Professor - Dept. of Chem. Eng
KAIST
Education 2000 : Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- 1992 : M.S., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University
- 1990 : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University
Employment and Professional Experience 2012 ~ present : Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., KAIST
- 2001 ~ 2012: Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor at the City College of New York, CUNY
- 2000 ~ 2001: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at RWTH, Germany
- 1992 ~ 1997: Research Engineer, Ssangyong Oil (current S-Oil) Refining Co. Ltd
Award and Honors Featured article in the Chemistry World (2012)
- Omega Chi Epsilon Chapter Service Award (2006)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2000)
- AIChE Journal Paper of the Month (2000)
- Outstanding Alumni Award at Seoul National University (1st Rank, 1990)
Research interests Hydrogen storage in chemical hydrides
- Interfacial science for methane hydrate formation/dissociation with surface active agents
- Gas hydrate inhibition for gas/oil flow assurance
- Chemical CO2 conversion to carbon materials (GO, PC, etc) for electrochemical energy storage applications
- Biological CO2 conversion to fuels using microalgae
- Process intensification through integration of reaction and separation