RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Synthesis of new nanocatalyst s & applications for organic reactions

- Fabrications & applications of Nanomaterials

- Organometallic chemistry of f-and d-block transition metal complexes

- New organometallic catalysts for efficient organic synthesis

- Transition-metal promoted organic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, Yoonhee Cho, Jiseul Chun, Hae Jin Kim, Dwight A. Sweigart, and Seung Uk Son "Mn Quinonoid Core-Rh Quinonoid Shell Organometallic Nanospheres as Atom Economical Semi-heterogeneous Catalysts in Carbene Transfer Reactions" Adv. Mater. 2007 , 19 (19), 2547-2551.

2. Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, Hae Jin Kim and Seung Uk Son "Near-monodisperse Tetrahedral Rh Nanoparticles on Charcoal: Shape Dependent Catalytic Activities in Hydrogenation of Arenes" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007 , 46 , 1152-1155.

3. Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, Soyoung Kim, Hae Jin Kim, and Seung Uk Son "Phase-Controlled One-Dimensional Shape Evolution of InSe Nanocrystals" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006 , 128 , 14780-14781.

4. Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, Seung Uk Son, and Dwight A. Sweigart "Self-Supported Organometallic Rhodium Quinonoid Nanocatalysts for Stereoselective Polymerization of Phenylacetylene" J. Am. Chem. Soc . 2006 , 128 , 8740-8741.

5. Kang Hyun Park, Kwonho Jang, and Seung Uk Son"Synthesis, Optical Properties and Self-Assembly of Ultrathin Hexagonal In 2 S 3 Nanoplates" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006 , 45 , 4608 -4612.

6. Kang Hyun Park, Young Keun Chung "Immobilized Co/Rh Heterobimetallic Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Pauson?Khand-Type Reaction" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005 , 347 , 854-866.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

2008 ~ present Assistant professor / Dept. of Chemistry, Pusan National University

2007 ~ 2007 Research professor / Dept. of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University

2006 ~ 2007 Senior Research Scientist / Dept. of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University

2005 ~ 2006 Post-doctoral fellow / Dept. of Chemistry, Seoul National University

2000 ~ 2005 Graduate Student Researcher, in Organometallics Group / Dept. of Chemistry, Seoul National University

P ROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITES

Korean Chemical Society (KCS)

American Chemical Society(ACS)

HONORS AND AWARDS

- May 2003, Brain Korea 21 awardees for Outstanding Research (Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University)

- November 2003, Brain Korea 21 awardees for Outstanding Research (Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University)