Profile and research field
Postdoctoral associate
So-Yeong Lee (이소영)
soiltank@snu.ac.kr
Kinetics of Li2S synthesis
Doctoral course
Youngju Song (송영주, D1)
songyj93@snu.ac.kr
Reduction and deoxidation of Ti resources
Chungyong Sim (심충용, D1)
sim2849@snu.ac.kr
REEs metal production from oxides and spent Nd magnets
Beommo Choi (최범모, D1)
choguk3421@snu.ac.kr
Li2S and Li production for next-generation secondary batteries
Youngjin Ahn (안영진, D1)
ahnyj323@snu.ac.kr
Recovery of REEs from primary resources
Master course
Jun Hyuck Lee (이준혁, M2)
jhlee991225@snu.ac.kr
Selective recovery of Ni from Fe-based scraps
Janguk Yu (유장욱, M2)
zxd126@snu.ac.kr
Synthesis of Li2S from Li2SO4
Dongjin Han (한동진, MD1)
dongjin0410@snu.ac.kr
Recovery of Ni and Co from the residues after recycling spent desulfurization catalyst
Research assistant (current members only)
Byeongmin Kim (김병민, D4)
sukkoun1122@snu.ac.kr
Recycling of spent LFP battery
Achievements by students
Awards by interns, graduate students, and colleagues
Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Spring Semester 2026 (Mr. Byeongmin Kim, Undergraduate Student)
from Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering, Seoul National University, 16 June, 2026
Best Oral Presentation Award (우수발표상, Mr. Janguk Yu, Graduate Student) from the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling at 2026 Spring meeting of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling, Jeju, 21 May, 2026
President’s Award (Ms. Youngju Song) from the Korea Institute of Resources Recycling, 5 February, 2026
Best Oral Presentation Award (Mr. Chungyong Sim, and Jungshin Kang) from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2025 Fall meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, 31 October, 2025
Best Poster Presentation Award (Mr. Dongjin Han, Ms. Suha Kim, Mr. Hyeonchang Roh, Mr. Eunseok Maeng, Ms. Hyoyoung Lee, Mr. Chungyong Sim, and Jungshin Kang) from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2025 Fall meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, 29 October, 2025
Best Presentation Award (발표우수상, Mr. Chungyong Sim and and Jungshin Kang) from Brain Korea 21 Four at SNU ENERGY Convergence Research Symposium, Seoul, 12 September, 2025
Best Presentation Award (발표우수상, Ms. Hyoyoung Lee, Ms. Suha Kim, Mr. Hyeonchang Roh, Mr. Eunseok Maeng, Mr. Dongjin Han, Mr. Chungyong Sim, and Jungshin Kang) from Brain Korea 21 Four at SNU ENERGY Convergence Research Symposium, Seoul, 12 September, 2025
Silver Award (은상, Mr. Chungyong Sim, Graduate Student)
from Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation at the 6th Mine-Tech Festa, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 3 September, 2025
Encouragement Award (장려상, Mr. Jun Hyuck Lee, Graduate Student)
from Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation at the 6th Mine-Tech Festa, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 3 September, 2025
Encouragement Award (장려상, Mr. Joongseok Kim, Graduate Student)
from Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation at the 6th Mine-Tech Festa, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 3 September, 2025
Fund for visiting researcher at the University of Tokyo (Dr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Postdoctoral Associate)
from HAEDONG Japan Technology Information Center, Seoul National University, Aug, 2025
Best Oral Presentation Award (Mr. Chungyong Sim, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers at 2025 spring meeting of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers, Jeju, May, 2025
Best Oral Presentation Award (Ms. So-Yeong Lee, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling at 2025 Spring meeting of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling, Seoul, May, 2025
Best Oral Presentation Award (Ms. Youngju Song, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2025 Spring meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Jeju, April, 2025
테마연구회 우수상 (김병민, 맹은석, 한동진, 장건희 / Undergraduate Student, 송영주 / Graduate Student)
from 서울대학교 에너지신산업 혁신융합대학사업단 30 December, 2024
Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Fall Semester 2024 (Mr. Jun Hyuck Lee, Undergraduate Student)
from Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering, Seoul National University, 17 December, 2024
Best Oral Presentation Award (Ms. Youngju Song, Graduate Student)
from EARTH 2024 (The 17th international symposium on east asian resources recycling technology), Changsha, 1 November – 4 November, 2024
Best Poster Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
fromEARTH 2024 (The 17th international symposium on east asian resources recycling technology), Changsha, 1 November – 4 November, 2024
Best Award (최우수상, Ms. Youngju Song, Graduate Student)
from Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation at the 5th Mine-Tech Festa, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 5 September, 2024
Excellence Award (우수상, Mr. Beommo Choi, Graduate Student)
from Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation at the 5th Mine-Tech Festa, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 5 September, 2024
Best Poster Presentation Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at PRICM11 (The 11th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing), Jeju, November, 2023
Best Oral Presentation Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2023 Spring meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Jeju, April, 2023
Best Oral Presentation Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from EARTH 2022 (The 16th international symposium on east asian resources recycling technology), Tainan, 31 October – 1 November, 2022
Best Oral Presentation Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2021 Spring meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Welli Hilli Park, Heongsung, 28 – 30 April, 2021
Best Poster Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute at 16th International Symposium on Novel and Nano Materials, Jeju, 3 – 6 November, 2020
Best Poster Award (Mr. Hyeong-Jun Jeoung, Graduate Student)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2020 Fall meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Virtual conference, 28 – 30 October, 2020
Best Poster Award (Mr. Dong-Hee Lee, Research Assistant)
from the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials at 2020 Fall meeting of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Virtual conference, 28 – 30 October, 2020
2018 Best Paper Award (Dr. Kwanho Kim)
from the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling at 2019 Fall meeting of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling, Alpensia Resort Convention Center, Pyeongchang, 13 – 17 October, 2019
Scholarship and grants by graduate students
2026년도 이공계 박사우수장학금 선정 (송영주), Jun. 2026
2025년도 기초학문분야 학문후속세대 선정 (송영주), Feb. 2025
2024년도 기초학문분야 학문후속세대 선정 (송영주), Feb. 2024
2024년도 1학기 대한금속재료학회 비철금속분과 장학금 (최범모), Feb. 2024