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Henry Han

Henry Han

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 372-6783

Biography

Dr. Hyungkyu Han is a Materials Scientist in the Energy and Environmental Directorate at PNNL. He received his BSc and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea. After completing his PhD in 2015, he became a joint researcher at FAU, Germany and RCPTM, Czechia for ERC project. In 2017 he was awarded the Director’s Postdoc Fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 2019 he joined PNNL’s Battery Materials & Systems Group.

Dr. Han has expertise in the development of low-dimensional functional nanostructured electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. He has authored and co-authored over 30 publications and patents.

Research Interests

  • Design and synthesis of low-dimensional functional nanostructures
  • Lithium-ion battery and beyond
  • Electrochemical Energy Applications

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., in Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea
  • B.S., in Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Member of Materials Research Society (MRS) and Electrochemical Society (ECS)
  • Editorial board member of Advances in Materials
  • Reviewer for Journal of Materials Chemistry, Electrochemistry Communications, Chemical Communications etc.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Director's Postdoc Fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Best Doctoral Dissertation Award at Hanyang University

PNNL Publications

2024

  • Weller J.M., H. Han, E. Polikarpov, K. Han, V. Shutthanandan, Y. Wang, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2024. "Intrinsically sodiophilic, mesoporous metal-free wetting layers based on inexpensive carbon black for sodium-metal batteries." Nano Energy 128, no. Part A:Art. No. 109815. PNNL-SA-194246. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109815

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