MEMBERS

Professor and research associate professors


Jong-Beom Baek (백종범, 白鍾範)

  Distinguished Professor/Director, Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering/Center for Dimension-Controllable Organic Frameworks, UNIST, Korea

  The University of Akron, USA

 +82-52-217-2510

 jbbaek@unist.ac.kr

Biography   ResearcherID


SELECTED PUBLICATION

Guan, R. et al., Nature Nanotechnol. 20, 1-7 (2025) 

Han, G.-F. et al., Nature Nanotechnol. 17, 403 (2022) 

Han, G.-F. et al., Nature Nanotechnol. 16, 325 (2021) 

Mahmood, J.  et al.,   Nature Nanotechnol. 12 441–446 (2017) 

Dai, L. et al.,  Chem. Rev. 115, 4823-4892 (2015) 

Mahmood, J. et al.,  Nat. Commun. 6, 6486 (2015) 

 

Postdocs


Runnan GuanPostdoc

 University of Science and Technology of China, China

 rnguan@unist.ac.kr

 Synthesis of functional nanomaterials for energy conversion


Li JianPostdoc

  University of Science and Technology, China

 lijian2024@unist.ac.kr

Application of ball mill in catalysis


Shao YanhuaPostdoc

  Nanjing Tech University, China

  yhshao@unist.ac.kr

Energy conversion in mechanochemistry


Changqing LiPostdoc

UNIST, Korea

  changqingli@unist.ac.kr

  Synthesis and electrocatalytic application of carbon based materials


Zhang LiangliangPostdoc

  zhangll@unist.ac.kr

  Synthesis of porous micro- and nano-functional materials and their application in catalysis


Hae In LeePostdoc

  Chungnam National University, Korea

  hi_lee@unist.ac.kr

  Low-temperature water electrolysis


He ZhangPostdoc

  University of Science and Technology of China, China

  hzhang@unist.ac.kr

  Energy-related small molecule conversion


Shaoqing ChenPostdoc

  University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

  Design, synthesis, and structural characterization of inorganic nanomaterials

 

Visiting professors


Jikuan QiuVisiting professor

 Henan Normal University, China

 qiujikuan@unist.ac.kr

  Design novel functionalized covalent organic framework for sunlight driven organic transformation

 

Graduate Students


Seunghyeon KimPh.D. Candidate

  UNIST, Korea

  seuhk@unist.ac.kr

 Sustainable energy conversion via mechanochemistry


Jae Seong LeePh.D. Candidate

  UNIST, Korea

  js999@unist.ac.kr

 Hydrogen-mediated mechanochemical energy conversion


Jae-Hoon BaekPh.D. Candidate

  UNIST, Korea

 baekjhid@unist.ac.kr

 Application of carbon materials for electrocatalysts


Se Jung LeePh.D. Candidate

Wonkwang University, Korea

 lse1222@unist.ac.kr

 

Researcher


Hyemi KwakAdministrative Assistant

  hmkwak@unist.ac.kr

 +82-52-217-2906

 

 

Alumni

Graduate Students

Ja-Young Choi

MS, 2005-2007, House Wife

Se-Jin Oh

MS, 2005-2007, PhD in Spain

Hwa-Jeong Lee

MS, 2005-2007, HanKook Tire-Central Research Center

Bang-Jun Kim

MS, 2005-2007, Mapei Korea

Kyung-Won Min

MS, 2005-2007, Kosmo Plastic

Jae-Yong Jeong

MS, 2006-2008, Hanbul Cosmetics

Dae-Hyun Lim

MS, 2006-2008, Hanhwa Research Center

Sang-Wook Han

MS, 2006-2008, Nexen Tire-Research Center

Soo-Mi Eo

MS, 2006-2008, Samsung SDI

Jung-Hee Lee

MS, 2007-2009, Central Research Facility, CBNU

Eun-Kyung Choi

MS, 2007-2009, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Soo-Na Ahn

MS, 2007-2009, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Jong-Kwan Lim

MS, 2008-2010, Samyang Research Center

Sang-Wook Kang

MS, 2008-2010, LG Chemical Research Center

Ji-Ye Kang

MS, 2008-2010, POSCO Chemtech

Kyung-Soo Kim

MS, 2009-2011, SsangYong Cement Research Center

Gyung-Joo Sohn

MS, 2010-2012

Yeon-Ran Shin

MS, 2010-2012, Hanhwa Research Center

In-Yup Jeon

Ph.D, 2007-2013, Professor, Wonkwang University

Min-Jung Kim

MS, 2011-2013, Ulsan Technopark

Jongyeol Baek

MS, 2012-2014, LG Chem

Javeed Mahmood

Ph.D, 2011-2015, Postdoc, UNIST

Hyun-Jung Choi

Ph.D, 2010-2016, KITECH

Seo-Yoon Bae

Ph.D, 2010-2016, Associate Professor, Wonkwang University

Sun-Min Jung

Ph.D, 2011-2017, Samsung Electronic Mechanics

Sun-Hee Shin

M.S., 2015-2018, Samsung SDI

Jeong-Min Seo

Ph.D, 2011-2018, UNIST

Seok-Jin Kim

Ph.D, 2015-2019, Postdoc, KAUST

Ishfaq Ahmad

Ph.D, 2015-2021, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Hyuk-Jun Noh

Ph.D, 2017-2021, Dartmouth College, USA

Soo-Young Yu

Ph.D, 2015-2021, Researcher, KIST

Nahyun Kim

MS, 2020-2022, LG Chem

Yan Zhou

Visiting PhD student, 2021-2022, Professor, Jiangsu University, China

Qiannan Zhao

Visiting PhD student, 2021-2022, TU-Dresden

Sunjin Lee

MS, 2020-2022, ISU Chemical

Jonghoon Kim

MS, 2021-2022, Postech

Do Hyung Kweon

Ph.D, 2017-2022, Postdoc, UNIST

Yoon-Kwang Im

Ph.D, 2016-2024, Hanwha Solutions

Seong-Wook Kim

Ph.D, 2017-2024, Sungkyunkwan University

Jong-Pil Jeon

Ph.D, 2017-2024, Postdoc, UNIST

Young Hyun Kim

Ph.D, 2018-2024, RIST

Jiwon Kim

MS, 2021-2024, Samsung SDI

Albrecht Ludwig Wäntig

Visiting Ph.D student, 2024-2024

Shao Yanhua

Visiting Ph.D student, 2023-2024

Changqing Li

Ph.D, 2019-2024, UNIST

Songlin Zhao

Visiting Ph.D student, 2024-2025

Boo-Jae Jang

Ph.D, 2016-2024, UNIST

Jin Yucheng

Visiting Ph.D student, 2024-2025

Postdoc & Research Professor

Nanjundan Ashok Kumar

Postdoc, 2010-2011, Professor, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Dongwook Chang

Research Professor, 2010-2012, Professor, Pukyong National University, Korea

Parimal Routh

Postdoc, 2013-2014, Professor, Charuchandra College, India

Xianglong Zhao

Postdoc, 2014-2016, Professor, Sandong Jianzhou University, China

Thangavelu Palaniselvam

Postdoc, 2014-2015, Professor, IIT-Madras, India

Amal Kumar Mandal

Postdoc, 2016-2017, Senior Scientist, CSIR-CSMCRI, India 

Sun-Min Jung

Ph.D, 2011-2017, Samsung Electronic Mechanics

Seok-Jin Kim

Ph.D, 2015-2019, KAUST

Qikun Sun

Ph.D, 2019-2021, Professor, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China

Javeed Mahmood

Research Assistant Professor, 2015-2021, KAUST

Feng Li

Research assistant professor, Full Professor, Fudan University, China

Yang Xinchun

Postdoc, 2020-2021, Associate Professor, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Ishfaq Ahmad

Postdoc, 2020-2021, Postdoc, University of the Basque Country, Spain 

Gaofeng Han

Postdoc, 2016-2022, Full Professor, Jilin University, China

Yi Jiang

Postdoc, 2020-2022, Professor, Donghua University, China

Hyuk-Jun Noh

Postdoc, 2022-2022, Dartmouth College, USA 

Sami Ullah

Postdoc, 2022-2023 

Jeong-Min Seo

Postdoc, 2011-2024, SKKU, Korea

Do Hyung Kweon

Postdoc, 2023-2024, KIST, Korea

Jong-Pil Jeon

Postdoc, 2024-2025, KRICT, Korea

Wei Che

Postdoc, 2021-2025, KAIST, Korea

Qiannan Zhao

Postdoc, 2023-2025, TU-Dresden, Germany

Feng Tang

Visiting Professor, 2023-2025, Renmin University, China

Siliu Lyu

Visiting Professor, 2024-2025, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, China

Zhongping Li

Postdoc&Research Professor, 2023-2025, Jilin University, China