Principle Investigator

Prof. Han Gil Seo

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Dankook University (DKU)

119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31116, Republic of Korea

Office: Natural Science Hall (Building 2) Room 805

Email: hgseo89@dankook.ac.kr

Phone: +82-41-550-3531

Full publication list: Google Scholar

Professional Appointments

Mar. 2024 – Present Dankook University (DKU) Cheonan, Korea

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Nov. 2019 – Feb. 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA, USA

Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science and Engineering

Advisor: Prof. Harry L. Tuller (Website)

Research Project: Electro-catalytic Activity of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes and their Degradation Behavior, Electrochemical Production of Value-Added C2 (e.g.Ethylene), and Radiation Detection in Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Ceramics

Education

Mar. 2016 – Feb. 2020 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon, Korea

Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Advisor: Prof. WooChul Jung (Website)

Thesis: Development of highly active ceria-based oxygen-electrode for thin-film solid oxide fuel cells

(Excellence Doctorate Thesis Award in Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST)

Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2016 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon, Korea

M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering

Advisor: Prof. WooChul Jung

Thesis: Robust nano-architectured composite thin films for a low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode

Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2014 Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) Seoul, Korea

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering

Honors and Awards

Sep. 2021 – Aug. 2022 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Nurturing Next-generation Researchers), National Research Foundation of Korea (45 million KRW/year)

Feb. 2020 Excellence Doctorate Thesis Award (Gold medal), Graduation ceremony at KAIST

Mar. 2018 – Feb. 2020 OK Leadership scholarship, OK Bae & Jung Scholarship Foundation

Apr. 2017 Oral Presentation Award (2nd place), The Korean Ceramic Society

Apr. 2015 Yang-song Poster Award, The Korean Ceramic Society

Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2016 OK Leadership scholarship, OK Bae & Jung Scholarship Foundation

Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2020 Government-sponsored scholarship

May. 2013 Outstanding Paper Award, Materials Research Society of Korea

May. 2012 Chang Sung Scholarship, Chang Sung Corporation