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General Information

Full Name Dongjae Shin
Date of Birth 1991
Languages Korean, English

Education

  • 2023
    PhD in Chemical Engineering
    Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
    • Thesis: AI-Aided Computational Design of Ceria-based High Performance Catalytic Materials
    • Advisor: Prof.Jeong Woo Han
  • 2018
    M.S. in Energy, Environment, Water, and Sustainability (EEWS)
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
    • Thesis: First-principles study of magnetism development in armchair graphene nanoribbons with edge functionalizations
    • Advisor: Prof.Yong-Hoon Kim
  • 2016
    B.S. in Chemical Engineering
    University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
    • Graduation with 1st rank in chemical engineering

Experience

  • 2024-present
    Postdoctoral Scholar
    Stanford University & SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, United States
    • SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis
    • Advisors: Dr. Kirsten T. Winther (SUNCAT) and Dr. Christopher J. Tassone (SSRL)
  • 2023
    Senior Researcher
    Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM)
    • Advisor: Prof. Jeong Woo Han
  • 2012-2013
    Sergeant
    Republic of Korea Army, Seoul, South Korea
    • Mandatory military service of 21 months at Capital Defense Command
    • Chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) unit

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Graduate Catalyst Research Award by KIChE Catalysis Division
  • 2022
    • NRF Ph.D. Fellowship
    • Hoimyung Graduate Research Award by KIChE Catalysis Division

Academic Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence for Catalyst Design
    • Combination of AI with Experimental and Computational Data
    • Active Learning-based Discovery of Catalytic Materials
  • Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts by Computational Catalysis
    • Elucidation of atomistic phenomena on catalytic surfaces
    • Development of tools for computational and experimental researchers

Other Interests

  • I like Traveling, Running, Reading, Watching movies/soccer games, etc.