Seokhyun Choung

Seokhyun Choung

Senior Research Associate

Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM)
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

Sejong Science Fellow 2026–2031

AI-native chemical engineer developing next-generation catalysts to combat climate change through computational design. Leveraging machine learning and ab initio calculations to discover efficient catalytic materials for sustainable chemical processes.

Experience

Seoul National University

2024 – Present
Senior Research Associate · Seoul, South Korea

Education

POSTECH

2020 – 2024
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering · Pohang, South Korea
Computational Catalysis — electrochemical/thermal catalyst design and reaction mechanism

POSTECH

2016 – 2020
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering · Pohang, South Korea
Visiting Research: Seoul National University (2018), Technical University of Denmark (2019)

Fellowships & Grants

Sejong Science Fellowship

2026 – 2031
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
KRW 100M/yr (~USD 70K/yr) · Independent research fellowship for early-career scientists

Soseon Foundation Scholarship (KRW 10M)

Outstanding STEM graduate research
2023

Soseon Foundation Scholarship (KRW 20M)

Outstanding STEM graduate research
2022

Awards

Poster Excellence

KSIEC
2025

Oral Presentation

IUMRS-ICA
2021

Poster Excellence

KIChE Fall
2021

Poster Excellence

KIChE Spring
2021

Creative Research 3rd

POSCO
2019

Project Excellence

GS Caltex–SNU
2018

Academic Family

Advisors, collaborators & friends across 4 countries and 10+ institutions

Global Network
South Korea
ETH Zurich
DTU
SPring-8
Boston
Atlanta
South Korea
SNU · Seoul
POSTECH · Pohang
KAIST · Daejeon
UNIST · Ulsan