PROGRAMME

Operando mass spectrometry for selective electrocatalysis under different chemical interfaces DR. YOO, Jimun Forschungszentrum Jülich Dr. Yoo earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University in August 2020 (PI: Prof. Yung-Eun Sung), where he studied nanostructure-activity correlations in fuel cell catalysts. In March 2021, he joined ETH Zurich (PI: Prof. Maria Lukatskaya), expanding his expertise in developing in situ and operando analytical tools to understand selective electrocatalytic CO₂-to-CO conversion. From August 2024, he is leading operando analytical research team at Forschungszentrum Jülich.

In Situ TEM on Semiconductor Materials DR. ZHOU, Dan Leibniz Institute For Crystal Growth (IKZ) Dr. Dan Zhou is leading the in situ TEM group at Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ) on semiconductor materials, with special emphasis on bringing realistic conditions, like temperature, biasing and gas environment to the atomic to micro scale structure correlations to academic and industry interested semiconductor research.

Sustainable Natural Fibre Composites with Enhanced Mechanical and Fire-Resistant Properties PROF. SONG, Jung-il Changwon National University Professor Jungil Song is a globally distinguished expert in composite materials, with over three decades of pioneering contributions spanning natural fibre composites, metal matrix systems, biomedical engineering, and structural reliability. He earned his PhD from Pohang University of Science and Technology and has worked at Changwon University since 1998. He currently serves as Emeritus Professor at Changwon National University (CWNU) and Director of the Center for Advanced Materials Research (CAMR) supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Professor Song's research has profoundly shaped the field of sustainable composite materials, with a strong emphasis on the development of green and bio-based polymers, flame-retardant systems, thermoset bio-resins, self-healing composites, and reinforced natural fibres. His recent work also explores polymer recycling, micro/nano cellulose materials, 3D printing technologies, and advanced polyurethane foams, all aimed at addressing global challenges in materials sustainability and multifunctionality.

Paving the Way for Industrializing Next-Generation Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries MR. JOO, Hyunsang Preli Gmbh Hyunsang Joo holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from POSTECH (2011), an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University (2013), and is currently completing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany (expected 2025). He is the Co-founder and Executive Director of PRELI GmbH, where he leads R&D and commercialization efforts focused on lithium metal anodes, prelithiation, and presodiation technologies. Since 2019, he has also been a Research Associate at the Institute of Energy and Climate Research (Forschungszentrum Jülich), working on advanced anode materials for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. His research spans cell and electrode design, reduction mechanism of various additives, solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) analysis, and novel methods for monitoring lithiation states. Previously, he worked at Samsung SDI (2013–2019) as a Research Engineer, where he developed manufacturing processes and automated systems for battery production, including low-internal tension winding, high-speed stacking, flexible battery packaging, and EIS-based non-destructive inspection methods, along with modeling/experiment-based approach to understand wetting mechanism of the electrodes.