Bupmo Kim
Postdoctoral Appointee
Biography
Dr. Bupmo Kim is a postdoctoral appointee in the Interfacial Processes Group in Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division. His research focuses on the molecular-level understanding of chemical and environmental reaction processes at solid-liquid interfaces. He has extensive experience with in situ/operando surface analysis techniques, including various types of microscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and synchrotron-based X-ray methods.
Education
- Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (2016.03-2023.08)
- B.S. Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea (2008.03- 2015.02)
Research Experiences
- Postdoctoral Appointee, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory (2024.06 – present)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, KENTECH Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH) (2023.09 – 2024.05)
- Researcher, Department of Climate Change, Clean Fuel, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) (2015.03 – 2015.08)
- International Student Intern, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), (2013.09 – 2014.07)
Research Interests
- Interfacial Processes (Crystal growth, Adsorption/Desorption, Electrode-Electrolyte Interface)
- Utilization of X-ray Technology Using in Accelerators (Atomic-scale Crystal Structure Analysis)
- Energy and Environmental Applications (Solar Fuel Production, Artificial Photosynthesis, Degradation)
- (Photo)Electrocatalysis (CO2 Reduction, Fuel Cell, Battery, Electrodeposition, etc.)
- In Situ Spectroelectrochemical FTIR Analysis (Electrochemical Investigation of Kinetics and pathways)
- Photo- and Thermal-catalysis (Catalytic Investigation of Kinetics and pathways)
Award and Honors
- ACS Best Poster Prize Sponsored by ACS Applied Energy Materials at the 132th General Meeting of Korean Chemical Society (2023)
- Bronze Prize at the 28th SAMSUNG Humantech paper award (2022)
- Best Poster Awards at Korean Society of Photoscience 2017 (2017)