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전기화학 소재 및 소자, (반)도체 기반의 촉매, 미생물 전기합성, 이산화탄소 전환, 폐플라스틱 고부가화, 고부가화합물 합성, 탄소 중립
Jinhyun Kim
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친환경 에너지 신소재 연구실(Sustainable Energy Materials Laboratory)에서는 재생 가능한 전기 에너지를 활용해 고부가가치 화합물을 합성하는 소재와 소자를 연구합니다. 반도체 및 도체 기반의 유기, 무기 및 유무기 하이브리드 전기 촉매를 다양한 공정으로 제작하며, 이를 바탕으로 이산화탄소 전환을 촉진하는 미생물 대사 과정을 활성화하거나 폐플라스틱을 해중합하여 고부가가치 화합물(예: 바이오플라스틱, 유기산, 화학연료, 바이오연료, 방향족 분자)을 생산하는 연구를 수행합니다.

 

[Curriculum Vitae]
• 2024-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
• 2022-2024: Postdoctoral Scholar, Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
 
[Academic Credential]
• 2022: Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• 2018: M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• 2016: B.S., Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
 
[Research Keywords and Topics]
Electrocatalytic materials and devices, (Semi)conducting electrodes, Nanomaterials, Energy conversion, Microbial electrosynthesis, Sustainable synthesis of valuable compounds and fuels, CO2 conversion, Carbon neutrality, plastic valorization, Tandem catalysis
 
[Selected Publications] 
• “High-Photovoltage Silicon Nanowire for Biological Cofactor Production” Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 19508-19512 (2023) (First author)
• “Photoelectrocatalytic N2 fixation and C-H oxyfunctionalization driven by H2O oxidation” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 336, 122925 (2023) (First author)
• “Z-Schematic Artificial Leaf Structure for Biosolar Oxyfunctionalization of Hydrocarbons” ACS Energy Letters 8, 2513-2521 (2023) (First author)
• “Collaborative catalysis for solar biosynthesis” Trends in Chemistry 5, 133-146 (2023) (First author)
• “Photoelectrocatalytic biosynthesis fuelled by microplastics” Nature Synthesis 1, 776-786 (2022) (First author)
• “Lignin as a multifunctional photocatalyst for solar-powered biocatalytic oxyfunctionalization of C-H bonds” Nature Synthesis 1, 217-226 (2022) (First author)
• “Robust FeOOH/BiVO4/Cu(In, Ga)Se2 tandem structure for solar-powered biocatalytic CO2 reduction” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 8496-8502 (2020) (First author)
• “Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide as a photocatalyst” Science Advances 5, eaax0501 (2019) (First author)
• “Biocatalytic C=C Bond Reduction through Carbon Nanodot-Sensitized Regeneration of NADH Analogues” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57, 13825-13828 (2018) (First author)
 
[Awards/Honors/Memberships]
• 2023: Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)-Hyundai Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 2023: KAIST Cheonghyeon Creative Award (KAIST Chancellor’s Award)
• 2022: Top 10 News in Science and Technology of the Year (The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, KOFST)
• 2022: KAIST Global Leadership Award (Creativity) (KAIST Chancellor’s Award)
• 2021: Talent Award of Korea (Ministerial Award)
• 2019-2022: Global Ph.D. Fellowship
• 2016: Summa Cum Laude
• 2011-2016: National Scholarship for Science and Engineering