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General Information

Full Name Young-Woon Byeon
Title Senior Research Scientist
Department Advanced Analysis and Data Center
Institution Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Email ywbyeon@kist.re.kr
Phone +82 2-958-5992
Url https://ywbyeon.github.io/ (This website)
Summary A Korean-born material scientist and electron microscopist, just started a new tenure-track position in KIST.

Education

  • Feb. 2020

    Seoul, Korea

    Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
    Korea University
    • Thesis title: Studies of sodiation behaviors in Sn anodes using in situ electron microscopy
    • Advisor: Prof. Jae-Chul Lee
  • Aug. 2013

    Seoul, Korea

    B.S. in Materials Sciences and Engineering
    Korea University

Work Experience

  • Nov. 2023
    - Present

    Seoul, Korea

    Senior Research Scientist
    Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
    Head of the TEM group, Advanced Analysis and Data Center
    • Developing advanced EM techniques for energy storage materials applications.
    • Investigations on the materials/interfacial degradation behaviors.
      (e.g. solid-state electrolytes and composite electrodes)
  • Mar. 2020
    - Oct. 2023

    Berkeley, CA,
    United States

    Postdoctoral Research Employee
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
    Materials Sciences Division
    • Investigated the buried interphases between a solid-state electrolyte and a metal anode.
    • Developed an airtight sample transfer system to characterize air-sensitive materials.
    • 3-dimensional FIB/STEM tomography on the bio-nanomaterials using diatom frustules.
    • Systematically synthesized and characterized on the high-performance oxide catalyst support materials for PEMFC applications.
  • May. 2013
    - Feb. 2020

    Seoul, Korea

    Research Assistant (RA)
    Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
    Advanced Analysis Center
    • Developed an airtight sample transfer system to characterize air-sensitive materials.
    • Pioneered the correlative analysis of battery electrode materials by using various analytical instruments (XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, EDS, EELS, and APT).
    • Observed the formation and growth behavior of SEI layer during fast charging/discharging.
  • Jan. 2012
    - Feb. 2012

    Seoul, Korea

    Undergraduate Intern
    Battelle-Korea Institute
    Research Laboratory
  • Mar. 2009
    - Apr. 2011

    Jinju, Korea

    Sergeant (honorable discharged)
    Republic of Korea Air Force
    Education and Training Command

Teaching Experience

  • 2024
    - Present
    Lecturer
    Offered Classes:
    • 2024 professional training course in the field of research equipment: TEM
  • 2017
    - Present
    Trainings and Mentorships
    Offered Activities:
    • Mentored graduate/undergraduate students in the lab
    • Trained visiting students from Dongduk Girl's High School (2018)
  • 2014 - 2017
    Teaching Assistant
    Korea University
    Department of Materials Sciences of Engineering
    Offered Courses:
    • TA in Mechanical Properties of Materials
    • TA in Metallic Material Processing
    • TA in Engineering Mathematics I

Service and Outreach Experiences

Editorial Director Korean Society of Microscopy (since 2024, member since 2014)
Member
  • Electrochemical Society (Since 2022)
  • Materials Research Society (Since 2018)
  • Korean Society of Metals and Materials (Since 2014)
  • Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) (2020-2023)
    • President KSEA Berkeley Local Chapter (2021-2023)
    Journal Reviewer Materials Today Energy; Electrochimica Acta; ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces; Applied Sciences; Materials; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Molecules; Batteries; Energies

    Honors and Awards

    Awards
    • 2022.04.14.

      Berkeley, CA,
      United States

      Grant for Networking of Next-generation Leaders in Science and Technology (2022)
      The Korean Federation of Science and Technology (KOFST)
    • 2019.01.31.

      Seoul, Korea

      Best Student Researcher Award
      Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    • 2018.11.29.

      Boston, MA,
      United States

      Best Poster Awards
      2018 Fall Meeting of Materials Research Society (MRS)
    • 2017.12.20.

      Seoul, Korea

      Industrial Scholarship (2018-2019)
      LG Chem
    • 2016.05.13.

      Seoul, Korea

      Excellence Paper Award
      2016 Spring conference
    • 2014 - 2019

      South Korea

      8 Best Poster Awards from various domestic conferences
      Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIM),
      Korean Society of Microscopy (KSM), etc.
    • 2014.05.07.

      Seoul, Korea

      Korea Technocomplex Scholarship for graduate students
      Korea University
    • 2012.02.02.

      Seoul, Korea

      Best Paper Award
      4th Internship Papers Competition for undergraduates, Korea University

    Patents

    • Shape-controlled multi-pod nanowire structure for direct methanol fuel cell application and preparation method thereof
      KR Patent: 1014211040000 (2014)

    Publications