Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Dr. Byoung Koun Min

Director, Clean Energy Institute, Korea Institute of Science & Technology(KIST)

Professor, Vice Dean, The graduate school of energy and environment(Green School), Korea University

Email: bkmin @ kist.re.kr

Phone: +82-2-958-5853

Education

Ph.D. / Chemistry

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

August 2004. (Advisor: Prof. D. Wayne Goodman)

Dissertation: Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Studies of SiO₂ Thin Film Supported Metal Nano-Clusters

M.S. / Chemistry

Korea University, Seoul, Korea

February 1999. (Advisor: Prof. Young-Sang Choi)

Thesis: Near IR Spectroscopic Studies on Hydrogen Bonding Between Thioamides in CCl₄

B.S. / Chemistry

Korea University, Seoul, Korea

February 1996.

Experience

April 2021 – Present : Director

Clean Energy Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

September 2019 – Present : Vice President

Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

December 2018 – Present : Director

National Agenda Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

September 2014 – December 2018 : Head

Clean Energy Research Center

March 2011 – Present : Principal Research Scientist

Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

- Solar-Fuel Production Techniques

- Printable CIGS Thin Film Solar Cells

- 3-D Nanostructured Solar Cells

March 2013 – Present : Professor

Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

- Clean Energy Production through Carbon Cycles

- Solar Fuels

September 2006 – February 2011 : Senior Research Scientist

Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

- Hydrogen Production Using a Photoelectrochemical Cell

- Printable CIGS Thin Film Solar Cells

- Photocatalysis

June 2004 – August 2006 : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

Prof. C. M. Friend Laboratory

- Oxidation of propene and acrolein on oxygen covered Au(111) : TPD, STM, HREELS, and LEED studies

- Synthesis of nano-scale TiO_x islands on Au(111) surface : XPS and STM studies

- CO oxidation on oxygen covered Au(111) surface : XPS, TPRS, and STM studies

- Atomic oxygen formation on Au(111) surface : TPD, STM, and LEED studies

- Reaction of NO₂ with hydroxyl and water on Mo(110)-(1x6)-O surface : IRAS and TPD studies

February 2004 – March 2006 : Visiting Scientist, National Science Foundation (NSF) Program between Japan and USA

Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Prof. Y. Iwasawa Laboratory

- Photo-oxidation of formic acid on TiO₂ (001) by visible light irradiation: STM studies

1999 – 2004 : Research Assistant

Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Prof. D. W. Goodman Laboratory

- Growth mechanism of a Ti₂O₃ thin film : STM studies

- Synthesis and characterization of sinter-resistant oxide support (TiO_x-SiO₂) : STM studies

- Titration of point defects on SiO₂ thin film with Au clusters : STM studies

- Thermal stability of Pd clusters on SiO₂ thin film and mechanism of noble metal silicide formation :
STM and AES studies

- Synthesis and characterization of SiO₂ ultra-thin film on Mo(112) single crystal :
STM, LEED, XPS, and AES studies

- Studies on oxygen induced reconstruction of Mo(112) surface and MoO₂ : STM, LEED, XPS, and AES studies

- Studies on Ammonia Decomposition on Ir(100) single crystal : TPD and XPS studies

1998 – 1999 : Research Assistant

Center for Mineral Resources Research, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

- Analysis of rare metals in soil water and sea water using ICP

- Development of analysis technique for iron in soil water

1996 – 1998 : Research Assistant

Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

- Studies on hydrogen bonding between thioamide in CCl₄ using Near IR spectroscopy