Functional Soft Materials Lab. - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Associate Professor

Kim, Sung-Kon, Ph.D. (김성곤)

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University

Office : 113 Manhae Hall (만해관 113호)

Tel. : +82-2-2260-8599 / Email : sungkonkim@dgu.ac.kr

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2012)

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Materials Containing Benzimidazole Groups and Their Application to Fuel Cell Membranes at Elevated

Temperature

Advisor: Prof. Jong-Chan Lee

M.S. (2008)

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation: Mechanically Stable Proton-Conducting Membranes Based on Poly[(2,5-benzimidazole)-co-(2,2’-(p-phenylene)-5,5’-bibenzimidazole)s for High Temperature

Advisor: Prof. Jong-Chan Lee

B.S. (2006)

School of Polymer Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University

Mandatory Military Service: Republic of Korean Army (Mar. 2000–Apr. 2002).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES & ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor (Sep. 2024 ~ Present)

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University

Associate Professor (Apr. 2021 ~ Aug. 2024)

School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University

Visiting Scholar (Aug. 2023 ~ Jul. 2024)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida

Assistant Professor (Mar. 2017 ~ Mar. 2021)

School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Mar. 2013 ~ Feb. 2017)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and

Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Advisor: Prof. Paul V. Braun

Postdoctoral Researcher (Mar. 2012 ~ Feb. 2013)

Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, The Polymer Society of Korea

Member, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

Member, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers

Member, Korean Carbon Society

한국고분자학회 운영이사 (2022~)

한국화학공학회 운영이사 (2023~)

한국공업화학회 전북지부장 (2023~)