Sungil Hong

Computational chemist and materials scientist. Experienced in homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis, zeolites, and crystal engineering based on atomic & molecular simulation and kinetic modeling. Current work includes designing/discovering next-generation organic electrodes and electrolytes using high-throughput calculations and machine learning.

Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 2024 
• M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Seoul, South Korea, 2019
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Seoul, South Korea, 2018

Publications

• S. Chalkidis, S. Hong, A.-M. Tsiadi, E. Fika, N. Tsoureas, G. Mpourmpakis, and G. Vougioukalakis, ​“DABCO-Catalyzed Synthesis of Thiazolidine-2-thiones: System Development and Mechanistic Insights”, J. Org. Chem. In revision
• S. Li, S. Hong, Q. Chen, J. Meegan, C. Parry, J. Mittal, G. Mpourmpakis, and J. Rimer, “ Vitamin B2 Operates by Dual Thermodynamic and Kinetic Mechanisms to Selectively Tailor Urate Crystallization”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147(5), 4324 (2025).
• S. Hong, M. M. Kauppinen, E. Miu, G. Mpourmpakis, and H. Grönbeck, ​“First-principles Microkinetic Modeling of Partial Methane Oxidation over Graphene-Stabilized Single-Atom Fe-Catalysts”, Catal. Sci. Technol. 13, 6999 (2023).
• K. C. Leung, S. Hong, G. Li, Y. Xing, B. K. Y. Ng, D. Ye, P. Zhao, E. Tan, O. Safonova, T.-S. Wu, M. M.-J. Li, G. Mpourmpakis, and S. C. E. Tsang, ​“Confined Ru Sites in 13X Zeolite for Ultra-High H2 Production from NH3 Decomposition”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145(26), 14548 (2023).
• W. Tang, T. Yang, C. A. Morales-Rivera, X. Geng, V. K. Srirambhatla, X. Kang, V. P. Chauhan, S. Hong, Q. Tu, A. J. Florence, H. Mo, H. A. Calderon, C. Kisielowski, F. R. Hernandez, X. Zou, G. Mpourmpakis, and J. D. Rimer, ​“Tautomerism Unveils a Self-Inhibition Mechanism of Crystallization”, Nat. Commun. 14(1), 561 (2023).
• S. Hong, A. J. Mallette, J. J. Neeway, R. K. Motkuri, J. D. Rimer, and G. Mpourmpakis, ​“Understanding Formation Thermodynamics of Structurally Diverse Zeolite Oligomers with First Principles Calculations”, Dalton Trans. 52, 1301 (2023).
• A. J. Mallette, S. Hong, E. E. Freeman, S. A. Saslow, S. Mergelsberg, R. K. Motkuri, J. J. Neeway, G. Mpourmpakis, and J. D. Rimer, ​“Heteroatom Manipulation of Zeolite Crystallization: Stabilizing Zn-FAU against Interzeolite Transformation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. Au 2(10), 2295 (2022).
• L. Li, C. S. Ewing, M. Abdelgaid, S. Banerjee, R. B. Garza, R. Hacku, N. D. Hess, S. Hong, M. Islamov, L. L. Luciani, S. Papadopoulos, C. Parker, R. A. Patel, R. Pawar, M. H. Poklar, M. Salem, F. Shabnam, P. B. Shukla, S. K. Vena, H. Wang, R. Wang, X. Wei, F. Yang, and J. K. Johnson, ​“Binding of CO and O on Low-Symmetry Pt Clusters Supported on Amorphous Silica”, J. Phys. Chem. C 125(25), 13780 (2021).
• S. Hong and G. Mpourmpakis, ​“Mechanistic Understanding of Methane-to-Methanol Conversion on Graphene-Stabilized Single-Atom Iron Centers”, Catal. Sci. Technol. 11(19), 6390-6400 (2021).
• S. Hong and H. Kim, ​“Effects of Microwave Energy on Fast Compressive Strength Development of Coal Bottom Ash-Based Geopolymers”, Sci. Rep. 9(1), 1-17 (2019).
• S. Hong and H. Kim, ​“Robust Synthesis of Coal Bottom Ash-Based Geopolymers Using Additional Microwave Heating and Curing for High Compressive Strength Properties”, Korean J. Chem. Eng. 36(7), 1164-1171 (2019).