Current Position

Sep. 2023 ~ Current Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Education

Sep. 2015 ~ Feb. 2022 Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Thesis: Iron Oxide/Carbon Nanocomposites for Redox Conversion of Water Pollutants 

Sep. 2010 ~ July 2014 B.S., Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Thesis: CO2 absorption experiments and calculations of packing mass transfer performance 

Research Experience

Sep. 2023 ~ Current Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feb. 2022 ~ July 2023 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology, Korea Insitute of Energy Technology (KENTECH) 

July 2017 ~ July 2017 Visiting Researcher, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology

Oct. 2014 ~ Apr. 2015 Researcher, Institute of Environmental and Energy Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Oct. 2013 ~ July 2014 Undergraduate Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Awards & Honors

2022 KCS Environmental Energy Division Best Student Paper Award

2020~2021* LG H&H Future Cosmetic Support Foundation Excellence Paper Award 

2020 POSTECH Excellence Paper Award in the Department of Chemical Engineering

* 2 years in a row

Conference Presentations

1.  Environmental & Climate Technology Workshop, Yeosu, (Oral, In-person), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “TiO2 3D Nanostructure Induced Simultaneous Microplastics Degradation and H2 production” Dec., 19-21, 2022.

2.  KENTECH Annual Research Fair, Naju, (Poster, In-person), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Synergic Combination of Iron Oxide and Carbon Paper for Complete Mineralization of Organic Pollutants under Visible Light Irradiation without H2O2” Dec., 16, 2022.

3.  Korean Society of PhotoScience, Naju, (Poster, In-person), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Complete Photocatalytic Mineralization of Organic Pollutants by Synergistic Coupling of Iron Oxide and Carbon Paper” Dec., 9, 2022.

4.  Korea Safety Health Environment Foundation, Seoul, (Posters, In-person), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Iron oxide/carbon nanocomposites for environmental redox conversions” Nov., 15, 2022.

5.  Sustainability in a Changing World, ACS Fall National Meeting, Chicago, IL, (Oral, In‑person), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Visible light-induced mineralization of organic pollutants by the synergic combination of Fe2O3 and carbon paper”, Advanced Oxidation/Reduction Processes for Water & Wastewater Treatment: Progress & Challenges, Aug., 21- 25, 2022.

6.  7th Conference KCS Environmental Energy Division, Hongcheon, Republic of Korea (Oral), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Photocatalytic Mineralization of Organic Contaminants by Synergic Coupling of Fe2O3 and Carbon Paper Without Requiring External Chemical Oxidants”, Jan., 19-21, 2022.

7.  43rd Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea (Oral), Chuhyung Kim, Suyun Chae, Donglai Pan, Yiseul Park, Wonyong Choi, “Spontaneous Reductive Transformation of Inorganic Substances on Fe2O3/CNF under Dark Ambient Aerated Water”, Nov., 3-5, 2021.

8.  128th General Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society, Busan, Republic of Korea, (Oral), Chuhyung Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Spontaneous reductive transformation of inorganic substances by Fe2O3 nanorods on carbon nanofibers under dark ambient aerated water”, Oct., 13-15, 2021.

9.  42nd Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea (Oral), Chuhyung Kim, Yiseul Park, Wonyong Choi, “Unique Reactivity of Fe2O3 nanorods supported on carbon nanofiber for inorganic pollutants reduction”, Nov., 11-13, 2020.

10.  The 3rd Seminar of the NSFC-NRF Major International Joint Research Project, Dalian, China, (Oral), Yiseul Park1, Chuhyung Kim1, Muliane Ulfi, Minsun Kim, Soonhyun Kim, Wonyong Choi, “Catalytic oxidation of aromatic compounds by Fe2O3 NR/CNF under dark and ambient condition”, Jun. 19-23, 2019.

11.  40th Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (Oral), Yoosang Jo1, Chuhyung Kim1, Jaesang Lee, Wonyong Choi, “Visible Light-Induced Activation of Peroxymonosulfate on TiO2”, Nov., 14‑16, 2018.

12.  Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond, ACS National meeting, Boston, MA, (Poster), Yoosang Jo1, Chuhyung Kim1, Jaesang Lee, Wonyong Choi, “Visible light‑induced activation of peroxymonosulfate on TiO2”, Advanced Oxidation for Water Treatment: Applications & Implications, Aug., 19-23, 2018.

13.  EEPM2 2nd International Symposium on Energy and Environmental Photocatalytic Materials, Wuhan, China (Poster), Zuoli He, Chuhyung Kim, Wenxiu Que, Wonyong Choi, “Two self-assembled SCCs bearing triazine and porphyrin faces and their enhanced photovoltaic properties in DSSCs”, Apr., 1-4, 2016.

Professional Service

Journal Article Reviews

Environmental Science & Technology / Water Research / Energy & Environmental Science/

Chemical Engineering Journal / Applied Catalysis B: Environmental