News

2026.03

The Chi Group was awarded funding from "The Hyundai Motor Group".

2025.09

The research project with the Hyundai Motor Group was selected as an excellent industry-academic research project (우수산학과제). Prof. Chi will give a talk at "the excellent industry-academic achievement sharing meeting" (우수산학 성과공유회) in HMG TECH SUMMIT 2025. 

Hyomin Choi received "The research scholarship for master's students" (석사과정생연구장려금) from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

2025.05

The Chi Group was awarded funding for "Development of all-solid-state polymer battery for wearable devices that fit closely to the human body" from the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology.

2025.04

The Chi Group was awarded funding from "WISET(여대학원생 공학연구팀제 지원사업 심화과정)" and "KBSI(선도연구지원프로그램)".

Our work on the polycarbonate biodegradation by the enzyme has been featured in media — 연합뉴스, 베리타스알파, 대학저널, 전자신문, etc. 

Yukyung Jung joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard! 

2024.10

Jieun Lee received "The Best Poster Presentation Award" at the 2024 fall conference of The Polymer Society of Korea.

2024.07

Juyeong Na joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2024.06

Prof. Chi received "The Excellent Teaching Award".

2024.04

The Chi Group was awarded funding from "The Ministry of Environment(전남녹색환경지원센터)".

2024.03

Hyomin Choi joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2024.02

Prof. Chi was selected as a 2023 Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (MSDE) Outstanding Early-Career award winner and featured in the RSC — MSDE Blog. 

2024.01

Yunji Kim joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2023.12

The Chi Group was awarded funding from "The Hyundai Motor Group".

2023.08

Hyung Gwon Kim joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

Jin Hui received a scholarship from 광주전남발전협의회.

2023.06

The Chi Group was awarded funding from "LINC+(Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation+)" and "National Research Foundation of Korea".

2023.05

Our work on Biodegradation of Polyethylene by Bacteria has been featured in media — KBS, 연합뉴스, 국민일보, 한국대학신문, 베리타스알파, 뉴시스, etc.

2023.03

Jung Won Kim and Nara Han joined our group as undergraduate students. Welcome aboard!

2022.09

Eun Ji An and Jieun Lee joined our group as undergraduate students. Welcome aboard!

2022.06

The Chi Group was awarded funding for "Technology development for preparing industrial feedstock from wPET using depolymerization method" from the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning.

2021.06

Our work on Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Bacteria has been featured in media — JTBC, 베리타스알파, 데일리한국, 전남일보, etc. 

2021.05

The Chi Group was awarded funding for "Undergraduate Research Program (URP)" from the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity.

Wang Chae Jung joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2021.01

Seong Jin An and Ki Jung Kim joined our group as undergraduate students. Welcome aboard!

2020.10

Somi Yu, Yeon Jin Kim, and So Hyeon Park joined our group as undergraduate students. Welcome aboard!

2020.09

The Chi Group was awarded funding for "BK21+(BK21 Program for Advanced Chemicals and Materials)".

Chang Oh joined our group as a graduate student, and Gun Young joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2020.06

The Chi Group was awarded funding for "LINC+(Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation+)" and "Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea".

2020.05

Inwoo Lee and Da Hun Lim joined our group as undergraduate students. Welcome aboard!

2020.02

The Chi Group was awarded funding for a "Professional human resources training project for ICT convergence textile".

2020.01

Jin Hui Jo joined our group as an undergraduate student. Welcome aboard!

2019.09

The Chi Group officially started.