People

Prof. Hankwon Lim

Professor

School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST
Prof. Office : Engineering Bldg 2 / 701-7
Lab. : Engineering Bldg 2 / 305
E-mail : hklim@unist.ac.kr
Phone : +82-52-217-2935 (Prof. Office) / +82-52-217-3554 (Lab.)

Education

2007 : Ph. D. Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech.
2003 : M. S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech.
2000 : B. S. Chemical Engineering, Sogang Univ. (Summa cum laude)

Professional Career

2022 – Present : Director, Carbon Neutrality Demonstration and Research Center (CND&RC)
2021 – Present : Professor, UNIST
2021 – Present : Co-founder and Technical Advisor, Carbon Value
2018 – 2021 : Associate Professor, UNIST
2013 – 2018 : Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Daegu
2007 – 2013 : Development Specialist, Praxair, Inc. (currently Linde)

Editor

Editor, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2023 – present
Associate Editor, Cleaner Chemical Engineering (Elsevier), 2021 – 2024

Awards & Activites

Scientific Committee, 8^th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, Germany, May 2024
Scientific Committee, European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC), 2024
Outstanding Faculty Award, UNIST, 2022
Best Researcher Award, Catholic University of Daegu, 2018
Academic Director, The Korean Hydrogen & New Energy Society, 2018
Evaluation Committee, KEPRI, Korea Electric Power Corporation, 2017 – present
R&D Evaluation Committee, Busan Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, 2017 – present
Professional Advisor, International Cooperation for Energy Technology (CCUS), KETEP, 2016 – 2017
Outside Director, Eco Energy Holdings(KOSDAQ), 2015 – 2017
Education Committee, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2015 – 2017
Division Director for Bio-fuels & Materials, The Korean Society for Clean Technology, 2014 – present
Planning Committee, The Korea-Canada Cooperative Projects for Shale Gas, KETEP, 2015 – 2016
Session Organizer & Chair for Macroalgae, The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts, San Diego, USA, 2015
Manuscript Editor, Clean Technology, The Korean Society for Clean Technology, 2014 – present
Project Management Training, Praxair, 2012
The Basics of Six Sigma in Research and Development, Praxair, 2008
Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student Research Excellent Award, Virginia Tech, 2007
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 2006
University President’s award for graduation with the highest honor, Sogang University, 2000
National English Contest for University Student (Honorable prize), 2000
Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, 1999
Sogang Fellow Scholarship, 1998
Full tuition scholarship, Korea Scholarship Foundation for the Future Leaders, 1998 – 2000

Professional Membership

The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers
The Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
The Korean Society for Clean Technology
The Korean Hydrogen & New Energy Society
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society