Principal Investigator

Education

1) Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2008–2012

2) M.S., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2006–2008

3) B.S., Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2002–2006

Professional Experiences

1) Chief, Hydrogen Research & Demonstration Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Republic of Korea (2022–present)

2) Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Republic of Korea (2016–present)

3) Associate Professor, University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea (2022–present)

4) Research Associate, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (2015–2016)

5) Postdoctoral Researcher, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR (2013–2015)

Research Interests

1) Design and fabrication of novel electrode architecture for HOR/HER and ORR/OER

2) Ultrathin PFSA ionomer characterization for electrochemical energy devices

3) Theoretical and experimental diagnostics for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

4) 3-D tomographical approaches for nano-structural informatics for new electrode design

Selected Publications

1) Crack-Engineered Microporous Layer for Mitigating Cathode Flooding in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, ACS Energy Letters 10 (2025) 3241–3248 (JCR IF = 18.2)

2) Triple-Layer Porous Transport Layers with Ultra-High Porosity forEnhanced Oxygen Transport and Catalyst Utilization in Water Electrolysis, Nano-Micro Letters 17 (2025) 316 (JCR IF = 36.0)

3) Engineering ionomer homogeneously distributed onto the fuel cell electrode with superbly retrieved activity towards oxygen reduction reaction, Appl. Catal. B-Environ (2021) 298 (2021 Dec) 120609 (JCR IF = 24.319)

4) Corrosion and alloy engineering in rational design of high current density electrodes for efficient water splitting, Adv. Energy Mater. 10 (2020 May) 1904020 (Back Cover) (JCR IF = 29.698)

5) Harvesting Electronic Waste for the Development of Highly Efficient Eco-Design Electrodes for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting, Adv. Energy Mater. 8 (2018 Dec) 1802615 (JCR IF = 29.698)

6) AA′-Stacked Trilayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Nano 12 (2018 Oct) 10764–10771 (JCR IF = 18.027)

7) Design of Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Electrocatalyst: Recent Advances and Perspectives, Adv. Energy Mater. 7 (2017 Dec) 1700544 (JCR IF = 29.698)

SCI Journal Editor

1) Editor, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Aug. 2022 - Present