Professor
Prof. Sung Kuk Kim (김성국 교수)
Academic Career
2005.09-2011.08 Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin
Advisor: Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler
2001.03-2003.02 M.S., Chemistry, Konyang University, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Jong Seung Kim
1992.03- 2000.02 B.S., Chemistry, Konyang University, Korea
Professional Career
2019.03 - present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University
2015.03 - 2019.02 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University
2011.09 - 2015.02 Post-Doc., Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin
Advisor: Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler
2003.02 - 2005.08 Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Dankook University
Advisor: Prof. Jong Seung Kim
Honors and Awards
2019.02 Best Teaching Award for GNU
2011.05 Welch fellowship award ($10,000)
2005.08 - 2007.07 Scholarship from the Korea Government ($ 60,000)
Patents
“Compounds for the Selective Solid-Liquid Extraction and Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Lithium Chloride,” by Sessler, J.; He, Q.; Kim, S. K. The Universityof Texas System, U.S., Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. PCT No.: WO 2019/226863, Nov. 28, 2019.
Representative Publications
J. H. Oh, B. P. Hay, V. M. Lynch, H. Li, J. L. Sessler,* and S. K. Kim,* "Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Molecular Capsule: Dihydrogen Phosphate-Promoted 1:2 Fluoride Anion Complexation" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 16996.
Q. He, N. J. Williams, J. H. Oh, V. M. Lynch, S. K. Kim,* B. A. Moyer,* J. L. Sessler,* “Selective Solid–liquid Extraction and Liquid–liquid Extraction of Lithium Chloride using Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 11924. (Cover Article)
E. Mulugeta, Q. He, D. Sareen, S. J. Hong, J. H. Oh, V. M. Lynch, J. L. Sessler,* S. K. Kim,* C,-H. Lee,* “Recognition, Sensing, and Trapping of Bicarbonate anions with a Dicationic meso-bis(Benzimidazolium) Calix[4]pyrrole” Chem, 2017, 3, 1008.
Q. He, Z. Zhang, J. T. Brewster, V. M. Lynch, S. K. Kim,* J. L. Sessler,* “A Hemispherand-Strapped Calix[4]pyrrole: An Ion-Pair Receptor for the Recognition and Extraction of Lithium Nitrite” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 9779.
S. K. Kim, J. Lee, N. J. Williams, V. M. Lynch, B. P. Hay, B. A. Moyer, J. L. Sessler, “Bipyrrole-Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles: Strong Anion Receptors That Extract the Sulfate Anion” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 15079.
S.-K. Ko,* S. K. Kim,* A. Share, V. M. Lynch, J. Park, W. Namkung, W. V. Rossom, N. Busschaert, P. A. Gale, J. L. Sessler. I. Shin, “Synthetic ion transporters can induce apoptosis by facilitating the chloride transport into cells” Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 885. (*Co-first author)
S. K. Kim, J. M. Lim, T. Pradhan, H. S. Jung, V. M. Lynch, J. S. Kim, D. Kim, J. L. Sessler, “Self-association and Nitroaromatic-induced Deaggregation of Pyrene Substituted Pyridine Amides” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 495.
S. K. Kim, V. M. Lynch, B. P. Hay, N. J. Young, C.-H. Lee, J. S. Kim, B. A. Moyer, J. L. Sessler, “KF and CsF Recognition and Extraction by a Calix[4]crown-5 Strapped Calix[4]pyrrole Multitopic Receptor” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 20837.
S. K. Kim, G. I. Vargas-Zúñiga, B. P. Hay, N. J. Young, H. Delmau, C.-H. Lee, J. S. Kim, V. M. Lynch, B. A. Moyer, J. L. Sessler, “Controlling Cesium Cation Recognition via Cation Metathesis within an Ion Pair Receptor” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 1782.
S. K. Kim, J. L. Sessler, “Ion Pair Receptors” Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3784.
