MS/PhD - Applied Chemistry - Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Study Level

• Graduate (MS/PhD) 

Subject of Study

• Programmable Nanomaterials Laboratory (PNL, http://nanolab.khu.ac.kr) at Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University (www.khu.ac.kr) is looking for highly self-motivated students to study in graduate programs (MS/PhD combined degree). 

Study Focus

• PNL students have been focused on nanotechnology and its application for energy generation, conversions and storages. PNL has funded by Korean government, Korean national labs, and Samsung Electronics due to publications in top journals in chemistry.

Research Areas

• Solar-to-chemical energy conversion (water splitting, CO2 conversion)
• Novel Nanopatterning for plasmonics and electronic applications
• Energy storages (supercapacitors, Li-ion Batteries)
• Nanogenerators (piezoelectric and triboelectric generators)

Requirements

• Education and research background in Chemistry and Material Sciences or related fields
• Students with hands-on experience in Li-ion battery and supercapacitor, or nanomaterial
• synthesis (TEM, XPS, XRD analysis knowledge) will be the first choice.
• Decent English for communications (English test score of TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, or TEPS is
• required)
• Motivated statements of research purpose
• Meet the admission requirements of the Kyung Hee University

Sponsorship and Benefit

• Sponsor: Kyung Hee University and Brain Korea 21+ (BK 21+)
• Scholarship coverage: 100% (but can be changed depending on funding)
• Or students recommend to apply for graduate scholarship program by Korean governments (http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr)

Monthly Stipend: 

• Yes

International and domestic conferences: 

• MRS (USA), EMRS (Europe), KCS (Korea), etc.

Location of the university:

• Yongin (30 ~ 50 min. driving from Gangnam, Seoul), South Korea
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Contact information

• Students who have interests in applying the graduate program at energy related nanoscience of PNL, please send resume and motivational statements of research to Prof. Min Hyung Lee (minhlee@khu.ac.kr)
• * Contact the professor after reading these guidelines and contact only if you have read these files. Do not bombard professor email with irrelevant and less info and reducing yours and other eligible Pakistanis chances of selection 

Contact information

• Lab: http://nanolab.khu.ac.kr/Home.html
• University: www.khu.ac.kr

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