So-Bin Cho
Nuclear Engineer
Technoeconomic Modeling, System Optimization
Biography
So-Bin Cho is a Nuclear Engineer in the Nuclear Applications and Economics Group (NAE) at Argonne, where he focuses on integrating nuclear energy with energy-intensive sectors, including data centers and industrial applications requiring substantial cooling capacity. His research explores contextualized stakeholder analysis, technoeconomic evaluation, and cogeneration-market modeling. Prior to joining Argonne, he served as a Graduate Fellow at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where he led strategic design and operational analysis for nuclear–thermal energy storage (TES) systems.
Education
- Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2025
- Winner of the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards 2025
- M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2019
- B.S. Physics, KAIST, 2016
Publication Highlights
- Cho, So-Bin; Root, Sam J.; Saeed, Rami M.; Olowu, Temitayo O.; Shigrekar, Amey; Westover, Tyler L. “Microreactor-Liquid Metal Battery System in Energy Markets: An Evaluation of Potential Costs, Technology, and Policy Impacts.” Applied Energy 398, 126403 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126403.
- Cho, So-Bin; Kim, Junyung; Novotný, Václav; Saeed, Rami M.; Allen, Todd R.; Sun, Xiaodong. “Multi-objective Decision-making for Nuclear-integrated Energy Hub Planning and Operation for Industrial Heat and Power Supply.” Energy Strategy Reviews 62, 101954 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2025.101954.
- Cho, So-Bin; Aziz, Md Akhlak Bin; Lindley, Ben; Grunloh, Timothy P.; Brooks, Caleb S.; Stauff, Nicolas E. “Evaluating the Benefits of Nuclear–Data Center Tight Integration: Enhancing Plant Utilization via Heat-Driven Absorption Cooling.” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 133, no. 1, 564–567 (2025). https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3001482.
- Stauff, Nicolas E.; Zhou, Jia; Mann, W. Neal; Sehloff, David; Cho, So-Bin; Kim, Taek K.; Jenson, William; Hannah, Botros N.; Omitaomu, Femi; Miller, Brandon; Adeniyi, Abiodun. “Preliminary Analysis of Nuclear-Powered Data Center Scenarios.” Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) (2025). https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3001074.
- Cho, So-Bin; Saeed, Rami M.; Allen, Todd R.; Sun, Xiaodong. “Expanding Market Opportunities: Cogeneration Strategies for Integrated PWR and Thermal Energy Storage Systems.” Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 83, 104631 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104631.
- Novotný, Václav; Kim, Junyung; Cho, So-Bin; Saeed, Rami M. “Nuclear—Thermal Energy Storage Configurations for Industrial Combined Heat and Power Supply—Conceptual and Thermodynamic Study with High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor.” Energy 135544 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.135544.