Prof. Young-Min Chung

Research Interests

Heterogeneous Catalysis; Design & Preparation of Catalytic Materials; In-situ & Ex-situ Characterizations; Reaction Engineering

Waste-plastic Utilization, Green Reactions; Green Hydrogen Synthesis; Renewable Fuels; E-Fuels; Petrochemicals; Fine Chemicals.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (March 1999 ~ February 2003)

School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University

Dissertation : Catalytic Applications of Silica Supported Dendritic Chiral Auxiliaries and Dendrimer-Encapsulated Bimetallic Nanoparticles 

Advisor : Prof. Hyun-Ku Rhee

Master of Science (March 1997 ~ February 1999)

Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University

Dissertation : Organic-Aqueous Interfacial Reaction using Surface-Active Transition Metal Catalysts

Advisor : Prof. Wha-Seung Ahn

Bachelor of Science (March 1990 ~ February 1997)

Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University

Career

June 2003 ~ Sep. 2004   Senior Researcher, Samsung Cheil Industries

May 2009 ~ Oct. 2009   Visiting Scholar, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Oct. 2004 ~ Aug. 2012   Principal Researcher, TF Leader of Green Refinery Project, SK Innovation

Jan. 2018 ~ Jan. 2019   Visiting Scholar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

Mar. 2023 ~ Aug. 2024  Dean, ONSE (Ocean, Natural Sciences, and Engineering) College, Kunsan National University

Feb. 2024 ~ Aug. 2024   Vice President of Academic Affairs, Kunsan National Univeristy

Sep. 2012 ~ Present      Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Kunsan National University

Honors and Awards

Honored as the best graduate in research, Inha University, 1999

Graduate student research award, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering, 2002

Winner of “Breakthrough Idea” Contest, SK Innovation, 2010

Simkang research paper award, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering, 2016

Professor of the Year in Engineering College Award, Kunsan National University, 2019