Prof. Dr. Dong Won Kang

Personal information

E-mail: dwkang@inha.ac.kr, TEL: 032-860-7675

Office: 5N506, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea (22212)

Link: Google Scholar, ORCID, Twitter, Scope

Interview: ibric (2024), CHEMWORLD (2024)

Professional experiences

(Mar. 2023 – Present) Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Inha University

(Dec. 2021 – Feb. 2023) Post-doc, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, advised by Prof. Wenbin Lin

(Mar. 2020 – Oct. 2021) Post-doc, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, advised by Prof. Chang Seop Hong

(Nov. 2018 - Nov. 2021) Technical Research Personnel (Mandatory Military Service of the Korea Army),  Research Institute for Natural Sciences

Education

(Mar. 2015 – Feb. 2020) Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Korea University, advised by Prof. Chang Seop Hong 

(Mar. 2011 – Feb. 2015) B. S. in Department of Chemistry, Korea University 

Project & Grant

Korea Basic Science Institute's Infrastructure Advancement (인프라고도화, 25.06-30.02)

BK21: Education and Research Center for Smart Energy Materials and Process (BK21, 25.03-27.08)

Korea Basic Science Institute's Young Researcher Program for Advanced Infrastructure (신진연구자인프라지원-첨단, 24.05-25.04, PI)

National Research Foundation's Young Researcher Program (우수신진연구, 24.04-29.03, PI)

Inha University Grant (교내연구, 23-25, PI)

Academic Activities

Membership - Korean Chemical Society (2023-present), Korean Synchrotron Radiation User's Association (2023-present), The Polymer Society of Korea (2024-present), The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2025-present), The Structural Science Society (2025-present)

Reviewer - Journal of the American Chemical Society, Swiss National Science Foundation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Chemical Communications, CrystEngComm, Chemical Engineering Journal, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, International Journal of Green Energy, Journal of the Korean Chemical Society, Acta Biomaterialia, Aggregate, Fuel, Chemical Engineering Jounral Advances, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Chemistry & Biodiversity, Colloids and Surfaces C: Environmental Aspects, Chemical Engineering Journal, New Journal of Chemistry, Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, ChemistrySelect, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, Materials Advances, Applied Materials Today, Frontiers in Energy, Journal of the Korean Chemical Society, Langmuir, Journal of Cleaner Production, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Progress in Materials Science, Polymer Science & Technology  ...

Committee - MOF&Beyond Organization Committee (2024-2025)

Academic Teaching Experiences

(2025-2, Inha Univ., 11 scores) Inorganic ChemistryⅠ, General Chemistry Ⅱ, General Chemistry Experiment Ⅱ, General Chemistry Experiment  // Solid State Chemistry for Energy Material

(2025-1, Inha Univ., 14 scores) Nano Chemistry, General ChemistryⅠ, General ChemistryⅠ, General ChemistryⅠ, General Chemistry Experiment Ⅰ, General Chemistry Experiment Ⅰ

(2024-2, Inha Univ., 10 scores) Inorganic ChemistryⅠ, General Chemistry Ⅱ, General Chemistry Ⅱ, General Chemistry Experiment Ⅱ

(2024-1, Inha Univ., 10 scores) Nano Chemistry, General Chemistry, General Chemistry, General Chemistry Experiment

(2023-2, Inha Univ., 6 scores) Nano Chemistry, General ChemistryⅡ

(2023-1, Inha Univ., 6 scores) General Chemistry, General ChemistryⅠ

Honor and Awards

Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards, The 121st General Meeting & Exposition, Korean Chemical Society (Apr. 2018)

Honor and Awards (Students)

Master's Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea (Jaeeun, Sep. 2025)

Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards, The 135th General Meeting & Exposition, Korean Chemical Society (Jaeeun, Apr. 2025).

Grand Prize, the Comprehensive Design Competition, Inha University (Jaeeun, 2024-fall)

Grand Prize, the Natural Sciences Academic Contest, Inha University (Jong Ha, Suhan, Eunjin, Jaeeun, 2024-fall)

Organizing Committee of Inorganic Chemistry in Korean Chemical Society (2026)