News

10/Oct/2026 Our collaborative work on CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol has been published in ACS Catalysis, marking another milestone in our research collaboration with Prof. Ning Yan at NUS and Prof. Xi Chen at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). We look forward to further advancing our collaborative research!🤝

20/Aug/2026 Our laboratory is now partially prepared, and we have successfully celebrated its grand opening with a memorable Open Lab event. Check out our Gallery for more details! 

16/May/2026 Our paper, "Atomic-scale Al doping to suppress Ru volatilization and break the volcanic activity barrier in ammonia synthesis catalysts", has been published in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. This work builds on Prof. Lee’s previous research at the Clean Fuel Research Laboratory, KIER.👏

04/Mar/2026 Our recent paper "Understanding alkali metal promotion in hydrogenation catalysis through Strong Metal–Base Interaction" has been selected as an Editors' Highlights in the Catalysis collection of Nature Communications.👍

02/Mar/2026 Sumin and Seong Bhin has joined our group as the first batch of our graduate student. Welcome! 🎉 

30/Jan/2026 We are excited to share that Prof. Lee's first Korea University–affiliated paper, "Understanding alkali metal promotion in hydrogenation catalysis through Strong Metal–Base Interaction" has been published in Nature Communications (Link). This work is the result of a wonderful collaboration with Prof. Ning Yan's group at the National University of Singapore (NUS).👏

01/Sep/2025 Commencement of Prof. Lee’s Group 😃