Professor
Career & Education
September.2021 – Present : Professor
Daegu Kyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) / Department of Energy Systems Engineering
March. 2015 – 2021 : Associate Professor
Daegu Kyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) / Department of Energy Systems Engineering
March. 2011 – March. 2015 : Assistant Professor
Daegu Kyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) / Department of Energy Systems Engineering
Sep. 2008 – Feb. 2011 : Assistant Professor
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
/ Department of Applied Chemistry
Jan. 2008 – Sep. 2008 : Leader of Electrolyte R&D Team
LG Chem / Research Park / Battery Research and Development
Sep. 2001 – Dec. 2007 : Senior Research Scientist
LG Chem / Research Park / Battery Research and Development
Apr. 2000 – Sep. 2001 : Post-Doc.
(Supervisor: Dr. Hugh S. Issacs)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)
/ Department of Energy Science and Technology / Material Science Division
Mar. 1996 – Feb. 2000 : Ph. D. in KAIST
/Department of Chemistry
(Supervisor: Prof. Kwak, Juhyoun)
Mar. 1994 – Feb. 1996 : M.S. in KAIST
/ Department of Chemistry
(Supervisor: Prof. Kwak, Juhyoun)
Mar. 1990 – Feb. 1994 :
B.A. in KAIST / Department of Chemistry
Hochun Lee
Professor
Phone : +82-53-785-6411
E-mail : dukelee at dgist.ac.kr
Office : E6-311
Personal Overview
Understanding on electrochemistry and related academic fields
1) Chemistry background
2) Deep insight into electrochemical phenomena
3) Broad understanding on relevant fields
(physics, electronics, materials, engineering)
Experience in the lithium-ion battery field
1) 7 years' R&D experience in LG Chem
2) From small batteries for mobile devices to large ones for HEW/EVs
3) Acquaint with manufacturing and business of lithium-ion battery
4) Easily adaptable to novel type energy conversion and storage systems
Network
1) Nation-wide collaboration with both academic institutes and industries
2) Tight regional connection in Kyeongbuk, Daegu, and Ulsan
Activites
Academic activities
1) Korean Chemical Society: Life time member
2) Korean Electrochemical Society: Life time member
3) Korean Battery Society: Active member
4) The Electrochemical Society: Active member
Regional activities
1) Gumi Electronics & Information and Research Institute: Consulting member
2) Gumi Science and Technology Leaders Club: Committee member
Secondary battery-related activities
1) Gumi test center for HEV/EV batteries: Consulting member (Sponsor: Gumi Electronics & Information and Research Institute, 2008.9-2009.2)
2) Patent strategy TF for lithium-ion batteries for HEV/EVs: Consulting professor (Sponsor: Korean Intellectual Property Office, LG Chem, SK Energy, Hyundai-Kia- Motors, 2009.4-2009.10)
3) Gumi FEZ secondary battery complex: Validity investigator (Sponsor: KOTRA & Daegu-Kyeongbuk FEZ, 2010.6-2010.10)
4) Ulsan battery certification center: Consulting professor (Sponsor: Ulsan Fine Chemical Industry Center, 2010.10-present)
5) Meeting for Kyeongbuk green IT industry : Consulting professor (Sponsor : Kyeongbuk Techno-park, 2010. 10 - present)
Collaborators
Industries
1) LG Chem
(Battery Research and Development / Daejeon)
2) LG Chem
(CRD / Seoul)
3) L&F (Cathode Materials / Daegu)
4) Foosung (Electrolytes / Ulsan)
Research Institutes
1) Gumi Electronics & Information and Research Institute
2) Ulsan Fine Chemical Industry Center