Dr. Ha Jun-su, a Postdoctoral Researcher, Selected for the ‘2024 Post-Doc. Growth-Type Joint Research Support Project’
- Date2024.09.27
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Dr. Ha Jun-su, a postdoctoral researcher at the Nano-Bio Materials Laboratory, was selected for the Ministry of Education’s "2024 Post-Doc Growth-Type Joint Research Support Project."
The Ministry of Education’s project aims to foster innovative and challenging joint research by establishing a mentor-mentee relationship between postdoctoral researchers and outstanding full-time professors and teachers at universities. The program selected around 180 research projects nationwide. As part of this initiative, Dr. Ha will serve as the principal investigator for the project titled "Development of Porous Materials for Smart Isotope Separation Based on Digital Exploration" from September 2024 to August 2027, for three years, and he will be funded 600 million won to carry out this research. The research team plans to design and synthesize ideal isotope separation materials using digital-based screening techniques.
Dr. Ha has previously conducted isotope separation research utilizing quantum effects in metal-organic frameworks, publishing 11 papers in prestigious SCI-level international journals such as “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces”, “Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers”, and “Nanoscale Advances”.
(From left) Professor Moon Hoi-ri (mentor) and Dr. Ha (person in charge of the research project)
In this project, Professor Moon Hoi-ri from the Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience will serve as a mentor, with Dr. Choi Won-young and Dr. Kim Ji-yeon from UNIST participating as co-researchers. As Professor Moon, a distinguished scholar in isotope separation, has successfully led various research projects, the professor will also support the success of this project.
The research team aims to present a new paradigm for synthesizing highly selective and high-capacity isotope separation materials through this project. They will also contribute to the development of advanced separation systems based on a deeper understanding of the separation mechanisms, with the ultimate goal of facilitating practical industrial applications in isotope separation.