Seoul National Univ. DMSE
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Faculty

Faculty
Han, Jeong Woo
Associate professor
Education
  • 2010

    Ph.D. : Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • 2007

    M.S. : Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering

  • 2005

    B.S. : Seoul National University, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Career
  • 2023-Current

    Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

  • 2018-2023

    Pohang University of Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Professor

  • 2012-2018

    University of Seoul, Chemical Engineering, Assistant/Associate Professor

  • 2010-2012

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, USA, Postdoctoral Associate

Research Interests
1. Energy materials
- Proton/Anion-exchange water electrolyzer and fuel cell (P(A)EMFC/WE)
- Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
- Development of new Li-based battery
- Liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC)

2. Rational design of novel catalyst
- Perovskite phase engineering and exsolution control
- Highly active and stable single atom catalyst design
- Electronic structure tunning of materials in atomic level

3. Machine learning and data-driven multiscale design
- Data-driven high-throughput screening
- AI-prediction of activity and stability of material
- Multiscale design of catalytic materials
Selected Publications
1. Papers
- “Cooperative Electronic Structure Modulator of Fe Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for High Energy and
Long Cycle Li-S Pouch Cell”, Advanced Materials, 35 (2023)
- “Precisely Constructing Orbital Coupling-Modulated Dual-Atom Fe Pair Sites for
Synergistic CO2 Electroreduction”, ACS Energy Letters, 7 (2022)
- “Mechanistic insights into phase transition and metal ex-solution phenomena of
Pr0.5Ba0.5Mn0.85Co0.15O3-δ from simple to layered perovskite under reducing conditions and
enhanced catalytic activity”, Energy & Environmental Science, 14 (2021)
- “Tailoring Binding Abilities by Incorporating Oxophilic Transition Metals on 3D Nanostructured Ni Arrays
for Accelerated Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (2021)
- “Control of transition metal–oxygen bond strength boosts the redox ex-solution in
a perovskite oxide surface”, Energy & Environmental Science, 13 (2020)

2. Patents
- “System for storing and discharging hydrogen using pyridine-based hydrogen storage material”
EP 3511294 A1 (Jul. 2019)
Lab Overview
Computational Catalysis & Emerging Materials Lab (CCEL) is dedicated to the development of advanced materials and catalysts for electrocatalysis, thermocatalysis, solid oxide fuel cells, and Li-based batteries.
We utilize cutting-edge computational techniques and experimental characterizations to analyze material properties and elucidate structure-properties relationships.
Our works include the design of novel catalysts for CO2 reduction, hydrogen production, and C1 chemistry, as well as atomic engineering for novel material design including exsolution, dopant engineering and morphology engineering.
Additionally, we focus on the development of materials for energy storage, specifically redox flow batteries and Li based batteries, by developing composite electrolytes and assessing the impact of additives on battery performance.
Our lab's primary goal is to employ computational methods to design and create new materials and catalysts for a diverse range of applications, with an emphasis on electrocatalysis, energy storage, and sustainable chemistry.