Faculty

We are engaged in the design, synthesis, and advanced analysis of materials for rechargeable batteries. Our research focuses on analyzing the relationships between the structural characteristics and physical properties of various energy materials. Based on a comprehensive understanding of these materials, we apply both inorganic and organic materials to practical battery systems, aiming to develop high-capacity, long-life rechargeable batteries.

– Curriculum Vitae

• 2023~Present : Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UNIST
• 2022~2023 : Assistant Professor, Division of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University
• 2019~2022 : Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials, University of Oxford
• 2018 : Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University 

– Academic Credential

• 2016~2018 : Ph.D. Graduate School of EEWS, KAIST
• 2014~2016 : M.S. Graduate School of EEWS, KAIST 
• 2008~2014 : B.S. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , KAIST

– Research  Keywords and Topics

• Materials for advanced rechargeable batteries
• Energy storage and conversion 
• Advanced X-ray analyses

– Publications (selected)  

• “LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode microstructure for all-solid-state batteries”, H. J. Lee†, X. Liu†, Y. Chart, P. Tang, J.-G. Bae, S. Narayanan, J. H. Lee, R. Potter, Y. Sun, M. Pasta*, Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 7477–7483.
• “Li-ion conductivity in Li2OHCl1-xBrx solid electrolytes: grains, grain boundaries and interfaces”, H. J. Lee, B. Darminto, S. Narayanan, M. Diaz-Lopez, A. W. Xiao, Y. Chart, J. H. Lee, J. Dawson, M. Pasta*Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 11574–11586.
• “Unveiling Anomalous Lattice Shrinkage Induced by Pi-backbonding in Prussian Blue Analogues”, J.-H. Lee, J.-G. Bae, H. J. Lee*, J. H. Lee*, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 70, 121–128.
• “Ordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode in Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide-Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte: Importance of the Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase”, H. J. Lee, Z. Brown, Y. Zhao, J. Fawdon, W. Song,  J. H. Lee,  J. Ihli, M. Pasta*, Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33, 1238-1248.

– Awards/Honors/Memberships

• POSCO Science Fellowship of POSCO TJ Park Foundation, 2025
• The Best XAFS Study Award, Korea Synchrotron Radiation User’s Association (KOSUA), 2016
• The Best Poster Award, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC) ,2016