Prof. Dr. Hye Ryung Byon
Current Position
- Full Professor
(2025. 02. 24 ~ present)
Department of Chemistry, KAIST
Education
- Ph D. (2004.03 ~ 2008.02)
Pohang University of Science and Technology
(POSTECH) South Korea
Department of Chemistry
(Inorganic/Material Chemistry)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hee Cheul Choi
- B.S. (1997.03 ~ 2002.02)
Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea
Department of Chemistry & Department of Physics
Professional Career
- Associate Professor (2018. 09. 01 ~ 2025. 02. 23)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Main Campus, Korea
Department of Chemistry
- Assistant Professor (2016.02 ~ 2018. 08. 31)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Main Campus, Korea
Department of Chemistry
- Unit leader (2011.02 ~ 2016.01)
RIKEN, Wako Campus, Japan
BYON Initiative Research Unit (IRU)
- Adjunct associate professor (2014.04 ~ 2016.01)
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Suzukakedai Campus, Japan
Interdisciplinary graduate school of science and engineering, Department of energy science
- Postdoctoral Associate (2008.03 ~ 2010.12)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA (2008.10 ~ 2010.12)
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Yang Shao-Horn
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) South Korea (2008.03 ~ 2008.09)
Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hee Cheul Choi
Honors and Awards
- Y-KAST member, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2020~present)
- The i-sense Young Electrochemical Scientist Award, The Korean Chemical Society (2020)
- Nano Research Young Innovators Award in Nano Energy Award, Springer & Tsinghua University Press (2019)
- The Young Scientist Award, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2018)
- The Distinguished Lectureship, The Chemical Society of Japan (2017)
- The TJ Park Science Fellowship for Young Assistant Professor (2017)
- Award for Best Graduate Thesis from Korean Chemical Society (2008).
- Award for Best Graduate Thesis from College of Science, POSTECH (2008).
Professional Activities and Service
- ACS Omega, Associate Editor, 2023.02~present
- Chemistry - An Asian Journal, Advisory Board member 2023.02~present
- ChemRxiv Scientific, Advisory Board member, 2019.11~present
- Energy Storage Materials, Advisory Board member, 2019.01~present
- Chemical Physics Review, Associate Editor, 2020.06~2023.01
