Affiliate Researcher, Bio-Nanomaterials Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), CA, USA.
2019/09 - 2021/02, Research Professor, Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan
2013/10 - 2015/10, Post-Doctoral Research Staff, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, LLNL, CA, USA
2011/01 - 2013/09, Chemist Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley, National Laboratory, CA, USA
2007/01 - 2010/06, Lawrence Scholar Program Student Employee, LLNL, CA, USA
2006/05 - 2007/01, Visiting Student, LLNL, CA, USA
2003/01 - 2003/06, Commissioned Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Visiting Researcher from POSTECH
Email bupmokim@postech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. Food Control 2017, 73, 1229-1236
2. J. Catal. 2019, 377, 72-80
3. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 13609-13623
4. Ener. Environ. Sci. 2020,13, 519-526
5. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 2455
6. Nano Energy 2020, 69, 104409
7. J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 123976, 404, B
8. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2021, 119905
9. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 1856
10. Ener. Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 3110-3119
11. Electrochim. Acta. 2021, 139190
12. ACS Energy Letters. 2022, 7, 1, 59–66
13. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2022, 121379
14. ACS Omega. 2022, 7, 29, 25110–25121
15. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2022,
16. Chemosphere. 2022, 136350
17. Applied Surface Science. 2023, 611, 155636
18. J. Phys. Energy. 2023, 5, 012004
19. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2212453
20. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023, 127, 23, 10968–10976

Present Postdoctoral Researcher
Email pcwoo3049@gmail.com

PUBLICATION
1. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8(3), 565-570
2. Adv. Ener. Mater. 2018, 8(23), 1800572
3. Adv. Optical Mater. 2018, 6(22), 1800577
4. Catal. Today 2019, 335, 236-242
5. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 2001
6. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 505, 144160
7. Sol. Ener. Mat. Sol. C. 2019, 203, 110197
8. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 9, 3709-3717
9. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 18, 10773–10783
10. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 11, 2770–2779
11. Ener. Environ. Sci., 2021, 14, 4437-4450
12. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 19179-19205
13. ACS Energy Letters. 2022, 7, 1, 59–66
14. Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 672-679
15. Energy & Fuels. 2022, 36, 16, 9243–9250
16. Applied Surface Science. 2023, 611, 155636
17. Appl. Catal. B. 2023, accepted

Present Ph.D. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2019 M.S., SEALab, CBE, SMU
2013 B.Sc., VNU HCM - University of Science
Email bhtran0511@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 44, 41196-41203
2. Ener. Environ. Sci. 2020,13, 519-526
3. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 509, 144853
4. J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 123976, 404, B
5. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2021, 271, 118413
6. Environmental Science & Technology. 2022, 56, 15, 10829–10837
7. Applied Surface Science. 2023, 611, 155636

Present Ph.D. candidate, Visiting Researcher from SKKU
Email zhenru3636@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. Energy Environ. Sci. 2021,14, 4903-4914

Present Ph.D. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2020 M.S., SEALab, CBE, SMU
2018 B.Sc., Chem., SMU
Email spark@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 1, 852-863
2. Ener. Environ. Sci. 2020, 13, 4301-4311
3. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 41, 46439–46445
4. ACS Appl. Ener. Mater. 2020, 3, 11, 11343–11349
5. Ener. Environ. Sci. 2022,15, 2397-2409
6. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 12, 4177–4184
7. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 4, 2152–2160
8. ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 8, 3356–3364

Present Integrated M.S./ Ph.D. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering,
KENTECH
2020 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
2018/07 - 2020/02 Intern, SEALab, CBE, SMU
Email gahye626@kentech.ac.kr

1. ACS Omega. 2022, in press

Present Researcher, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2023.2 M.S., SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2020 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
Email hlkwak@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 19179-19205

Present M.S. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2022 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
2020/09 - 2022/02 Intern, SEALab, CBE, SMU
Email kyuri@kentech.ac.kr

Present Ph.D. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2021 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
2020/09 - 2021/08 Intern, SEALab, CBE, SMU
Email dykwonk@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2212453

Present M.S. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2023.2 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
2021/01 - 2023.2 Intern, SEALab, SMU
Email sunghyun@kentech.ac.kr

2022/09 - Present M.S. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2022/02 B.Sc., CBE, SMU
2021/03 - 2022/02 Intern, SEALab, CBE, SMU
Email yrsohn@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. Appl. Surf. Sci, 2023, 611, 155636

Present Researcher, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
Email djkkkkk@kentech.ac.kr

Present Ph.D. candidate, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2023 M.S., ER3, Department of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University
2021 B.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University
Email taesik1010@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. Applied. Catal. B: Environ. 2021, 315, 121538
2. Catalysts. 2022, 12, 1467
3. J. Energy Chem. 2023, 77, 27-37
4. Appl. Surf. 2023, 642, 158615

Present Researcher, SEALab, Environmental and climate technology, Department of energy engineering, KENTECH
2023 M.S., ER3, Department of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University
2021 B.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University
Email inseon9606@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2022, 10, 108695.
2. ACS Appl.Nano Mater. 2023, 6 (2023)
3. J. Environ. Chem. Eng Accepted
4. ACS Omega. 6 (2021) 23901-23912
5. Chemosphere. 310 (2023) 136825
6. Chemosphere. 318 (2023) 137973

Present Postdoctoral Researcher
Email bhaja321@kentech.ac.kr

PUBLICATION
1. ChemCatChem. 2017, 9, 2550-2564
2. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 14827-14838
3. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 2195-2210
4. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng 2018, 6, 1610-1619
5. ChemElectroChem. 2018, 5, 2842-2849
6. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces . 2019, 11, 24140-24153
7. Green Chem. 2020, 22, 2049-2068
8. Nanoscale. 2020, 12, 23301-23332
9. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces . 2020, 12, 50550-50565
10. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces . 2020, 12, 21682-21700
11. Fuel. 2021, 289, 119900
12. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 8550-8567
13. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 2136-2151
14. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 3750-3767
15. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4, 11732-11742
16. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 5302-5315
17. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces . 2022, 14, 37620-37636
18. Nanoscale. 2022, 14, 1505-1519
19. Chem. Comm. 2022, 58, 13716-13719
20. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 6076-6092