Professor

Prof. Il Tae Kim, Ph.D.


Office:   Engineering Bldg2, 415-B (공과대학2 415-B)
Phone:   +82-31-750-8835
Email:    itkim@gachon.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?hl=ko&user=zGCX_csAAAAJ


Education

 Ph.D. : Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2011)


M.S. : Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Korea (2006)


B.S. : Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Korea (2004)



Professional Careers

배터리특성화대학원사업 단장(2025. 3 ~ present)

이차전지 혁신융합대학사업 단장(2023. 6 ~ present)

부처협업형 이차전지산업 기술인력양성사업 단장 (2022. 7 ~ 2025. 2)

Professor, School of Chemical, Biological and Battery Engineering, Gachon University, Korea (2024.09 ~ present)

Associate Professor, Dept. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Korea (2019.10 ~ 2024.08)

Assistant Professor, Dept. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Korea (2014.3 ~ 2019.9)

Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, USA (2012 ~ 2014)


Exchange Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, USA (2022. 1 ~ 2023. 2)

Visiting Scholar, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (2010. 6)

Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (2006 ~ 2007)


Associate Editor in the Energy section of Heliyon (Elsevier, Cell Press) (2023. 1 ~ present)

Editorial board member in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry  (2023. 2 ~ present) 


Research Interest

 • Lithium-ion Batteries

 • Sodium-ion Batteries

 • Calcium-ion Batteries

 • Aqueous rechargeable & Dual-ion Batteries

 • Smart polymeric binders for electrodes

 • Bio fuel cells

 • Bioengineering materials 

 • Smart optical sensors



Professional Activities 

The Korean Electrochemical Society (2015 ~ )  Korean Battery Society (2015 ~)  The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014 ~ )   American Physical Society (2011 ~ )  Materials Research Society (2010 ~ )  The Polymer Society of Korea (2004 ~ )

 


Awards

  • University President’s Special Achievement Award – Secondary Battery Specialized Graduate Project (2025. 05)
  • 10년 근속상 (2024. 05)
  • University President's Special Achievement Award for Secondary battery innovation convergence university project (2024. 05)
  • Achievement Award from The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (한국공업화학회) (2023. 05)
  • Gachon Academic Award based on outstanding research performance, Gachon University (2023. 05)
  • University President's citation based on outstanding research performacne, Gachon University (2023. 05)
  • University President's Special Achievement Award for granting the secondary battery manpower training project (2022. 08)
  • University President's citation based on outstanding research performance, Gachon University (2022. 05)
  • First Awarded 'Researcher of the Month Award', Gachon University (2021. 06)
  • University President's citation based on outstanding research performacne, Gachon University (2021. 05)
  • Gachon Academic Award based on outstanding research performance, Gachon University (2020. 05)
  • University President's citation based on outstanding research performacne, Gachon University (2020. 05)
  • University President's citation based on outstanding research performacne, Gachon University (2019. 05)
  • SAIC Paper Award - 2nd place (2010. 11)