EDUCATION
2002-2007
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Dissertation: Study on the characteristics of advanced electrolyte and electrode/electrolyte interface
Advisor: Prof. Jung-Ki PARK
2000-2002
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
Dissertation: Study on the protected Li metal electrode and plasticized polymer electrolyte for Li/S battery
Advisor: Prof. Jung-Ki PARK
1997-2000
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, KAIST, Early graduation with honor
WORK EXPERIENCE
3/2024-Present
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University
4/2023-2/2024
Dept. Chair, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, DGIST
3/2022-2/2024
Professor, Energy Science and Engineering, DGIST
3/2017-2/2022
Associate Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, DGIST
9/2009-2/2017
Full-time Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor (Tenure) Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University
9/2007-8/2009
Researcher, SK Innovation Co., Ltd (Former, SK Energy Co., Ltd.) Developing Large-format Li-ion Battery for xEVs
2/2007-8/2007
Research Fellow (Post.Doc.), Applied Science Research Institute, KAIST
9/2000-2/2007
Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
AWARDS
2022 Award from the Ministry of Science and ICT (과학기술정보통신부 장관상)
2021 Research Award, KSIEC (한국공업화학회 우수 연구상)
2021 Research Award, KSIEC (한국공업화학회 우수 연구상)
2020 Research Award, DGIST (디지스트 우수 연구상)
2019 Best Lecture Award, DGIST (디지스트 최우수 교육상)
2018 Outstanding Researcher in KEPCO Basic Research Projects
2016 Research Award, Hanbat Nat’l Univ.
2014 Korea Battery Industry Association Prize (한국전지산업협회 포상)
2000~2007 Academic Scholarship, KAIST Graduate School
1997~2000 Academic Excellence Scholarship, KAIST
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENT
Digital Twin 3D Battery Modeling and Simulations (w/ COMSOL, GeoDict, EDEM, Avizo, etc.)
Electrode/Cell Design, Evaluation, and Advanced Analysis Techniques (w/ SAICAS, Single Particle Measurement System, etc.)
Soft Materials (Binder, Separator, Polymer Electrolyte) for Advanced Batteries
Published ~ 200 peer-reviewed SCI(E) papers, 3 book chapters, and >60 filed patents
An h-index of 53 (i10-index of 149), total citation of 10,224 (as of March, 2024, Google Scholar), with an average citation of > 47 per paper
Honors & Awards
1. Dahee Jin, Youngjoon Roh, Taejin Jo, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, Hongkyung Lee*, and Yong Min Lee*, Robust Cycling Ultrathin Li-metal Enabled by Nitrate-Preplanted Li Powder Composite, Advanced Energy Materials, (2021) 2003769
2. Joonam Park†, Kyu Tae Kim†, Dae Yang Oh, Dahee Jin, Dohwan Kim, Yoon Seok Jung*, and Yong Min Lee*, Digital Twin-Driven All-Solid-State Battery: Unraveling the Physical and Electrochemical Behaviors, Advanced Energy Materials (Selected as a front cover), 10(35) (2020) 2001563
3. Jihun Song†, Joonam Park†, Williams Agyei Appiah, Sung-Soo Kim, Hirokazu Munakata, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, and Yong Min Lee*, 3D Electrochemical Model for a Single Secondary Particle and its Application for Operando Analysis, Nano Energy, 62 (2019) 810-817
4. Joonam Park, Dohwan Kim, Williams Agyei Appiah, Jihun Song, Kyung Taek Bae, Kang Taek Lee, Jimin Oh, Ju Young Kim, Young-Gi Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, and Yong Min Lee*, Electrode Design Methodology for All-solid-state Batteries: 3D Structural Analysis and Performance Prediction, Energy Storage Materials, 19 (2019) 124-129
5. Joonam Park, Williams Agyei Appiah, Seoungwoo Byun, Dahee Jin, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, and Yong Min Lee*, Semi-empirical long-term cycle life model coupled with an electrolyte depletion function for large-format graphite/LiFePO4 lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 356 (2017) 257-265
6. Joonam Park, Jiseon Jeong, Yunju Lee, Min Oh, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, and Yong Min Lee*, Micro-Patterned Lithium Metal Anode with Suppressed Dendrite Formation for Post Lithium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Materials Interfaces (Selected as a front cover), 3 (2016) 1600140
7. Bongki Son, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Jaecheol Choi, Taejoo Lee, Hyung Kyun Yu, Jong Hun Kim*, Yong Min Lee*, Measurement and Analysis of Adhesion Property of Lithium-ion Battery Electrodes with SAICAS, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(1) (2014) 526-531
8. Yong Min Lee, Jun Young Lee, Heung-Taek Shim, Joong Kee Lee, and Jung-Ki Park*, SEI layer formation on amorphous Si thin electrode during precycling, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154(6) (2007) A515-A519
9. Yong Min Lee, Jun-Woo Kim, Nam-Soon Choi, Je An Lee, Wan-Ho Seol, and Jung-Ki Park*, Novel porous separator based on PVdF and PE non-woven matrix for rechargeable lithium batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 139(1-2) (2005) 235-241
10. Yong Min Lee, Nam-Soon Choi, Jung Hwa Park, and Jung-Ki Park*, Electrochemical performance of lithium sulfur batteries with protected Li anodes, Journal of Power Sources, 119 (2003) 964-972