Nanocatalyst Lab.
SANG-IL CHOI, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Green-Nano Materials
Research Center, Kyungpook National University
80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Korea
Telephone: +82-53-950-7369
E-mail: sichoi@knu.ac.kr
Working Experience
2024.04 - Present
Kyungpook National University, Korea
Professor in Department of Chemistry
2015.03 - 2024.03
Kyungpook National University, Korea
Assistant, Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry
2012.09 - 2015.02
Georgia Institute of Technology, US
Postdoctoral Fellow in The Wallice H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (with Prof. Younan Xia)
2011.02 - 2012.08
KAIST, Korea
Postdoctoral Fellow in Department of Chemistry (with Prof. Sang Woo Han)
Education Background
2005.03 - 2011.02
KAIST, Korea
Ph.D. Degree in Inorganic Chemistry
(with Prof. Joon T. Park & Prof. Sang Woo Han)
2001.03 - 2005.02
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
B.S. Degree in Chemistry
Awards & Honors
2026 - Fulbright Visiting Scholar, UC Irvine, USA (Prof. Iryna Zenyuk)
2025 - Young Inorganic Chemist Award, Korean Chemical Society, Korea
2024 - Emerging Investigator, Advanced Powder Materials, China
2024 - Excellent Lecture Award, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Korea
2023 - Prime Minister's Citation, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2019 - JACS Young Investigator, American Chemical Society, USA
2018 - POSCO Science Fellowship, POSCO TJ Park Foundation, Korea
2017~2025 - KNU Excellent Research Award, Kyungpook National University, Korea
2026 - Editorial Board Member, gChem (Scilight)
2025 - Regional Editor, Solid State Sciences (Elsevier)
2020 - Editorial Board Member, Catalysts (MDPI)
2020 - Editorial Board Member, Rare Metals (Springer)
Research Interests
Synthesis of Colloidal Nanocrystals
- Design and synthesis of novel metal nanocrystals with well-controlled sizes, shapes, and core-shell structures
- Structure-dependent physical and chemical properties of faceted nanocrystals
- Synthesis and characterization of metal and metal oxides nanocrystals
Applications of Nanocatalysts
- Nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting reactions such as H2 and O2 evolution
- Nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic O2 reduction, H2 oxidation, and oxidation of liquid fuels such as formic acid, methanol, ethanol, and ammonia
- Nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic CO2, CO, and N2 reduction reactions
- Nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic LOHC reactions