Principle Investigator
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
Mar. 2024 – Present
Cheonan, Korea
Nov. 2019 – Feb. 2024
Cambridge, MA, USA
Dankook University (DKU)
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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
Mar. 2016 – Feb. 2020
Daejeon, Korea
Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2016
Daejeon, Korea
Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2014
Seoul, Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
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)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
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
Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech)
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
Sep. 2021 – Aug. 2022
Feb. 2020
Mar. 2018 – Feb. 2020
Apr. 2017
Apr. 2015
Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2016
Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2020
May. 2013
May. 2012
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Nurturing Next-generation Researchers), National Research Foundation of Korea (45 million KRW/year)
Excellence Doctorate Thesis Award (Gold medal), Graduation ceremony at KAIST
OK Leadership scholarship, OK Bae & Jung Scholarship Foundation
Oral Presentation Award (2nd place), The Korean Ceramic Society
Yang-song Poster Award, The Korean Ceramic Society
OK Leadership scholarship, OK Bae & Jung Scholarship Foundation
Government-sponsored scholarship
Outstanding Paper Award, Materials Research Society of Korea
Chang Sung Scholarship, Chang Sung Corporation