Sanha Jang received his B.S. (2015) and M.S. (2017) in Inorganic Chemistry from Mokpo National University, Korea under the supervision of K. M. Nam at Mokpo National University and J. C. Park at Korea Institute of Energy Research and was working on the synthesis of iron-based nanoparticles loaded on support material and their application in Fischer-Tropsch reactions. Currently, he is studying as a Ph.D candidate under the supervision of K. H. Park on the synthesis of hybrid nanoparticle and nanocomposite as bifunctional catalyst in Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University.
Kyeongmun Park is a M.S. student in the Department of Chemistry from Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. She received her B.S in the Department of Chemistry from from Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea. She studies synthesis of catalysts. In particular, she interests focus on the synthesis of multifunctional hybrid nano-electrode material for fuel cell.
Sehwan Song is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. He studies the correlation between the physical properties variation and defect state formation of phase transition materials. Furthermore, he is specialized in thin-film growth, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis, and magnetization measurement.
Haksoo Lee is an M.S. student in the Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. He received his B.S in the Department of Biological Sciences from Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. He studies biochemistry and molecular biology. In particular, he focuses on radiation effects in disease therapy and elucidates the mechanism of adverse effects. Recently, his research topic is about the effect of nanomaterials on bacteria.
Sungkyun Park received his B.S. (1994) and M.Sc (1995) in Physics from Pusan National University, Korea and Ph.D. (2001) in Physics from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ, USA) under the supervision of C. M. Falco and was working on surface characterization studies in various nano materials in partiruclar emphasis on structural, chemical, and magnetic state variation. After Ph.D. Sungkyun spends a postdoctoral work at Los Alamos National Laboratory and scientific associate in Argonne National Lab for neutron scattering science. In 2008, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Pusan national university, Busan, South Korea. He became Associate Professor in 2012, followed by a full-time professor in 2017. His research interests include (1) phase transition characteristics of various nanomaterials (e.g., thin films), (2) interface magnetism, and (3) spectroscopic analysis of various nanocomposites for the microscopic origin of physical property variation using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
BuHyun Youn* received his B.S. (1998) in Biology and M.S. (2000) in Biochemistry from Korea University, Seoul, Korea and Ph.D. (2004) in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Washington State University (WA, USA) under the supervision of ChulHee Kang and was working on biomolecules and biomaterials. After his Ph.D. he worked as a research associate at the Biomolecular X-ray Crystallography center at Washington State University and a research professor at the Institute of Nanotechnology in Korea University. In 2008, he was appointed as an assistant professor at Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. He became an associate professor in 2012, followed by a full-time professor in 2017. His research interests include (1) analysis and utilization of molecules based on structure, (2) effects of biomaterials and natural products in signaling pathway, and (3) application of biomaterials and natural products for therapy.
Kang Hyun Park* received his B.S. in Inorganic Chemistry from Kyungpook National University, Korea and M.S. (2002) and Ph.D. (2005) in Inorganic Chemistry from Seoul National University, Korea under the supervision of Y. K. Chung at Seoul National University and was working on the synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles and their application in organic reactions. He did his postdoctoral work with Prof. Seung Uk Son at Sungkyunkwan University in 2006–2007. In 2008, he was appointed as an assistant professor at Pusan national university, Busan, South Korea. He became associate professor in 2012 followed by full time professor in 2017. His research interests include the development of new transition metal-nanoparticles catalyzed reactions. Currently, his research interest focused on the development of multifunctional nanohybrid materials for electrocatalysis, especially on the synthesis of multifunctional nanohybrid electrodes for fuel cell and battery applications.
