Professor
Professor
Lab Air & Environment Energy Nexus Laboratory
E-Mail jungho.yun@khu.ac.kr
TEL +82)31-201-2452
Address 1732, Deokteong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do,
Republic of Korea
Google Scholar : scholar.google.hu/citationsuser=r0T5RKcAAAAJ&hl=en
Educational Background
2008 – 2012 PhD (under supervision of Prof. Rose Amal)
Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia
2001 – 2003 Master of Research
Environmental Science, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
1997 – 2001 Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
Employment History
2022 – Present Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
2024 – Present Honorary Associate Professor
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2023 – Present Director
Korea-UK Cube-Sat International Collaborative Research Centre (Global Hub Program, NRF)
2018 – 2022 ARC DECRA Fellow
(Australia Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) Fellow);
Lecturer
(Academic Level B: equivalent to Assistant Professor)
Solar Cell Team Leader
School of Chemical Engineering, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Australia
2013 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Australia
2012 Research Associate
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia
2003 - 2007 Research Enigineer
R&D Department, NANOPAC Co., Ltd. Republic of Korea
Research Interests
Environmental Applications: Air Pollution Control, Secondary Particulate Matter Formation by NOx and NH3, Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Process, Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage (CCUS)
Space Applications: Light Weight and Radiation Tolerant Perovskite Solar Cells with High Specific Power, Self-Powered Chemical Sensors
Energy Applications: Water Splitting for Green Hydrogen, Electrochemical NH3 Synthesis, High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells, Photodetectors, Chemical Gas Sensors, Energy Materials & Electrode Design
Fundamental Research Interests: Halide Perovskite Materials (Single Crystals), Defect & Strain Engineering, Anisotropic Behaviors of Single Crystals, Charge Dynamics, Comprehensive Optoelectronic Characterisations
Professional Affiliation and Social Contributions
Detail Assessor Role on the Australia Research Council (ARC) Grant Proposals: Future Fellow, Discovery Early Career Research Award, Discovery Project, Linkage Project, and Linkage-Infrastructure, Equipment, and Facilities.
Guest Editor Role (2018 – 2021): Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier; IF: 10.588), Nanomaterials (MDPI; IF: 5.076), and Frontiers in Energy Research (Frontiers; IF: 2.746)
Expertise Reviewer Role on the research articles of various journal providers:
- Advanced Materials (IF: 30.849), Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 18.808), Small (IF: 13.281), (Wiley)
- Journal of Hazardous Materials (IF: 10.588), Composites Part B: Engineering (IF: 9.078), Catalysis Today (IF: 6.766), Thin Solid Films (IF: 2.183) (Elsevier)
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A (IF: 12.732), Nanoscale (IF: 7.79) (RSC)
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF: 9.229) (ACS)
Member of Early-and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Forum of Australian Academy of Science (AAS)
Member of the Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN)
Member of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment (KOSAE)
Queensland Council Member of Korean Academy of Scientists and Engineers in Australasia (KASEA)
Research Quality
Prof. Jung Ho Yun is currently an assistant professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea. His research is mainly focusing on Environment & Energy Nexus Research using functional nanomaterials and their applications. He was a prestigious Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellow (ARC DECRA Fellow) with excellent expertise in solar energy conversion applications (solar cells, photodetectors, and photoelectrochemical water splitting system) using novel nanostructured energy materials. He received his PhD degree in School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia in December 2012. Prior to PhD study, he also established strong industry background in developing functional nanomaterials-based electrodes for electrochemical wastewater treatment system with 5 year-career at R&D centre, NANOPAC Korea. Since joining UQ Nanomaterials Centre in 2013, he has been dedicating to leading solar cell subgroup. His research focuses on developing functional materials for renewable energy conversion and environmental applications, which have attracted > 80 peer-reviewed journals (> 7,300 citations with an h-index of 38). The published peer reviewed journals include Nature Energy, Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Energy, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Small, Science Bulletin etc.
Research Grants
해외우수연구기관협력허브구축사업 (한국연구재단) (연구책임) “차세대 내방사성 강화 및 경량 우주 태양전지 연구개발” (2023-2028)
2022년도 경기도 차세대 수소에너지 기술개발사업 (경기도경제과학진흥원) “블루수소 전환을 위한 on site CCUS공정 및 수소버너기술개발” (2022-2024)
해외우수과학자유치사업 (한국연구재단) (연구책임) “2D 나노구조 표면의 단결정 페로브스카이트 제작 및 분석” (2022-2024)
경희대학교 우수신진연구과제 (경희대학교 산학협력단) (연구책임) “전기화학적 폐수처리와 그린수소제조의 동시 수행을 목적으로 하는 비귀금속기반 나노구조체 전극개발” (2022- 2023)
UQ Research Stimulus Allocation Two Fellowship, AUD $112,229 (Lead-Chief Investigator)
Project: “New integrated solar cell-electrocatalysis energy conversion system” (2021 – 2022)
One-UQ Research Infrastructure Investment Scheme (UQRIIS) Grant, UQRIIS2058953, AUD $280,903 (Sub-Chief Investigator)
Project: “Multifunctional Atomic Layer Deposition Facility” (2020 – 2020)
Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) Research Project, AUD $387,530 (Sub-Chief Investigator)
Project: “Development of nanoarchitectured porous electrode materials for high performance energy storage systems (2019 – 2021)
ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (ARC DECRA), DE180101253, AUD $385,711 (Lead-Chief Investigator)
Project: “Perovskite photovoltaic-assisted energy conversion system using wastewater” (2018 – 2022)
ARC Discovery Project (ARC DP), DP170104379, AUD $441,215 (Sub-Chief Investigator)
Project: “Perovskite Materials: exploring new properties beyond solar cells” (2017 – 2019)
ARC Linkage-Infrastructure, Equipment, and Facilities (ARC LIEF), LE150100153, AUD $190,000 (Sub-Chief Investigator)
Project: “A New Integrated Photo-electrochemical Device Fabrication & Testing System” (2015)
UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund (UQ CIEF), Australia, AUD $75,000 (Lead-Chief Investigator)
Project: “Sustainable electrochemical system utilising cost-effective & highly durable nanostructured electrodes: the simultaneous process of water purification and hydrogen production” (2015)
Awards & Honors
The Winner of “Top Papers Award” in 2018, Nano Research (Springer), (AUD $2,000) (2018)
Top-Up Postgraduate Scholarship, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia, AUD $5,000 (2011)
Poster Presentation Award, 2nd Place, The CHEMECA 2011 Conference, Sydney, Australia (2010)
Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Award, The University of New South Wales, Australia, AUD $2,500 (2010)
The University International Postgraduate Awards (UIPA), The University of New South Wales, Australia, AUD $23,000 per year with a tuition fee waiver during 3.5 years (2008 – 2012)
Excellent Poster Presentation Award, The 35th Spring Meeting of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment, Republic of Korea (2003)