Kyung Hwan Kim, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Office: Chemistry Building (화학관), Rm215
E–mail: kimkyunghwan@postech.ac.kr
Tel.: +82-54-279-2343
Fax: +82-54-279-3399
Education
2006. 9 - 2013. 2 Ph. D., Department of Chemistry KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Hyotcherl Ihee)
2002. 3 - 2006. 8 B.S., Department of Chemistry KAIST
Professional Experiences
2024. 3 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH
2018. 9 - 2024. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH
2016. 3 - 2018. 9 PostDoc at Department of Physics, Stockholm University (Advisor: Prof. Anders Nilsson)
2013. 2 - 2016. 3 Research Fellow, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
2013. 2 - 2016. 3 PostDoc at Department of Chemistry, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Hyotcherl Ihee)
Awards and Honors
2020 Cheongam Science Fellowship for Young Investigator (청암사이언스펠로 11기, Cheongam Foundation)
2014 IBS Outstanding Researcher Award (IBS)
2013 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (KAIST)
Research Interests
X-ray scattering, X-ray spectroscopies, X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with X-ray free electron lasers
The structural origin of water (and ice) anomalies
Reaction mechanism of organometallic catalyst in solution
Ground-state protein dynamics