Sung Hyeon Baeck
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1997 …2025

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Education

B.S., Chemical engineering, Seoul National University, 1992
M.S., Chemical engineering, Seoul National University, 1994
Ph. D., Chemical engineering, Seoul National University, 1998

Professional Experience

1998. 2 - 2001. 3: Honam petrochemical corporation (Senior researcher)
2001. 3 - 2002. 8: University of California, Santa Barbara (Post-Doctoral Fellow)
2002. 8 - 2004. 8: University of California, Santa Barbara (Research assistant)
2004. 9 - 2008. 8: Inha University (Assistant professor)
2008. 9 - 2013. 8: Inha University (Associate professor)
2010. 7 - 2011. 8: Stanford University (Visiting Professor)
2015. 3 - 2016. 8: Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University (Dean)
2016. 9 - 2021. 7: Research Affair, Inha University (Vice Dean)
2013. 9 - Present: Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University (Professor)
2020. 9 - Present: BK21 Four - Education and Research Center for Smart Energy Materials & Process, Inha University (Head)
2021. 8 - Present: Planning & Budgeting, Inha University (Dean)

Research Interests

Water electrolysis, Lithium-ion battery, Zinc-air battery, Lithium-air battery, Fuel cell, Heterogeneous catalysis, Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Environmental catalysis, Synthesis and design of catalyst, Electroplating

Major Research Achievements

Defect-rich Fe-doped Co3O4 derived from bimetallic-organic framework as an enhanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction
FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon supported on highly defective ketjenblack as effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn–air batteries
A hierarchical Co3O4/CoS microbox heterostructure as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries
Oxygen-vacancy-rich CoFe/CoFe2O4 embedded in N-doped hollow carbon spheres as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

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