Prof. Young-Min Chung
정 영 민 (鄭 英 敏)
Dean / College of Ocean, Natural Sciences, and Engineering
Professor / Department of Chemical Engineering
Kunsan National University, 558 Daehak-ro, Gunsan,
Jeollabuk-Do 54150 Republic of Korea
(Office) +82 63 469 4774
(E-mail) ymchung<a>kunsan.ac.kr
Field of Research
Heterogeneous Catalysis; Design & Preparation of Catalytic Materials; In-situ & Ex-situ Characterizations; Reaction Engineering
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, SK Innovation Corporation
Jan. 2018 ~ Jan. 2019 Visiting Scholar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
Sep. 2012 ~ Present Assitant, Associate, 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