Education

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    08/2003      Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

    02/1998      M.S., Department of Chemistry, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

    02/1996      B.S., Department of Chemistry, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea

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    Professional Experiences

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   05/2020 – Present     Professor, Mueunjae Chair Professor, POSTECH

   08/2018 – Present     Professor, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH

   09/2016 – 07/2018     Professor, Department of Energy Engineering, UNIST

   03/2013 – 08/2016     Associate Professor, Department of Energy Engineering, UNIST

   02/2009 – 02/2013     Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Engineering, UNIST

   05/2006 – 01/2009     Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts at                                                            Amherst, USA

   05/2005 – 04/2006     Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, POSTECH, Korea

   02/2004 – 04/2005     Manager, Samsung Electronics, Korea

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    Fellowships & Awards

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   08/2017                       The Mid-career Researcher Academy Award(The polymer Society of Korea)

   12/2013                       The Young Scientists Award (The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Korean Presidential Award)

   10/2013                       The KCS-Wiley Young chemistry Award for outstanding Achievement in Chemistry

   05/2012                       Asia Excellence (The Society of Polymer Science, Japan)

   05/2006                       Post-doc scholar ship (KRF, Korea)

   04/2004                       Ph. D thesis Award (The Polymer Society of Korea)

   04/2002                       Visiting scholarship (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, KOSEF, Korea)

   1996 – 1998                POSTECH alumni scholarship

   1992 – 1996                Kyunghee University scholarship

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    Editorial Board Member

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   01/2019 – Present    Editor of journal 'Macromolecular Research' (polymer physics)

   10/2025 – Present    Editor of journal 'Energy Z' (Energy field)

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    Selected Publications

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 1. Ryu, J.; Hong, D.; Choi, S.; Park, S.

   "Synthesis of ultrathin Si nanosheets from natural clays for lithium-ion battery anodes."  

    ACS Nano (2016)

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 2. Ryu, J.; Park, S.

   "Sliding chains keep particles together: A polymeric pulley relieves stress as charging silicon particles expand inside a battery." 

    Science (2017)

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 3. Song, W.-J.; Park, J.; Kim, D. H.; Bae, S.; Kwak, M.-J.; Shin, M.; Kim, S.; Choi, S.; Jang, J.-H.; Shin, T. J.; Kim, S. Y.; Seo, K.; Park, S.

   “Jabuticaba-inspired hybrid carbon filler/polymer electrode for use in highly stretchable aqueous Li-ion batteries.” 

    Adv. Energy Mater. (2018)

     

 4. Ryu, J.; Seo, J. H.; Song, G.; Choi, K.; Hong, D.; Wang, C.; Lee, H.; Lee, J. H.; Park, S.

   "Infinitesimal sulfur fusion yields quasi-metallic bulk silicon for stable and fast energy storage."

    Nat. Commun. (2019)

   

 5. Song, G.; Cheong, J. Y.; Luo, L.; Hwang, C.; Choi, S.; Ryu, J.; Kim, S.; Song, W.-J.; Song, H.-K.; Wang, C.; Kim, I.-D.; Park, S.

   "Atomic-scale combination of germanium–zinc nanofibers for structural and electrochemical evolution."

    Nat. Commun. (2019)  

     

 6. Son, H. B.; Shin, M.; Song, W.-J.; Han, D.-Y.; Choi, S.; Cha, H.; Nam, S.; Cho, J.; Choi, S.; Yoo, S.; Park, S.

   "A dry room-free high-energy density lithium-ion batteries enabled by impurity scavenging separator membrane."

    Energy Storage Mater. (2021)

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 7. Han, D.-Y.; Han, I. K.; Son, H. B.; Kim, Y. S.; Ryu, J.; Park, S.

   "Layering charged polymers enable highly integrated high-capacity battery anodes."

    Adv. Funct. Mater. (2023)

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 8. Kang, J.; Lee, S.; Hwang, J.; Kim, S.; Lee, S.; Yoo, S.; Han, J. W.; Ryu, J.; Park, S.

   "Azacyclic anchor-enabled cohesive graphite electrodes for sustainable anion storage."

    Adv. Mater. (2023)

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 9. Cho, S.; Kim, Y.; Song, Y.; Ryu, J.; Choi, K.; Yang, J.; Lee, S.-H.; Im, S. G.; Park, S.

   "Functional polymer thin films for establishing an effective electrode interface in sulfide-based solid-state batteries."

    Adv. Funct. Mater. (2024)

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10. Kim, S.; Kim, D.; Kim, Y.; Yang, H.; Lee, H.; Kang, J.; Han, J.; Kim, Y. S.; Ryu, J.; Han, J. W.; Park, S.

  "Charge separation induced by asymmetric surface charge effects in quasi-solid state electrolyte for sustainable anion storage. "

    Adv. Energy Mater. (2024)

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11. Jeong, I.; Kim, S.; Kim, Y.; Kim, C.; Kang, J.; Ha, J. H.; Cho, Y.; Kang, S. J.; Ryu, J.; Han, J. W.; Park, S.

  "Toward long-life high-voltage aqueous Li-ion batteries: From solvation chemistry to solid-electrolyte-interphase layer optimization against electron tunneling effect."

    Adv. Mater. (2024)

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12.  Han, D.-Y.; Kim, S.; Kim, Y.; Lim, H.; Lee, G. R.; Song, C. K.; Song, W.-J.; Moon, H. C.; Park, S.; Park, T.

  "Regulating segmental dynamics for ion-cluster in polymer binder to realize high-areal-capacity electrodes in lithium batteries."

   Energy Environ. Sci. (2025)

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13. Kim, S.; Kang, J.; Kim, Y.; Kim, D.; Jung, J.; Han, J. W.; Park, S.

   "Electron-delocalized solvation enhances charge transfer kinetics and structural stability for sustainable sodium-based dual-           ion batteries."

    Adv. Energy Mater. (2025)

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14. Song, Y.; Cho, S.; Kim, S.; Shin, Y.; Na, I.; Lim, J.; Lee, Y. M.; Park, S.

   "Comprehensive Si anode design for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries: Insights into Si–electrolyte synergy for mitigating            contact loss."

    Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025)

    

15. Lee, G.; Han, D.-Y.; Park, S.; Lee, S.; Choi, S.; Kim, S.; Song, Y.; Choi, N.-S.; Lee, H.-W.; Moon, J.; Park, S.

  "Regulating polymer demixing dynamics to construct low-tortuosity host for stable high-energy-density lithium metal                        batteries."

    Adv. Mater. (2025)

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16. Han, D.-Y.; Lee, J.; Bang, Y.; Lee, S.; Shim, H.; Cho, Y.; Song, G.; Lee, T. K.; Park, S.

   "Molecularly engineered membrane-driven interphase stabilization of electrodes for Li||NCM811 cells under practical                        operating conditions."

   Energy Environ. Sci. (2025)

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    Book Chapter

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 1. J.-Y. Wang, S. Park, T. P. Russell, “Block Copolymer Thin Films”, Series in Soft Condensed Matter

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 2. S. Park, T. P. Russell, “Nanopatterning and functionality of block-copolymer thin films” Functional Polymer Films (2011), 1, 403-474.

     Publisher: (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH&Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany)