▶Interview​

Prof. Seong Yun Kim is currently serving as an associate professor at Jeonbuk National University, Organic Materials Fiber Engineering. Before coming to Jeonbuk National University, he worked as a senior researcher at KIST and studied the properties of composite using various fillers. His lab, Carbon Neutrality Composites Lab, designs the composites to achieve improved performance and even designs their appropriate applications to use. Currently, they are researching energy harvesting, electrical car, and future mobility using composites. Also, in line with recent environmental and social trends, research on composites using natural resources is in progress.​

* Major Research Area

- Lightweight materials for future mobility

- Functional materials for electrical car

- Key materials for self driving

- Nano-energy generator for harvesting renewable energy

- Natural resources for eco-friendly upcycling

▶Education​

2010 / M. S. and Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering​, Seoul National University

2006 / B. S. in Chemical and Molecular Engineering​, Hanyang University

▶Researches

​1. Synergistic improvement of thermal conductivity of thermoplastic composites with mixed boron nitride and multi-walled carbon nanotube fillers, Carbon, 2012.11

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008622312005155​  

2. Thermal conductivity of polymer composites based on the length of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015.09

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836815003066​ 

3. Nano-bridge effect on thermal conductivity of hybrid polymer composites incorporating 1D and 2D nanocarbon fillers, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021.06

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135983682100456X​ 

4. True self-reinforced composites enabled by tuning of molecular structure for lightweight structural materials in future mobility, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023.06

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894723017278 

▶Awards​

2020.08. ‘Excellence Presentation Paper Award’ at Spring Conference of The Korean Society for Composite Materials

2020.11. ‘Emerging Scholar Award’ at Korean Society for Composite Materials

2021.06. ‘Provincial Presentation Academic Excellence Award’ at Spring Conference of The Korean Society for Composite Materials

2022.09. ‘Excellence Awards’ at ‘2022 1st Semester Graduate Student Research Challenge’

2022.11. ‘Provincial Presentation Academic Excellence Award’ at Fall Conference of The Korean Society for Composite Materials

2023.01. ‘Excellence Award’ at ‘Major Advanced R&D Program Contest’

2023.02. ‘Participation Prize’ in paper publication field for 2’022 JBNU Academic Successor Generation Research Dream’

2023.09. ‘Excellence Award’ in paper publication field for ‘2023 1st Semester Academic Successor Generation Research Dream’

2023.10. ‘Participation Prize’ in resesarch paper presentation for 2023 Fall Conference of The Polymer Society of Korea