Team

Prof. Hyunyoung Jung is a principal investigator in the research laboratory of nanomaterials and energy systems at Gyeongsang National University. He received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Seoul National University in 2008 and was a research associate at Carnegie Mellon University in 2009 and Northeastern University from 2010 to 2015. He joined as a faculty member in the Department of Energy Engineering in 2015. He is a member of the Materials Research Society, European Materials Research Society, the Korean Electrochemical Society, the Korean Battery Society, the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Materials Research Society of Korea. His research interests include synthesis and structure-property relations of nanostructures and nanocomposites, materials science and applications of nanomaterials, next-generation energy storage systems, and phase stability in nanoscale systems.

He joined NBL as a postdoctoral researcher in the "Brain Pool program" of the National Research Foundation of Korea. His research area involves the development of next-generation energy storage devices, such as (i) high-performance Li metal and sulfur batteries and supercapacitors.

He joined Jung's group as a postdoctoral researcher in the spring of 2025, researching various types of energy solutions, including metal-sulfur and multivalent-ion batteries, Li/Na-metal-ion batteries, and redox flow batteries.

Sun-Sik joined Jung's group in the spring of 2015. His research focuses on high-energy sulfur batteries for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.

Hun-Seong joined Jung's group in the spring of 2020. His research focuses on solid-state batteries and metal-sulfur batteries.

Hee-Jun joined Jung's group in the spring of 2021. His research focuses on solid-state batteries and metal-sulfur batteries.

Jaewon joined Jung's group in the summer of 2022. His research focuses on Li-metal and sulfur batteries.

Young-Chan joined Jung's group in the spring of 2021. His research focuses on Li-ion and metal-sulfur batteries.

Jaemin joined Jung's group in the summer of 2023. His research focuses on sodium batteries.

Yeong-woo joined Jung's group in the summer of 2024. Her research focuses on interfacial stabilization in batteries.

Jeong-ho joined Jung's group in the summer of 2024. His research focuses on the development of catalysts for batteries.

Chang-Hyun joined Jung's group in the summer of 2025. His research focuses on the development of catalysts for Li-S batteries.