Professor
YoungJae Kim
Assistant Professor
Principal investigator, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources Science (M2RS) Group
Major of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
Contact: youngjkm@pknu.ac.kr; +82-51-629-6625
Professional experience
2022-present Assistant professor, Major of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University
2019-2022 Postdoctoral research associate, Chemical Science and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory (Advisor: Dr. Paul Fenter)
Education
2019 Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan (Dr. Udo Becker)
2013 M.S. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University (Dr. Young Jae Lee)
2011 B.S. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University
MS Students
Hojun Lee
Research project
Evaluation of thermodynamics of Ionic substitution in apatite based on DFT modeling
Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization of carbonate mineral replacement
Undergraduate Students
Dongkwon Kim
Research project
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) Mineral Synthesis
Donghoon Kim
Research project
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) Mineral Synthesis
Taewoong Son
Research project
Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization of carbonate mineral replacement
Junyeol Lim
Research project
Characterization of manganese crusts from Western Pacific Magellan seamounts
Researchers
Pandi Kalimuthu
Research project
Development of biopolymer and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based materials
Upcycling of waste PET bottles into value-added materials
Environmental remediation of emerging contaminants
SungEun Song
Research Project
Office administration
Maintenance of analytical and office instruments
alumni
Wonil Jang
학사 졸업
Minjoo Kim
한국농어촌공사 재직