Professional Experience

• 2025 - present Assistant professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Konkuk University (KU)
• 2022 - present Academic Director, Korean Battery Society (KBS) (한국전지학회)
• 2024 - 2025 Assistant professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University (KU)
• 2021 - 2024 Assistant professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan (UOU)
• 2020 - 2021 Postdoctoral associate at Applied Science Research Institute, KAIST
• 2019 - 2020 Postdoctoral associate at the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (PI: Bilge Yidiz)
• 2018 - 2019 Postdoctoral associate at Wearable Platform Materials Technology Center (WPMTC), KAIST
• 2015 - 2016 Visiting Scholar at Prof. John B. Goodenough's group, The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) (PI: Prof. John B. Goodenough & Dr. Kyusung Park)

Education

• 2018 Ph.D., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea (PI: Prof. Il-Doo Kim)
• 2012 B.S., Department of Ceramic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Awards/Honors

• 2025 / 11 Young Researcher Award (Secondary Battery Division), The Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS)
• 2025 / 06 Young Battery Scientist Award, The Korean Battery Society (KOBS)
• 2024 / 07 Best Oral Presentation Award, The Japan-Korea International Symposium on Ceramics (J-K Ceramics)
• 2020 / 04 First prize winner among 5 teams, Science Talk Presentation Contest (IBS & HelloDD)
• 2018 / 05 Oral presentation award, Spring meeting of The Materials Research Society of Korea (MRS-Korea)
• 2017 / 12 First prize winner among 100 teams, Business Idea Contest held by Commercialization Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes (COMPA)
• 2017 / 11 Selected Rising Researcher in Korea, The Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
• 2016 / 11 A Promising Young Scientist in 100, The Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
• 2016 / 10 Oral presentation award, Fall meeting of The Korea Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM)

Research Activities

• 2026 ~ Present General Secretary, Secondary Battery Division, The Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS)
• 2026 ~ Present Director of General & International Affairs, The Materials Research Society of Korea (MRS-Korea)
• 2025 Editorial Board Member, The Korean Ceramic Society (KSC)
• 2023 ~ 2025 Executive Committee Member, Secondary Battery Division, The Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS)
• 2022 ~ Present Academic Director, The Korean Battery Society (KOBS)

Representative publication list

Advanced Materials	2026
Thin-Film Batteries for On-Chip and Wearable Applications: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Min-Soo Kim†, Ho-Jin Lee†, Subhashree Behera†, Su-Ho Cho, Ji-Won Jung*, Hyun-Suk Kim*, Il-Doo Kim*
Chemical Engineering Journal	2026
Lightweight and binder–free sandwich anode of carbon–coated SiOx thin films on free–standing carbon nanofibers for enhanced lithium–ion storage
Na-Yeong Kim†, Hyunmin Na†, Ilgyu Kim, Subhashree Behera, Jeong-Ho Park, Wonchang Choi, Hyun-Suk Kim*, Ji-Won Jung*
ACS Nano	2025
Troubleshooting Carbon Nanotube Bundling Using Electrostatic Energy-Driven Dispersion for LiFePO4 Bimodal Thick Electrode in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Ilgyu Kim†, Jae Hong Choi†, Hangeol Jang†, Na Yeong Kim, Jeong-Ho Park, Ho-Jin Lee, Se-Hwa Cheon, Eun-Suok Oh, Ki Ro Yoon, Jinsoo Kim, Jung-Keun Yoo, Yu-Jin Han*, Pilgun Oh*, Ji-Won Jung*
Composites Part B: Engineering	2025
Ni–Deficient NiO/Downsized RuO2 Composite Catalyst with Rivalrous Size Evolution for Rechargeable Li–CO2 Batteries
Dae-Kwon Boo†, Hyunwoo Kim†, Seong-Jun Kwak†, Ho-Jin Lee, Yerim Lim, Yeongju Yoo, Ho-Cheol Park, Jun-Hyeok Tak, Ji-Won Jung*
Advanced Fiber Materials	2025
Minuscule ZnV2O4 Entrapped Carbon Nanofiber Composite Cathode for Long-Lasting Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries
Jeong-Ho Park†, Jae Hong Choi†, Jae-Woo Seo†, Ilgyu Kim, Jong Seok Nam, Joo-Hyung Kim, Hyeong Min Jin, Seon-Jin Choi*, Pilgun Oh*, Ji-Won Jung*
Advanced Materials	2024
Analogous Design of a Microlayered Silicon Oxide‐Based Electrode to the General Electrode Structure for Thin‐film Lithium‐Ion Batteries
Jong Heon Kim, Aeran Song, Ji-Min Park, Jun-Seob Park, Subhashree Behera, Eunmi Cho, Yun Chang Park, Na-Yeong Kim, Ji-Won Jung*, Sang-Jin Lee*, Hyun-Suk Kim*
Advanced Energy Materials	2023
In Situ Gas Analysis by Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries: A Review
Suji Kim†, Hyun-Soo Kim†, Boran Kim†, You-Jin Kim†, Ji-Won Jung*, Won-Hee Ryu*
Advanced Materials	2023
Flash‐Thermal Shock Synthesis of High‐Entropy Alloys Toward High Performance Water Splitting
Jun‐Hwe Cha†, Su‐Ho Cho†, Dong‐Ha Kim†, Dogyeong Jeon, Seohak Park, Ji-Won Jung*, Il-Doo Kim*, Sung‐Yool Choi*
Advanced Energy Materials	2023
Fluorine-Rich Covalent Organic Framework to Boost Electrochemical Kinetics and Storages of K+ Ions for Potassium-Ion Battery
Jiyoung Lee†, Haeseong Lim†, Junkil Park†, Min-Soo Kim, Ji-Won Jung*, Jihan Kim*, Il-Doo Kim*
ACS Nano	2021
Ensemble Design of Electrode–Electrolyte Interfaces: Toward High-Performance Thin-Film All-Solid-State Li–Metal Batteries
Cheng-Fan Xiao, Jong Heon Kim, Su-Ho Cho, Yun Chang Park, Min Jung Kim, Kwun-Bum Chung, Soon-Gil Yoon, Ji-Won Jung*, Il-Doo Kim*, Hyun-Suk Kim*