Our story

2025.10.01. Welcome, Min Woo and Eun Hee have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2025.09.01. Jaeeun won a master's fellowship from the National Research Foundation of Korea! Congratulations!!

2025.09.01. Welcome, Jong Ha and Suhan have joined us as graduate students:)

2025.07.01. Welcome, Yeoryeong, Hyuna, and Daye have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2025.06.13. Welcome, Sua has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2025.06.05. Suhan received the Best Poster Award in the graduation presentation of department of chemistry at Inha University. Congratulations!!

2025.04.25. Jaeeun received the Poster Prize at the 135th General Meeting & Exposition, Korean Chemical Society! Congratulations!!

2025.03.01. Welcome, Yeeun has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2025.03.01. Welcome, Jaeeun has joined us as a graduate students:)

2025.01.02. Welcome, Minju, and Min Seo have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2024.12.21. Our paper entitled “Direct fluorine- and sulfur-targeted postsynthetic modification in a porous organic polymer-based ammonia adsorbent” has been published in CrystEngComm 2024, 26(47), 6688-6691 (1st author - Eunjin).

2024.12.20. Jaeeun and her team received the Grand Prize at the Comprehensive Design Competition! Congratulations!!

2024.11.22. Jong Ha, Suhan, Eunjin, and Jaeeun received the Grand Prize at the Natural Sciences Academic Contest! Congratulations!!

2024.10.01. Our paper entitled "Metal-organic frameworks for emerging thermoelectric applications", has been published in Adv. Eng. Mater. 2024, 26(20), 2400825 (Corresp. author - Prof. Kang).

2024.09.15. Our paper entitled “Greenhouse sulfur hexafluoride gas capture and separation using emerging porous solids” has been published in Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 515, 215958 (1st author - Eunjin). 

2024.09.01. Welcome, Kyumin (co-advised by Prof. Yang), Yujin, and Yeonwoo have joined us as graduate students:)

2024.09.01. Our paper entitled “Emerging porous solids for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic seawater splitting” has been published in Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 514, 215935 (Corresp. author - Prof. Kang). 

2024.07.01. Prof. Kang has been introduced in CHEMWORLD! (Link) 

2024.06.19. Our paper entitled “Simultaneous Protonation and Metalation of a Porphyrin Covalent Organic Framework Enhance Photodynamic Therapy” has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146(24), 16609–16618 (1st author - Prof. Kang). 

2024.06.01. Welcome, Young Jin has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2024.05.29. Our last work (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145(46), 25074–25079) has been introduced in Synfacts 2024, 20(03), 0287.

2024.05.21. Our paper entitled “Ionic liquid-functionalized metal organic frameworks and their composite membranes for enhanced proton transport” has been published in CrystEngComm 2024, 26(19), 2450-2458 (Corresp. author - Prof. Kang). 

2024.05.14. Our paper entitled “A highly stable hydrogen-bonded organic framework for hydrogen storage” has been published in CrystEngComm 2024, 26(18), 2342-2345 (1st author - Byeong Hak).

2024.03.25. Welcome, Jeoung Won has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2024.03.04. Welcome, Jaeeun and Hwa Young have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2024.03.01. Welcome, Byeong Hak has joined us as a graduate student:)

2024.01.15. Welcome, Yeonwoo and Yujin have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2024.01.10. Our paper entitled “Nanoscale Covalent Organic Framework with Staggered Stacking of Phthalocyanines for Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy” has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146(1), 849–857 (1st author - Prof. Kang).

2024.01.02. The interview article featuring Prof. Kang has been released on ibric (Link).

2024.01.02. Welcome, Eunjin has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2023.11.23. Our paper entitled “A Spirobifluorene-Based Covalent Organic Framework for Dual Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis” has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145(46), 25074–25079 (1st author - Prof. Kang).

2023.11.23. Our paper entitled “Emerging porous solids and sonochemistry” has been published in CrystEngComm 2023, 25(43), 5987-6112 (Corresp. author - Prof. Kang).

2023.11.13. Welcome, Jaeeun has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2023.10.24. Welcome, Jong Ha has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2023.09.13. Welcome, Jong Min has joined us as a undergraduate researcher!

2023.09.12. Our lab has launched finally in 5N401 at Inha University !!

2023.08.28. Welcome, Byeong Hak, Gun Hee, Soo Yeon, Yeongjin, Suhan, and Seha have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2023.07.03. Welcome, Tae Hyun and Kyumin have joined us as undergraduate researchers!

2023.06.22. Our paper entitled “High Single Zn-Ion Conductive Porous Organic Conductors Decorated with Dense Acidic Groups via Double Post-synthetic Sulfonations” has been published in Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 470, 144245 (1st author - Prof. Kang).

2023.06.10. Our paper entitled “Hazardous nitroaromatic explosives detection by emerging porous solid sensors” has been published in Coord. Chem. Rev. 2023, 492, 215279 (Corresp. author - Prof. Kang).

2023.03.17. Our paper entitled “Wavelength engineerable porous organic polymer photosensitizers with protonation triggered ROS generation” has been published in Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 1498 (1st author - Prof. Kang).

2023.03.06. Our paper entitled “Enhanced Energy Transfer in A π-Conjugated Covalent Organic Framework Facilitates Excited-State Nickel Catalysis” has been published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135(11), e202218908 (1st author - Prof. Kang).

2023.03.01. Prof. Kang started his independent career at Inha University in Mar. 2023.