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Biography

Dr Dowon Bae is currently an Assistant Professor at Edinburgh campus. He received his BSc and MSc from the Russian State Technological University named after Tsiolkovsky (Moscow). After research activities within solar cells at the LG Innotek, he conducted his PhD study (Physics) and Postdoctoral research in PEC device and catalysts for solar-fuel production at the Technical University of Denmark, under the supervision of Prof. Ib Chorkendorff. From 2018 to 2020, he has worked as a Postdoc at the Delft University of Technology with LEaDing Fellowship (Marie-Curie COFUND). His research concerns PEC device design and its applications, particularly for solar rechargeable flow-battery systems.

Education

• PhD in Physics at Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

• Mater (Red Diploma) in Material Science and Tech. at Russian State Technological Univ. named after Tsiolkovsky

• Bachelor (Red Diploma) in Material Science and Tech. at Russian State Technological Univ. named after Tsiolkovsky

Employment

• Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University (2020 ~ current)

• Visiting Researcher at Delft University of Technology (2020)

• Marie-Currie Postdoc Fellow at Delft University of Technology (2018 ~ 2020)

• Postdoc Researcher at Technical University of Denmark (2015 ~ 2018)

• Researcher at LG Innotek (2008 ~ 2012)

Grant & Awards

• LG Award (by LG Electronics for Best presentation at KEMST meeting; 2018)

• LEaDing Fellowship Grant (Mare-Curie COFUND; 2018-2020)

• Outstanding Reviewer Recognition (by Elsevier; 2014 & 2016)

• Stanford University Visiting Scholarship Grant (by Danish Agency of Science, Technology, and Innovation; 2015)

• Best Poster Presentation Prize (by European Material Research Society; 2014)

• Invention Activity Award (by LG Innotek; 2011)

• Red Diploma (Summa cum laude for Bachelor & Master; 2006 & 2008)