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Smart Materials for Energy Lab.
Principal Investigator
Seok Ju Kang (sjkang@unist.ac.kr)
Professor (2024.03 - Present )
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering (ECHE)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
+82-52-217-3021
Professional position
2025.07-Present Seawater Resource Technology Center, Director
2019.03-2024.02 Associate Professor, UNIST (ECHE)
2015.02-2019.02 Assistant Professor, UNIST (ECHE)
2014.09-2015.01 Assistant Professor, Hanbat National University (MSE)
2012.07-2014.08 Post-doc, IBM Almaden Res. Ctr.
2010.11-2012.07 Post-doc, Columbia University (Chemistry Department)
Education
2010 Ph.D. Yonsei University (MSE, Advisor: Prof. Cheolmin Park)
2005 B.S. Yonsei University (Metallurgical Engineering)
Postdoctoral Scholars
Seongwoo Jung (voicer96@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Space battery (InnoCORE)
Year joined: Mar/2026
Ph.D. institution: UNIST (Advisor: Prof. Youngsik Kim)
Researchers
Graduate Students
Jeeho Ha (jaakcpm@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Organic anode materials
Course: M.S./Ph.D. (Year joined group: Mar/2022)
Minkyun Cho (alsrbs1122@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Solid polymer electrolyte
Course: M.S./Ph.D. (Year joined group: Sep/2024)
Junho Shin (sinjh@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Conducting agent
Course: Ph.D. (Year joined group: Sep/2024)
Minjae Kim (qwas1zx2@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Gel polymer electrolyte
Course: M.S./Ph.D. (Year joined group: Mar/2025)
Youngseo Lee (beaverys00@unist.ac.kr)
Research topic: Solid polymer electrolyte
Course: M.S./Ph.D. (Year joined group: Sep/2025)
S. J. Kang Group at UNIST
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