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Sanghun Lee Assistant Professor

Department of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering / Sustainable and Resilient Society Convergence Major / HOKMA College of General Education

Prof. Sanghun Lee, Department of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering, Ewha Womans University, obtained his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. He has also worked as a Senior Researcher at the Korea Institute of Energy Research and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the United States. His research interests focus on lifecycle hydrogen energy technologies, including water electrolysis for hydrogen production, liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) for hydrogen storage, ammonia technologies, fuel cells for power generation, reactor and stack design using CFD/FEM, dynamics analysis using MATLAB Simulink and Simscape, hydrogen and new energy system design through process simulation, energy efficiency/economic analysis, and AI-based power grid operation simulation.

Homepage: https://hydrogen.ewha.ac.kr
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=Xrz_WmsAAAAJ&hl=ko
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanghun-lee-5214331b2/

sanghun@ewha.ac.kr
Department Chair, Climate and Energy Systems Engineering/Division Chair, Division of Sustainable Systems Engineering/Department Chair, Climate and Energy Systems Engineering
Jinseonmi-gwan #323
02-3277-5048
Research Interests
- Hydrogen, Process modeling, Dynamic simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence

Research Record

Low-cost green hydrogen from renewable energy curtailment: A techno-economic analysis with a real-time AI-driven approach ENERGY, 2026, v.349, 140569
SCIE Scopus dColl.
Development of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells with a thin-film electrolyte under an oxidizing atmosphere Journal of Power Sources Advances, 2025, v.33, 100177
Scopus dColl.
Sustainable chemical processing of municipal plastic waste: Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis oil production INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 2025, v.137, 652-664
SCIE Scopus dColl.
Economic analysis of the circular economy based on waste plastic pyrolysis oil: a case of the university campus Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024, v.26 no.3, 6293-6313
SCIE Scopus dColl.
Energy, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle assessment for co-gasification of polyethylene terephthalate and olive husk by chemical process simulation Chemical Engineering Science, 2024, v.295, 120164
SCIE Scopus dColl.
Evaluation of Electrolyte Materials of Gd- and Ce-Doped Scandia-Stabilized Zirconia and Yb- and Bi-Doped Gadolinium-Doped Ceria for Highly Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Green Technology, 2024, v.11 no.4, 1217-1228
SCIE Scopus KCI dColl.
Thermodynamic Feasibility Evaluation of Alkaline Thermal Treatment Process for Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture from Biomass by Process Modeling Energies, 2024, v.17 no.7, 1661
SCIE Scopus dColl.
Economic Analysis on Hydrogen Pipeline Infrastructure Establishment Scenarios: Case Study of South Korea Energies, 2022, v.15 no.18, 6824
SCIE Scopus dColl.
[학술지논문] Economic analysis of the circular economy based on waste plastic pyrolysis oil: a case of the university campus ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, 2024, v.26 no.3 , 6293-6313
SCIE
[학술지논문] Energy, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle assessment for co-gasification of polyethylene terephthalate and olive husk by chemical process simulation CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 2024, v.295 no.1 , 120164-120164
SCIE
[학술지논문] Evaluation of Electrolyte Materials of Gd- and Ce-Doped Scandia-Stabilized Zirconia and Yb- and Bi-Doped Gadolinium-Doped Ceria for Highly Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING-GREEN TECHNOLOGY, 2024, v.11 no.4 , 1217-1228
SCIE
[학술발표] Comparative energy economic studies on hydrogen energy storage technologies European Fuel Cell Forum 2023, 스위스, 2023-07-07 European Fuel Cell Forum 2023, 2023

2026-1st
- Renewable Energy
  - Subject No 38522Class No 01
  - 2Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~4 (ESEA) , Fri 5~5 (CH)
  - Not eligible for exchange students
- Advanced Hydrogen Energy Systems
  - Subject No G18545Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Fri 6~7 (ENG )
2025-2nd
- Low Carbon Energy Systems
  - Subject No 38536Class No 01
  - 3Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~4 (ENG ) , Fri 5~5 (153)
- Student-designed project Ⅰ
  - Subject No 38687Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit
- Student-designed project Ⅱ
  - Subject No 38688Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit
- Artificial Intelligence for Energy Systems
  - Subject No G18922Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Fri 6~7 (ENG )
2025-1st
- Renewable Energy
  - Subject No 38522Class No 01
  - 2Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 7~7 (ESEA) , Fri 7~7 (CH)
- Climate and Energy Internship Ⅲ
  - Subject No 38553Class No 01
  - 3Year ( 3Credit
- Computational fluid dynamics for energy systems
  - Subject No G18897Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Fri 5~6 (ESEA)
2024-2nd
- Low Carbon Energy Systems
  - Subject No 38536Class No 01
  - 3Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 6~6 (ESEA) , Thu 4~4 (CH)
- Energy Systems Process
  - Subject No G18507Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 5~6 (ESEA)
2024-1st
- Renewable Energy
  - Subject No 38522Class No 01
  - 2Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 3~3 (ESEA) , Thu 2~2 (CH)
- Advanced Hydrogen Energy Systems
  - Subject No G18545Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 3~4 (ESEA)
2023-2nd
- Low Carbon Energy Systems
  - Subject No 38536Class No 01
  - 3Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 6~6 (ESEA) , Thu 4~4 (CH)
- Climate and Energy Systems Seminar Ⅱ
  - Subject No G16469Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 6~7 (ESEA)
2023-1st
- Renewable Energy
  - Subject No 38522Class No 01
  - 2Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 3~3 (ESEA) , Thu 2~2 (CH)
- Energy Systems Process
  - Subject No G18507Class No 01
  - Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~5 (ESEA)
  - Language Changed

Academic Background

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 공학박사(기계공학과)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 공학석사(기계공학과)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 공학사(기계항공시스템학부)

Work Experience

National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) 2021-06-07 ~ 2022-02-28

한국에너지기술연구원(KIER) 2021-04-01 ~ 2021-05-05

한국과학기술원(KAIST) 2020-09-01 ~ 2021-03-31

Department Chair, Climate and Energy Systems Engineering 2025-02-01 ~ 2027-01-31

Division Chair, Division of Sustainable Systems Engineering 2025-02-01 ~ 2027-01-31

Department Chair, Climate and Energy Systems Engineering 2025-02-01 ~ 2027-01-31

External Awards

Energy Use Plan Review Committee Member (한국에너지공단)2025-05-27

Excellent Academic Presentation Award (한국수소및신에너지학회)2025-05-16

Best Paper Award (한국산업정보학회)2024-11-22

ACS Publications Peer Reviewer (American Chemical Society)2022-12-31

Excellent Academic Presentation Award (한국수소및신에너지학회)2022-11-25

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