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1) What he had done before XJTLU
Prof. Heechae Choi (hereinafter Heechae) joined the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Science, XJTLU as a full professor in January 2023, after spending years at University of Cologne, Germany. He started his independent academic career in the German University with a prestigious fellowship, MOPGA-GRI (Sep.2018 - Dec.2022) as one of only 13 laureates.
Before going to Germany, he founded two venture companies, Virtual Lab Inc. and Materials Lab (Mar.2016, Aug.2018), which provide materials simulation platform and consulting services to big manufacturing companies including Samsung Electronics, 3M, SK, MiCo.
2) His research outputs in academia and industry
He has developed several theory models for quality controls of mass produced functional materials running his technology-based business and doing academic work in parallel.Heechae has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers (as of September 2024) so far, and the h-index is 30, according to the Google Scholar statistics.
The projects that he conducted as the PI are mostly about the theory-based materials processing condition predictions for high-technology business such as
- Apples iPhone antenna materials
- Samsung Electronicss capacitor lifetime
- Reliance-Samsung network device
- Electrostatic chuck
- Samsungs ceramic heater
- Artificial diamond fabrications using Thermodynamics
Research interests
1) Semiconductor Processing
2) Multi-scale simulations
3) Photochemistry
4) Fundamentals of Catalytic Reactions with considerations of Electromagnetism and Fluid Dynamics
5) Simulation Platform for Manufacturing of Functional Materials
Experience
Professor - Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, XJTLU - Jan.2023 to Present
Visiting Professor - Dept. of Chemistry, University of Cologne - Jan. 2023 to Present
Group Leader (Principal Investigator) - University of Cologne - Sep.2018 to Dec. 2022
Adjunct Professor - Dept. Metallurgical and Materials Eng., IIT-Madras - Apr. 2022 to Dec. 2022
CEO, Founder - Materials Lab, Aug. 2018 to Present
CSO - MOP Materials - Aug. 2021 to Present
CSO, Co-founder - Virtual Lab Inc. - Mar.2016 to June 2018
Postdoc - Korea Institute of Science Technology (KIST) - Mar. 2012 to Feb. 2016
Teaching
Physical Chemistry (CHE 202)
Further Key Skills in Chemistry (CHE203) - Math part, co-teaching
Awards and honours
- Top 40 in the whole country (South Korea) KRCF grant for young scientists - May 2012
*Similar with China's Young Thousand Talent (YTT) Program*
- #1 Excellence PhD Thesis Award, Engineering School of Hanyang University (Among 140 PhD receipients) - Feb. 2012
- Top 10 Excellence Thesis of Graduate School, Hanyang University (Among 900) - Feb. 2012
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University - 2012
BA, Department of Ceramic Engineering, Hanyang University - 2006
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
- 3 Active
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The Construction of External Field-Responsive CO2 Adsorbents and the Study of the Enhanced CO2 Adsorption Mechanisms
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Combined Fluid Dynamics and Electrochemistry Study for Advanced Catalyst Design with Considerations of Catalyst Morphology and Facility Conditions
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Suzhou Industrial Park High Quality Innovation Platform of Functional Molecular Materials and Devices
Yang, L., Liu, C., Lu, Q., Papadikis, K., Choi, H., Lin, Y., Xue, X., Huang, X., Ding, M., Wang, X., Zhang, Q., JIN, X., Matziari, M., Ding, L., Li, D., Dennis, J., Dong, Q., 张开周, 由冬琦 & 郜明文
1/09/23 → 30/08/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Fermi level pinning strategy to boost the photocatalytic water splitting reaction of g-C3N4 with one-step multi-phase Fe2O3 self-assembly
Liu, Z., Ji, S., Zhao, S., Hu, X., An, X., Liu, T., Cheng, X., Choi, H. & Dawson, G., 2025, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1019Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid Drying Principle for High-speed, Pinhole-Less, Uniform Wet Deposition Protocols of Water-Dispersed 2D Materials
Jeong, K., Kim, C., Lee, H. Y., Zhao, J., Choi, S. H., Bae, J. A., Kim, H. S., Kim, J. Y., Kim, Y., Choi, H., Gorospe, A. E. G., Yoo, S. J., Wang, C. & Lee, D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recent research trends in the rational designing of single atom catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction to CO—a mini review
Choi, J., Yoo, S., Janani, G., Surendran, S., Shanmugapriya, S., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Jin, K. & Sim, U., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Carbon Letters. 35, 2, p. 469-479 11 p., 100965.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Understanding the Engineering Tactics to Achieve the Stabilized Anode in Next-Generation Zn-Air Batteries
Surendran, S., Lim, Y., Lee, S., Jesudass, S. C., Janani, G., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Jin, K. & Sim, U., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Exploration.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Accurate and interpretable machine learning with pore+ descriptors for iodide capture in metal–organic frameworks
Wu, X., Song, X., Chen, L., Yu, C., Zhao, L., Zuo, M., Li, C., Choi, H., Jiang, J. & Ding, L., Dec 2024, In: Separation and Purification Technology. p. 130933Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Theory of photochemical reactions and catalysis near heterointerfaces and grain boundaries of semiconductor having defect segregations: Importance of space charge and Fermi level pinning
Heechae Choi (Invited speaker)
2 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Theory model of photochemical and catalytic reactions near heterointerface and grain boundary having dopant segregations
Heechae Choi (Keynote speaker)
15 Jun 2025 → 19 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Theory of photochemical and catalytic reactions on wide band gap semiconductors
Heechae Choi (Invited speaker)
28 Nov 2024 → 30 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Mutil-scale Modeling and Machine Learning Study for OER/ORR Electrocatalysts with Considerations of Ionic Transport and Morphology Effects
Heechae Choi (Keynote speaker)
24 Nov 2024 → 27 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote Speech
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Journal of Applied Physics (Journal)
Heechae Choi (Reviewer)
18 Oct 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review