Research capacity does not stem from the number of researchers
Research capacity does not stem from the number of researchers
— but from the power of one to equal a hundred
— but from the power of one to equal a hundred
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Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Kim, Ki Chul
Kim, Ki Chul
Associate Professor
Department Chair in Graduate School
Division of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering
Konkuk University
120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu
Seoul 05029
The Republic of Korea
Computational Materials Design Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Graduate School
Konkuk University
120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu
Seoul 05029
The Republic of Korea
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2006
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2004
Experiences
2021 - Present
Associate Professor, Konkuk University (Division of Chemical, Biomolecular and Energy Engineering)
2017 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Konkuk University (Division of Chemical Engineering)
2013 - 2017
Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Research Director, Georgia Institute of Technology (School of Materials Science and Engineering)
2010 - 2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering)
2006 - 2006
Research Scientist,Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Meet the team
Meet the team
Current members: graduate and undergraduate students in CMD laboratory
Malik, Aamir
Malik, Aamir
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
March, 2026 - present
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, The Republic of Korea
2025
M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, The Republic of Korea
2017
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2013
Research interests:
Computational design of electrocatalysts for water splitting
Yu, Seungho
Yu, Seungho
Integrated M.S. & Ph.D. course
March, 2021 - present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
2019
Research interests:
Computational design of electrocatalysts for water splitting
Chai, Sung Uk
Chai, Sung Uk
Ph.D. course at Yonsei University (academic operations program)
March, 2024 - present
B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
2015
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
2018
Research interests:
Computational design of electrocatalysts for water splitting
Ko, Yeongnam
Ko, Yeongnam
Integrated M.S. & Ph.D. course
March, 2022 - present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
2021
Research interests:
Computational design of organic electrodes for rechargeable batteries
Choi, Min Kyu
Choi, Min Kyu
Integrated M.S. & Ph.D. course
March, 2022 - present
B.S. in Biomedical Chemistry, College of Engineering, Konkuk University-Glocal Campus, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, The Republic of Korea
2022
Research interests:
Computational design of organic electrodes for rechargeable batteries
Lee, Kyo Hyun
Lee, Kyo Hyun
M.S. course
March, 2026 - present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
2026
Research interests:
Computational design of organic electrodes for rechargeable batteries
Kim, Se Jin
Kim, Se Jin
B.S. researcher
January, 2026 - present
Research interests:
AI-based process engineering
Kim, Jaeha
Kim, Jaeha
B.S. researcher
January, 2026 - present
Research interests:
Computational design of organic cathodes for rechargeable batteries
Kwon, Sungmin
Kwon, Sungmin
B.S. researcher
February, 2026 - present
Research interests:
Computational design of organic cathodes for rechargeable batteries
Kim, Donggeon
Kim, Donggeon
B.S. researcher
March, 2026 - present
Research interests:
Computational design of electrocatalysts for water splitting
Lee, Jaehyeok
Lee, Jaehyeok
B.S. researcher
March, 2026 - present
Research interests:
Battery AI
Byeon, Jieun
Byeon, Jieun
B.S. researcher
March, 2026 - present
Research interests:
AI-based process engineering
Alumni
Alumni
Previous members in CMD laboratory
Song, Songi: M.S., 2026; Virtual Lab (present position)
Go, Chae Young: Ph.D., 2026; TBD (present position)
Lee, Byoung Guan: M.S., 2025; TBD (present position)
Choi, Jae Won: Integrated M.S. & Ph.D., 2025; UPChem (present position)
Han, Hyungu: M.S., 2023; Graduate course at the Sungkyunkwan University (present position)
Seol, Jae Seung: M.S., 2023; LG Chem (present position)
Park, Soyoung: Undergraduate researcher, 2022-2023; Hyundai Mobis (present position)
Jung, Ku Hyun: M.S., 2022; EcoProBM-Future Materials Team (present position)
Lee, Hoyoung: Undergraduate researcher, 2020-2021; SK Hynix (present position)
Jang, Joonho: Undergraduate researcher, 2020-2021; Graduate course at the Sungkyunkwan University (present position)
Shin, Seokhee: Postdoctoral research fellow, 2021; SK Trichem (present position)
Gil, Ahyeon: Undergraduate researcher, 2020; Linkshops IOS-Development Team (present position)
Lim, Sohee: Undergraduate researcher, 2019-2020; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (present position)
Kennedy, Grace C.: Postdoctoral research fellow, 2019-2020; Kyungdong University, The Republic of Korea (present position)
Lee, Dae Kyeum: Undergraduate researcher, 2018-2019; ITW Specialty Films (present position)
Jeong, Gyeong Seok: Undergraduate researcher, 2017-2018; SK Hynix (present position)
Lee, Jin Hwan: Undergraduate researcher, 2017-2018; Naver (present position)
Join the team
Join the team
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