Ik Seon Kwon, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Kunsan National University
Office: 558 Daehak-Road, Gunsan, Jeonbuk State, 54150, Republic of Korea
E-mail: iskwon@kunsan.ac.kr
Phone: +82-63-469-4590
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=16Co3CwAAAAJ&hl=ko&oi=ao
Education
Ph.D. Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, 2021
M.S. Micro Device Engineering, Korea University, 2018
B.S. Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, 2015
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Science & Engineering, Kunsan National University, 2024. 10 - Present
Project Scientist, 4GSR Accelerator Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, 2023. 07 - 2024. 10
Postdoctoral Associate, BL8C NanoXAFS, PLS-II Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, 2022. 10 - 2023. 07
Research Professor (Fellow), Center for Advanced Photonic Materials, Korea University, 2021. 09 - 2022. 10
Awards & Honors
2021. 11. KUS Innovative Research Fellowship (Korea University)
2021. 11. Young Researcher Award (KOSUA)
2021. 09. Excellent Poster Award (Korean Chemical Society)
2021. 08. Excellent Paper Award (Korea University Graduate School)
2021. 06. 2021 ECS Korea Section Student Award (Electrochemical Society, USA)
2021. 02. Minister of Education's Commendation for Outstanding Research Personnel, BK21 Plus (Ministry of Education)
2020. 02. 2019 KU Graduate Student Achievement Award (Korea University Graduate School)
2019. 11. Outstanding Graduate Paper Award (KOSUA)
2018. 08. Excellent Poster Award (Korean Chemical Society)
Selected Publications
J. Ihsan, I. H. Kwak, J. Y. Kim, G. M. Zewdie, J. H. Choi, S. G. Lee, K. S. Lee, I. S. Kwon*, J. Park* and H. S. Kang*, “Alloying of ReS2 and VS2 Nanosheets Enhances Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
Advanced Functional Materials 34 (42), 2406755 (2024). - IF: 19, JCR < 5%
I. H. Kwak, J. Y. Kim, G. M. Zewdie, J. Yang, K. S. Lee, S. J. Yoo, I. S. Kwon*, J. Park* and H. S. Kang*, “Electrocatalytic Activation in ReSe2‐VSe2 Alloy Nanosheets to Boost Water‐Splitting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
Advanced Materials 36 (15), 2310769 (2024). - IF: 27.4, JCR < 2%
I. S. Kwon*, I. H. Kwak, J. Y. Kim, S. J. Lee, Q. A. Sial, J. Ihsan, K. S. Lee, S. J. Yoo, J. Park* and H. S. Kang*, “2H–2M Phase Control of WSe2 Nanosheets by Se Enrichment Toward Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
Advanced Materials 36 (8), 2307867 (2024). - IF: 27.4, JCR < 2%
I. S. Kwon#, I. H. Kwak#, G. M. Zewdie#, S. J. Lee, J. Y. Kim, S. J. Yoo, J. G. Kim, J. Park* and H. S. Kang*, “MoSe2-VSe2-NbSe2 Ternary Alloy Nanosheets to Boost Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
Advanced Materials 34 (41), 2205524 (2022). - IF: 32.086, JCR < 2%
I. S. Kwon#, I. H. Kwak#, G. M. Zewdie#, S. J. Lee, J. Y. Kim, S. J. Yoo, J. G. Kim, J. Park* and H. S. Kang*, “WSe2-VSe2 Alloyed Nanosheets to Enhance the Catalytic Performance of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
ACS Nano, 16 (8), 12569-12579 (2022). - IF: 18.027, JCR < 5%
Lectures
2025 Spring: General Chemistry 1, Analytical Chemistry 1, Hydrogen Energy
2024 Fall: General Physics, Energy Conversion Physics, Polymer Science and Engineering, Physics Experiment 2