에너지화학공학과

• Biofuels production
• Gene discovery
• Protein engineering
• Development of gene expression systems
• Metabolic pathway regulation
• Metabolic pathway optimization using functional genomics

• Organic Solar Cells
• Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells
• Perovskite Solar Cells
• Organic Thermoelectrics
• Thermoelectricity of Single molecule

• Carbon nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes, graphene
• Single-molecule detection and identification
• Sensors for detection of chemical warfare agents
• Nanotechnology for mass spectrometry
• Nanotechnology for neuroscience

· Rational Design of Catalysts through Fundamental Understanding: Unraveling structure–activity relationships to guide the development of catalysts for sustainable and energy-efficient chemical transformations

· Operando Spectroscopic Analysis of Catalytic Mechanisms: Applying in situ and operando NMR, IR, Raman, and XAS to identify active sites and transient species under working conditions.

· Control of Catalytic Active Sites Engineering: Brønsted/Lewis acid and redox sites in zeolites and porous oxides to improve selectivity and reactivity.

· Stable Catalyst Design for Harsh Reaction Environments: Developing hydrothermally and structurally robust catalysts that maintain long-term activity in industrial and sustainable processes.

· Bridging Fundamental Science and Industrial Catalysis: Collaborating with global industry partners to translate spectroscopic insights into scalable catalytic technologies.

• Nanocatalysis: Size and Shape Effects, Strong Metal Support Interaction, Single-Atom Catalyst, In situ Characterizations<br>
• Carbon Neutrality: CO Oxidation, CO2 Conversion (GTL, Fischer-Tropsch), CH4- Conversion (to HCHO, DRM..), CH4 to H2 and Carbon (CNT synthesis)
• Biomass Conversion: Lignin Valorization, Green Plastics, H2-Fee Hydrodeoxygenation
• Plastic Up-cycling : Hydrogenolysis of PE and PP, PET glycolysis, Pyrolysis
• Hydrogen Technology : Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC), Hydrogen Production via Methane Reforming, Ammonia Decomposition
• Petrochemical process: Production of Linear Alpha-Olefins, Reductive Hydroformylation, Heavy Oil Upgrading

차세대태양전지, 고효율화, 대면적, 상용화

Next generation solar cells, High efficiency, Large area module, Commercialization

· 차세대 이차전지 : 리튬산소전지, 유기전극전지, 리튬황전지, 전고체전지, 비리튬계전지(Na/K)

· 전지 재활용 : 전처리, 완전방전, 직접재활용, 금속추출

· 전해질 설계 : 분자 재구성, 계면 제어, 기능성 용매 및 첨가제

· Next-Generation Batteries : Lithium-oxygen battery, Organic electrode battery, All solid state battery, Beyond Li batteries (Na/K)

· Battery Recycling : Pretreatment, Full discharging, Direct recycling, Metal extraction

· Electrolyte Design : Molecular reconstitution, Interphase control, Functional solvent and additive

• Organic Electronics (OLEDs, Organic Photovoltaic Cells (OPVs & DSSCs), OFETs and etc.

• Functionalization of Carbonaceous Solids (Fullerene, Carbon nanotube, and Graphene)
• Advanced Materials Chemistry
• Supramolecular Chemistry/Supramolecular Electronics
• Macromolecular Chemistry

• Materials / Catalytic materials, Ferroelectrics, Magnetic materials
• Physics / Ferroelectricity, Magnetism, Topology
• Computational Science / Density Functional Theory (DFT), Molecular Dynamics, Machine Learning, AI 

• 수전해
• 이산화탄소 전기화학적 전환
• 전기화학 촉매반응 활용 질소화합물 전환 및 고부가화
• 실시간 분석기술 활용 반응 중간체와 생성물 분석을 통한 반응 메커니즘 연구
• Water Electrolysis
• Electrocatalysis for CO2 reduction
• Electrocatalytic N2/NOx conversion to valuable chemicals (i.e. ammonia, urea)
• In-situ Raman, ATR-FTIR, DEMS, online GC, HPLC, IC analysis