Seung-Taek MYUNG

 

Address: 

Faculty of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747 South Korea, Tel/fax: +82-2-3408-3454 E-mail: smyung (at) sejong.ac.kr http://dasan.sejong.ac.kr/~smyung

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

1993 – 1997     Bachelor of Engineering in Ceramic Engineering    

Dongshin University, South Korea   

            1997 – 1999     Master of Engineering in Ceramic Engineering

                                      Dongshin University, South Korea

                                      (Advisor: Prof. Hoon-Taek Chung)

                                     Thesis Title: Preparation and Characterization of LiMn₂O₄ Prepared

                                     by Emulsion Drying for Lithium Secondary Battery Cathode Material

            2000 – 2003     Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering

   Iwate University, Japan         

                                     (Advisior: Prof. Naoaki Kumagai, Prof. Shinichi Komaba)

                                    Thesis Title: Synthesis, structure and electrochemical characteristics of

                                    double transition metal oxide electrode materials for lithium-ion

                                    secondary batteries

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

     2011 – present   Associate Professor of Department of Nano Engineering,

Sejong University, South Korea

       2010 – 2011    Junior Department Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering,

                               Iwate University, Japan

       2007 – 2011    Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Iwate University, Japan

       2006 – 2007    Senior Researcher, 3M, South Korea

       2004 – 2006    Principal Researcher, VK, South Korea

       2003 – 2004    Senior Researcher, VK, South Korea

       2002 – 2003    Research Assistant, Iwate University, Japan

       2000 – 2002    Teaching Assistant, Iwate University, Japan

       1999 – 2000    Visiting Researcher, Iwate University, Japan

 

HONORS / AWARDS

 

       2010        Young Researcher Award from Electrochemical Society of Japan

       2006        Listed in MARQUIS Who’sWho^® in Science and Engineering

                       (2006-2007, 9^th edition)

       2003        Iwate University President’s Award – Gold Medal (outstanding student)

2001 – 2003   Yoneyama Scholarship Sponsored by Japanese Rotary Club

       2002          International Exchange Support for Young Scientist sponsored by

                       Electrochemical Society of Japan

       2000        Scholarship for Outstanding Foreign Student sponsored by International

                       Association of Iwate Prefecture

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

       Journal reviewer

          2003 – present    Journal of the Electrochemical Society

                     　   Electrochemical Solid-State Letters

                     　   Electrochemistry Communications

                     　   Electrochimica Acta

                     　   Chemistry of Materials

                     　   Journal of Power Sources

                     　   Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

                     　   Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

                     　   Journal of Alloy and Compounds

                     　   Solid State Ionics

                     　   Chemistry Letters

 

　　　 Editorial Board Member

           2010 – present   Global Journal of Physical Chemistry

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARY ASSOCIATIONS

 

       Electrochemical Society

       Electrochemical Society of Japan

       Material Research Society of Japan

 

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

Courses developed at Sejong University

         2011 (Fall)    Department of Nano Engineering: Engineering Mathematics

         2011 (Fall)    Department of Nano Engineering: Application of Nano Materials

 

       Courses developed at Iwate University

         2010 (Fall)      Department of Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Laboratory

         2010 (Spring)  Department of Civil Engineering: Chemistry Laboratory

         2010 (Spring)  Department of Chemical Engineering: Practice in Physical Chemistry

         2009 (Fall)      Department of Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Laboratory

         2009 (Spring)  Department of Civil Engineering: Chemistry Laboratory

         2009 (Spring)  Department of Chemical Engineering: Practice in Physical Chemistry

         2008 (Fall)      Department of Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Laboratory

         2008 (Spring)  Department of Civil Engineering: Chemistry Laboratory

         2008 (Spring)  Department of Chemical Engineering: Practice in Physical Chemistry

         2007 (Fall)      Department of Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Laboratory

         2007 (Spring)  Department of Civil Engineering: Chemistry Laboratory

         2007 (Spring)  Department of Chemical Engineering: Practice in Physical Chemistry

           

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Lithium-Ion Batteries:

Synthesis and design of positive electrode materials

Structural and electrochemical analysis of electrode materials

Electrode/electrolyte interface analysis by XPS and ToF-SIMS

High-rate Li-ion battery chemistry for hybrid electric vehicle application

Electrochemical behavior of current collectors

 

Fuel cell: 

Improvement of corrosion resistance of stainless steel bipolar plate

Surface modification of bipolar plate

Electrochemical interpretation using impedance spectroscopy

Excavating new bipolar plate materials