Open Positions
Several positions are available for
graduate students & undergraduate researchers
in the LAB of Energy Conversion & Storage.
Highly motivated candidates with a background in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics or a related field are encouraged to apply.
Interested applicants are welcome to contact PI
Ohhyun has been honored with the First Prize at the Editage Research Grant (10,000,000 Won).
Junhyeop has been honored with the Outstanding Paper Award at the 50th Anniversary of the Graduate School.
Jihyeon has been honored with the Graduate School Dean’s Award.
Jihyeon has been awarded the Research Subsidies for Ph.D. Candidates from National Research Foundation (60,000,000 Won).
Ohhyun have received an outstanding presentation award (1st prize) from the CAU ChemE Symposium.
Hyeonjong has received DL Chemical Graduate Thesis Award from KIChE.
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1. Paper with POSTECH and SNU has been published in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.
2. News press release features our work [link]:
Dual-level engineering of MOF-derived hierarchical porous carbon nanofibers with low-coordinated cobalt single-atom catalysts for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries (Adv. Fiber Mater.)
3. Jihyeon and Hojong's paper with SNU, Hyundai, and Argonne Nat'l Lab has been published in Energy Storage Materials.
4. Chaerin and Ji Hun start Ph.D. & integrated M.S.-Ph.D. course, welcome!
5. Seohyeon's paper via collaboration at CAU has been published in Journal of Energy Chemistry.
6. News press release features our work [link]:
Ultrahigh and sustained virucidal functionality in practical-scale polymer matrices enabled by visible-light-responsive CuxO-TiO2 photocatalyst (Adv. Compos. Hybrid Mater.)
7. News press release features our work [link]:
Bollard-anchored binder system for high-loading cathodes fabricated via dry electrode process for Li-ion batteries (Adv. Mater.)
8. News press release features our work [link]:
Intelligent stress-adaptive binder enabled by shear-thickening property for silicon electrodes of Lithium-ion batteries
(Adv. Energy Mater.)
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Dual-level engineering of MOF-derived hierarchical porous carbon nanofibers with low-coordinated cobalt single-atom catalysts for high-performance Li-S batteries
Advanced Fiber Materials, 2026, 8, 234
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Team A Nanotech. for Intelligent Interfaces of ECS
Dr. Jihyeon Kang, Leader
PostDoc. 1st year at Georgia Tech
Co-advised by
Prof. Matthew T. McDowell
E-mail: kar04114@cau.ac.kr /
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Course
6th year [Visiting Argonne Lab]
E-mail: ehj5738@cau.ac.kr /
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Team B A.I. based Quantum Chemistry for ECS
Seohyeon Jang, Leader
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Course
6th year [Visiting Texas A&M]
E-mail: tjgus6142@cau.ac.kr /
sjang0906@tamu.edu
Seyoung Choi
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Course
6th year [Visiting UNSW Sydney]
E-mail: chy5376@cau.ac.kr /
z3550742@ad.unsw.edu.au
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Team C Unveiling Nanomaterials with Next Gen. ECS
Jongkwon Park
Integrated M.S.-Ph.D. Course
5th year
E-mail: godwls89@cau.ac.kr
HoSeung Chae
M.S. Course
2nd year at KRICT
Co-advised by Dr. Seung Ju Han
E-mail: hoho3719@krict.re.kr
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Contact
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering,
Department of Intelligent Energy & Industry (Graduate),
Collage of Engineering, Chung-Ang University
Office. Room 207 @ Building 209 (PI Office. Room 335 @ Building 310)
LAB. Room 111 @ Building 207
84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
E-mail: inhonam@cau.ac.kr / Tel: +82-2-820-5936
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