Welcome! (한국어)
I am Hyunwoong Park (HP). My research group and I are working on the production of renewable and environmentally benign energies and fuels using solar light as a primary energy source. Currently, we are making solar light active nano-integrate catalysts and electrocatalysts for converting solar light into fuels such as hydrogen via water splitting (photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting) and hydrocarbons via CO2 reduction (artificial photosynthesis). In addition, we are developing novel electrodes for recovering resources from seawater as well as remediating the environmentally toxic and hazardous chemicals. Primary research interests are summarized as follows.
Hydrogen Production with Renewable Energy Sources
Electrocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic splitting of water, wastewater, and seawater (oxygen/hydrogen evolution reactions)
Development of (photo)electrodes and devices
Artificial Photosynthesis for CO2 Conversion and Upcycling
Conversion of carbon dioxide into value-added chemicals (C1-C6)
Development of novel standalone photocatalysis systems
Electrocatalytic Advanced/Partial Oxidation Technologies
Electrocatalytic advanced redox reactions
Development of electrocatalysts for the selective production of reactive species (O3, H2O2, HOCl, etc)
Electrochemical Desalination (SUNDESAL)
Hybrids of water oxidation, desalination, and production of value-added chemicals
Supercapacitor and capacitive deionization
Development of multi-stack arrays
Photochemical Advanced/Partial Oxidation for Air Quality Control
Remediation of contaminated (indoor and outdoor) air
Development of novel photocatalyst filters