2026/6/18

We celebrated the second anniversary of our lab’s journey at POSTECH. Over the past two years, our lab has grown in size, teamwork, and shared ambition. We are grateful to all members who have been part of this journey and look forward to growing even stronger together.

 

2026/05/13

Congratulations to Jeonghyun Kim for winning the student presentation competition award at the 2026 Spring KECS Conference.

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2026/04/06

Our recent paper on Cu surface functionalization, which reveals a positive feedback mechanism between HER suppression and alloy interlayer formation, has been highlighted by ETNEWS and several other media outlets.

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news1 / newdaily / ETNEWS / KPINEWS / VERITAS

 

2026/1/31

Dr. Kwon, who has successfully completed the integrated M.S.–Ph.D. program at SECL, has joined the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center at Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER). We wish him all the best as he begins this new chapter and look forward to seeing his continued growth and achievements!

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2025/10/23

Professor Minah Lee has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 POSCO Science Fellowship. The fellowship, organized by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation, supports outstanding young scientists in fundamental and materials science fields, including physics, chemistry, life sciences, metals, and energy materials.

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2025/6/20

We celebrated the first anniversary of our successful transition to POSTECH. Warm welcome to Gwanghui Lee, Hee-Kang Shin, and Hyeokjae Jeon, who joined us this spring. We’re also excited to welcome two new members, Gaeun & Juhyeok, in the upcoming fall semester!

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2025/3/30

Dr. Jinkwan Choi, who has successfully completed the integrated M.S.–Ph.D. program at SECL, has joined Samsung SDI. We wish him continued growth and success in his professional journey.

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2025/3/5

Our research was selected as one of the Top 25 Chemistry and Materials Science articles of 2024 in Nature Communications.

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2024/6/16

MINAH LEE LAB has officially moved to the Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology (GIFT) at POSTECH as of June 2024! Stay tuned for more exciting research from SECL!

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2024/02/07

Dr. Lee received the "KIST Young Scientist Award (Park Won Hee Award)",  a prestigious annual institutional award conferred on KIST’s anniversary to a single senior researcher for exceptional research excellence and institutional contributions.

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2023/12/11

Congratulations to Jina Lee for receiving the 2023 KIST-KT&G student fellowship.

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2023/09/26

Dr. Lee received the "KIST Scientist of the Month" award for publishing a paper on nonflammable electrolytes in Energy & Environmental Science.

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2023/09/26

Congratulations to A-R Jeon for receiving the 2023 fall KIST student fellowship for university-industry joint research program.

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2023/07/10

Our recent paper on bis(2-methoxyethyl) carbonate based nonflammable electrolytes for thermally stable lithium-ion batteries is highlighted in JTBS and many other News.

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JTBC / 동아일보 / 연합뉴스 / IT조선 / 이데일리 / HelloDD

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2023/06/05

Our recent paper on a chemical activation strategy of Mg metal anodes to develop efficient rechargeable Mg batteries is highlighted in YNA and many other News.

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연합뉴스 / 동아사이언스 / 헤럴드경제  / 디지털타임스 / 전자신문 / HelloDD

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2022/09/08

Dr. Lee received the "KIST Scientist of the Month" award for publishing a paper on aqueous zinc ion batteries in Energy & Environmental Science.

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2022/08/25

Congratulations to M Kwon for receiving the 2022 fall KIST student fellowship for university-industry joint research program.

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2022/06/08

Our recent paper on identifying the growth mechanism of compact Zn anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries is highlighted in YNA and many other News.

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연합뉴스 / NEWSIS / 헤럴드경제  / 뉴스웍스 / 기계신문 / 워크투데이

 

2022/05/23

Congratulations to JK Choi for winning the student presentation competition award at the 2022 Spring KECS Conference.

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2022/02/15

Dr. Lee was interviewed by the Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering, and Technology (WISET).

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2021/07/15

Our recent paper on designing a weakly solvating solution for prelithiation is highlighted in YTN Science and many other News.

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NEWS1/ 연합뉴스 / IT조선 / 이웃집과학자  / YTN Science

전자신문 / PHYS.ORG

 

2021/04/01

Dr. Lee was selected as a "KIST Young Fellow".

 

2020/06/07

Our prelithiation strategy is highlighted in KIST youtube and many other News.

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이데일리 / KBS NEWS / 시사포커스 / 헬로디디  / Eurekalert 

2019/11/07

Dr. Lee won the 2019 KECS Park Su-Moon Academic Award.

 

 

2019/05/22

Dr. Lee won the 2018/2019 Wiley APAC Young Researcher Award.

 

KIST Blog / 파이낸셜뉴스 / 머니투데이 / 이데일리 

2019/03/01

Dr. Lee joined KIST as a senior researcher. 

2018/11/29

Dr. Lee won the MRS postdoctoral award at the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston. 

2017/10/30

Our sodium-rhodizonate battery is highlighted in Nature Energy news & views. 

2017/10/09

Our sodium-rhodizonate battery is highlighted in Stanford News, ECS blog and many other News.

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ECS / ESJ / Futurism / USA Today / Green Car Congress

New Atlas / Power Technology