Major 

Electrochemistry, Surface Science, Computational Engineering
 
 
 Research Interests

- Fabrication of the unique 3D nano-porous architectures for high performance electrochemical devices
- Mathematical modeling of electrochemical phenomena including interfacial reaction & atom/ion transport
- Design of high capacity & high power energy conversion devices such as batteries, capacitors, and fuel cells
- Exploration of other functional devices utilizing electrochemical phenomena

  
 
 Education 

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
Ph.D, Materials Science and Engineering, February 2001

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
M.Sc, Materials Science and Engineering, February 1997

Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
B.S, Metallurgical Engineering, February 1995

 
 
 Selected Publications 
  1. H.-C. Shin, J. Dong, and M. Liu, "Nanoporous Structures Prepared by an Electrochemical Deposition Process", Advanced Materials 15 (2003) 1610/1614.
2. H.-C. Shin, J. Dong, and M. Liu, "Porous Tin Oxides Prepared Using an Anodic Oxidation Process", Advanced Materials 16 (2004) 237/240.
3. H.-C. Shin and M. Liu, "Three-Dimensional Porous Copper-Tin Alloy Electrodes for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries", Advanced Functional Materials 15 (2005) 582/586.
4. H.-C. Shin and M. Liu, "Copper Foam Structures with Highly-Porous Nanostructured Walls", Chemistry of Materials 16 (2004) 5460/5464.
5. H.-C. Shin and S.-I. Pyun, "The Kinetics of Lithium Transport through L1-꺮CoO2 by Theoretical Analysis of Current Transient", Electrochim. Acta 45 (1999) 489/501.
6. H.-C. Shin and S.-I. Pyun, "Investigation of Lithium Transport through Lithium Cobalt Dioxide Thin Film Sputter-deposited by Analysis of Cyclic Voltammogram", Electrochim. Acta 46 (2001) 2477/2485.
7. H.-C. Shin, S.-I. Pyun and J.-Y. Go, "A Study on the Simulated Diffusion-Limited Current Transient of Self-Affine Fractal Electrode Based upon Scaling Property", J. Electroanal. Chem. 531 (2002) 101/109.
8. H.-C. Shin, M. Liu, B. Sadanadan, and A. M. Rao, "Electrochemical Insertion of Lithium into Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Prepared by Catalytic Decomposition", J. Power Sources 112 (2002) 216/221.
9. H.-C. Shin, J. Corno, J.L. Gole, M. Liu, "Porous Silicon Negative Electrodes for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries", J. Power Sources 139 (2005) 314/320.

  
 
 Professional Experiences 

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd, Giheung, South Korea
Senior Engineer, September 2004 to March 2006
(Large-scale high-power battery systems for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV))

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow, January 2002 to August 2004
(Preparation and characterization of nano-structured materials for the applications to batteries and fuel cells)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
Postdoctoral Research Associate, June 2001 to December 2001
(Theoretical study on the electrochemical reactions on the porous electrode based on the fractal geometry, Elucidation of lithium transport mechanism)

  
 
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 Honors and Awards 

  
 
 International Joint Research & Activities