Thermocatalysis and electrocatalysis; single-crystalline oxide-supported nanocatalysts; CO2 and waste reforming to syngas; green hydrogen and ammonia conversion; scalable catalyst and electrode manufacturing; porous materials for energy and environmental applications
Education
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ph.D. (2019)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), B.S. (2014)
Experience
Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (2024-2026)
Postdoctoral Fellows, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (2021-2024)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) (2019-2021)
Visiting Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) (2016-2017)
Journal Articles
(2026)
Industrial-scale nanocrystalline Ni-Mo-MgO catalysts for hybrid reforming of waste to fuels.
SCIENCE.
392,
6805
(2026)
Rheological Pathways to a Scalable Ruthenium Nuclei-Anchored Carbon Fiber Catalyst.
ACS NANO.
20,
19
(2025)
Simple and Scalable Introduction of Single-Atom Mn on RuO2 Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Long-Term Activity and Stability.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
147,
21
(2025)
Structural control over single-crystalline oxides for heterogeneous catalysis.
NATURE REVIEWS CHEMISTRY.
9,
6
(2025)
Robust Ru single-atom alloy catalysts coupled with adjacent Fe-site for highly stable ammonia synthesis under mild conditions.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE.
685,
(2024)
Sustainable Gas Storage: CO2 Activation of Edge-Functionalized Graphitic Nanoplatelets.
CHEMSUSCHEM.
17,
15
(2024)
Challenges in Electrolyzer Performance Evaluation for Green Hydrogen Production.
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS.
6,
7
(2024)
Enhancing Ammonia Synthesis on Co3Mo3N via Metal Support Interactions on a Single-crystalline MgO Support.
CHEMCATCHEM.
16,
11
(2024)
Evolution of Oxygen Vacancy Sites in Ceria-Based High-Entropy Oxides and Their Role in N2 Activation.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES.
16,
18
(2024)
Highly efficient micropollutant decomposition by ultrathin amorphous cobalt-iron oxide nanosheets in peroxymonosulfate-mediated membrane-confined catalysis.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
485,
(2024)
Scalable Design of Ru-Embedded Carbon Fabric Using Conventional Carbon Fiber Processing for Robust Electrocatalysts.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
146,
19
(2024)
Covalent Organic Framework Membranes and Water Treatment.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
146,
6
(2023)
Sintering-free catalytic ammonia cracking by vertically standing 2D porous framework supported Ru nanocatalysts.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
463,
(2023)
Self-Accommodation Induced Electronic Metal-Support Interaction on Ruthenium Site for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.
ADVANCED MATERIALS.
35,
21
Honors / Awards
Talent Award of Korea, Ministry of Education (2018)
Global Ph.D. Fellowship (GPF) from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2015)
