Renewable
Energy
Applications
Laboratory
Renewable
Energy
Applications
Laboratory
Professor
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Soongsil University
Tel: +82-2-820-0669, Fax: +82-2-820-0668
E-mail: taehyunpark@ssu.ac.kr
Research Interest
Fuel cells:
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC): MEA, stack, system, bendable fuel cells, modeling, cooling strategy
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC): Thin-film SOFC based on ALD/sputter/PLD, proton-conducting SOFC, SOFC system
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC): MEA, stack, bipolar plates
Applications of fuel cells:
PEMFC for hydrogen electric vehicle
Portable USB charger by PEMFC/SOFC technology
Ultra-light PEMFC system for UAVs
Biomedical applications based on bendable PEMFC technology
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University (2016) (Advisor: Prof. Suk Won Cha)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University (2010)
Professional Experiences
2023 - 2024, visiting scholar, Center for Energy Research, University of California, San Diego
2023 - present, editorial board, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Green Technology
2022 - 2023, chairman of mechanical engineering, Soongsil Univ., Republic of Korea
2019 – present, technical advisor of Mona Electric Inc., Iksan, Republic of Korea
2017 - present, assistant professor, associate professor, school of mechanical engineering, Soongsil Univ., Seoul, Republic of Korea
2016 - 2017, postdoctoral researcher, Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea (P.I.: Dr. Sung Jong Yoo)
2016, invited international researcher, GMSI-GSDM Summer Camp, the Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
2014 - 2015, visiting researcher, Colorado School of Mines, CO, USA. (P.I.: Prof. Ryan O’Hayre and Prof. Jianhua Tong)
2013 - 2016, military service as a technical research personnel in Seoul National Univ., Republic of Korea
2012 - 2014, technical advisor of Greenvale Inc. and GV Fuel Cell Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
Teaching
Basics of Energy Engineering, Soongsil Univ. (2022-)
Advanced Energy Engineering, Soongsil Univ. (2020-)
Advanced Fuel Cell Systems, Soongsil Univ. (2020-)
Advanced Fuel Cells, Soongsil Univ. (2020-)
Thermal Engineering, Soongsil Univ. (2020-)
General Physics, Soongsil Univ. (2018-)
Engineering of Mechanical Facilities, Soongsil Univ. (2018-)
Heat Transfer, Soongsil Univ. (2017-)
Awards
Young Researcher Award, PRESM 2018, Korea Society of Precision Engineering (2018)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Seoul National Univ. (2017)
Best Proposal Award in GMSI-GSDM Summer Camp, the University of Tokyo (2016)
Scholarship of Brain Korea 21, Seoul National Univ. (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Scholarship of Lecture and Research, Seoul National Univ. (2012-2013)
Scholarship of Work-Study, Seoul National Univ. (2011)
Scholarship of Superior Academic Performance, Seoul National Univ. (2010)
National Fellowships for Undergraduate Students in Science and Technology (2007 - 2010), Korea Student Aid Foundation
Honors of Excellent GPA, Yonsei Univ. (2007, 2009, 2010)
Early Graduation with High Honors, Yonsei Univ. (2010)