Welcome to the Joo Group in the Chemistry Department at Seoul National University. We are a group of materials chemists who are seeking to provide materials chemistry solutions to address the problems of societal importance. Our current interests are mainly focused on the design of advanced materials for activating small molecule transformation reactions that are relevant to renewable energy conversions and commodity chemical productions. We design new materials tailored at a molecular level in a function-oriented manner, utilize spectroscopy, microscopy, and theoretical calculations to characterize materials at an atomic level, and explore these materials in a variety of catalytic reactions to establish the structure-property relationship.

LAB NEWS

• Our paper “Renaissance of Chlorine Evolution Reaction: Emerging Theory and Catalytic Materials” has been accepted for publication in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed..2024/10/04
• We welcome two new members, Researcher Mr. Minseok Ko and Undergraduate Intern Mr. Yehoon Hyun!2024/09/01
• Our paper “Understanding the Preparative Chemistry of Atomically Dispersed Nickel Catalysts for Achieving High-Efficiency H₂O₂ Electrosynthesis” has been accepted for publication in Chem. Sci..2024/07/25
• We welcome three new members. New post-doc, Dr. Yunseok Shin and new MS-PhD students, Mr. Seong Hoon Kwak and Mr. Guan Young Kim.2024/03/01
• Our alumnus Dr. Ho Young Kim starts his independent career as an Assistant Professor at Sangmyung University. Congratulation!2024/03/01
• Our account paper “Rise of Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts. Are They a New Class of Catalysts?” has been accepted for publication in Bull. Kor. Chem. Soc..2024/02/07
• June Sung has successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulation! Dr. Lim.2023/12/12
• June Sung has received the “BKCS Poster Award” in the 132nd KCS Meeting. Congratulation!2023/10/27

Positions Available

We are currently looking for highly motivated graduate students (Doctor or Integrated Master-Doctor) and postdoctoral researchers who are interested in nanomaterial synthesis, nanocatalysis, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. If you are interested in the group, please feel free to contact to Prof. Joo.

재료화학 및 촉매 연구실에서는 나노물질 합성, 나노촉매, 연료전지 및 수전해 분야에 관심 있는 학부생, 대학원생 (박사, 또는 석-박 통합과정) 및 박사후 연구원을 모집합니다. 본 연구실에 관심 있으신 분은 아래의 연락처로 연락주시기 바랍니다.
E-mail: shjoo1@snu.ac.kr or sanghjoo@gmail.com
Tel: +82-2-880-6658