Award & Scholarship

51. 2025. Gnanaprakasam Janani . The 2024 Excellent Cover Award

Gnanaprakasam Janani, Subramani Surendran, Dong-Kyu Lee, Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya, Hyunjung Lee, Yuvaraj Subramanian, Uk Sim, "Aggregation induced edge sites actuation of 3D MoSe2/rGO electrocatalyst for high-performing water splitting system", The 4th Cover Award of Aggregate online competition, 2024.

50. 2024. Yoongu Lim. Best Poster Award

Yoongu Lim, Jihun Yoo, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, Joon Young Kim, Dae Jun Moon, and Uk Sim*, "High-Performance Aqueous Zinc Battery with Halide-intercalated MXene as Cathode", 2024.11.24-27, The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE) 2024, Jeju, Rep. of Korea

49. 2024. Minseo Jeon. Best Poster Award

Minseo Jeon, Chanmin Jo, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, and Uk Sim*, "Efficient Ammonia -assisted Water Electrolysis Using FeCoNiCuSn High-entropy Catalysts for Hydrogen Production", 2024.11.24-27, The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE) 2024, Jeju, Rep. of Korea

48. 2024. Jinuk Choi. Best Poster Award

Jinuk Choi, Hyojung Lim, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, and Uk Sim*, "Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrate Using FCC-Based AlFeCoNiCu High Entropy Alloys", 2024.11.24-27, The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE) 2024, Jeju, Rep. of Korea

47. 2024. Chanmin Jo, KECS student travel grant for PRiME 2024, 2024.12, The Korea Electrochemical Society (KECS)

46. 2024. Chanmin Jo, Graduate Student Outstanding Paper Scholarship, 2024.12, KENTECH

45. 2024. Yoongu Lim, Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, 2024.12, KENTECH

44. 2024. Chanmin Jo. Best Poster Award of Competition Category

Chanmin Jo, Minseo Jeon, Gyoung Hwa Jeong and Uk Sim*, 2024.12.05, 2024 KENTECH Research Fair, Naju, Rep. of Korea

43. 2024. Tae-Yong An. Research Highlight Award

Tae-Yong An, Subramani Surendran, Jaehyoung Lim, Dae Jun Moon, Yoongu Lim, Gyoung Hwa Jeong and Uk Sim*, 2024.12.05, 2024 KENTECH Research Fair, Naju, Rep. of Korea

42. 2024. Jinuk Choi. Best Poster Award

Jinuk Choi, Tae-Yong An, Hyojung Lim, and Uk Sim*, 2024.11.07-08, The Korean Powder Metallurgy & Materials Institute, Fall Conference 2024, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea

41. 2024. Uk Sim. Young Researcher for Material Innovation, The Korean Insitute of Metals and Materials, Rep. of Korea

40. 2024, Chanmin Jo, Yangsong Poster Excellence Award

Chanmin Jo, Minseo Jeon, Gyoung Hwa Jeong and Uk Sim*, "NiCuP Catalyst with Synergistic Contributions from Ni and Cu for Hydrogen Production via Ammonia Electrolysis" , 2024.10.16-18, Korean Ceramic Society 2024 Spring Meeting, Seoul, Rep of Korea

39. 2024-2025, Hyojung Lim, Research Fellowship, National Research Foundation (NRF), Rep of Korea

38. 2024. Chanmin Jo. Best Poster Award

Chanmin Jo, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, Jinuk Choi, Hyojung Lim, Minseo Jeon and Uk Sim, "Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Production with Ammonia Oxidation Reaction Using ZIF-Based Copper-Nickel Catalyst", 2024.08.12~14, Global Photovoltaic Conference 2024, Daejeon, Rep of Korea

37. 2024. Yoongu Lim. Best Paper Award

Yoongu Lim, Jihun Yoo, Dong-Kyu Lee, Gyoung Hwa Jeong, Joon Young Kim, Dae Jun Moon, and Uk Sim*, "Cathode Designs for the Improved Performances of Next-Generation Aqueous Zinc-Iodine Battery ", 2024. 08. 12~14, Global Photovoltaic Conference 2024, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

36. 2024. Minseo Jeon. Best poster Award

Minseo Jeon, Chanmin Jo, and Uk Sim*, "Efficient Urea-assisted Water Electrolysis Using FeNi based Catalysts for Hydrogen Production", 2024.06.09-12, Global Conference on Innovation Materials 2024, Jeju, Rep of Korea

35. 2024. Hyojung Lim. Best Poster Award

Hyojung Lim, Jinuk Choi, Subramani Surendran, Gnanaprakasam Janani, and Uk Sim*, "Defect-enriched MoSSe/rGO Catalysts for Effective Electrochemical Ammomia Production from Nitrate", 2024.04.17-19, Korea Hydrogen and New Energy Society, 2024 Spring Conference, Jeju, Rep of Korea

34. 2023. Yoongu Lim. Best Poster Award

Yoongu Lim, Subramani Surendran, Gnanaprakasam Janani, Sathyanarayanan Shanmugapriya, and Uk Sim*, "Ammonia Oxidation Catalyst of Cu2FeSnS4 Nanosheet Arrays as a Potential Alternative for Energy Conversion Devices", 2023. 12. 01, KENTECH Annual Research Fair, Naju, Rep. of Korea

33. 2023. Yoongu Lim. Best Poster Award

Yoongu Lim, Sebastian Cyril Jesudass, Subramani Surendran, Joon Young Kim, Tae‐Hoon Kim*, Uk Sim*, "Rational Interfacial Engineering of Bimetallic NiO/NiCo2O4 heterostructure electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Overall Water Splitting", 2023.11.01-03, 2023 Fall Meeting & Academic Presentation of the Korean Electrochemical Society, Yeosu, Rep. of Korea

32. 2023. Jinuk Choi. Best Poster Award

Jinuk Choi, Tae-Yong An and Uk Sim*, "CuFe Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Urea Production from Nitrate and Carbon Dioxide under Ambient Conditions", 2023.11.15-17, Materials Research Society of Korea, Fall Conference 2023, Gyeongju, Rep of Korea

31. 2023. Yoongu Lim. Best Poster Award

30. 2023. Chanmin Jo, Best Poster Award

Chanmin Jo, Subramani Surendran, Min-Cheol Kim, Tae-Yong An, Yoongu Lim, Gnanaprakasam Janani, Dae Jun Moon, Joon Young Kim, Jung Kyu Kim* and Uk Sim*, "Improved electrochemical ammonia oxidation for hydrogen production on Ni2P catalysts via N-doped carbon formation", 2023.06.06-09, Global Conference on Innovation Materials 2023, Jeju, Rep of Korea

29. 2023. Sejin Im, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Poster Award

Sejin Im, Subramani Surendran, Yujin Jeoung, Yoongu Lim, Joon Young Kim, and Uk Sim*, "Electrochemically Synthesized High Entropy Catalyst to Improve Hydrogen Evolution with Long-term Durability in Acidic Condition", 2023.04.12-14, 2023 Spring Meeting of the Korea Ceramic Society, Jeju, Jeju, Rep of Korea

28. 2022. Sejin Im, Best Poster Award

Sejin Im, Subramani Surendran, Yujin Jeoung, Yoongu Lim, Joon Young Kim, and Uk Sim*, "Facile Synthesis of Low Pt-loaded High Entropy Catalysts For Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Using Electrodeposition Method", 2022. 12. 16, 1st KENTECH Annual Research Fair, Naju, Rep of Korea

27. 2022. Taeyong An, Best Poster Award

Taeyong An, Yoongu Lim, Chanmin Jo, Subramani Surendran, Joon Young Kim, and Uk Sim*, "Ammonia Oxidation of Ni2P@N-C Electrocatalyst for Boosting Eco-friendly Hydrogen Production", 2022. 12. 16, 1st KENTECH Annual Research Fair, Naju, Rep of Korea

26. 2022. Jeahyoung Lim, Best Oral Presentation Award,

Jaehyoung Lim, Dong-Kyu Lee, Min-Cheol Kim, Jung Kyu Kim* and Uk Sim*, "Database-Aided Design of Metal Phosphide Electrocatalysts for Efficient and Selective Nitrogen Oxides Reduction Reaction", 2022.11.06-09, ENGE 2022, Jeju, Rep of Korea

25. 2021. Uk Sim, Outstanding Research Professor Award

24. 2021. Jihyun Park, Poster Award,

Jihyun Park, Song Yeul Lee, Yoongu Lim, Yong Il Park, and Uk Sim* "Free-standing Ni2P/Carbon Nanofibers Battery-Type Anode for High Performance Sodium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors", 2021.10.03 ~ 08, The 22nd International Union Of Materials Research Societies International Conference In Asia (IUMRS-ICA 2021), Jeju, Rep. of Korea

23. 2021. Jeahyoung Lim, Best Oral Presentation Award,

Jeahyoung Lim, Ye-Eun Shin, Dong-Kyu Lee, Heechae Choi, and Uk Sim* "Improving the Efficiency of Catalyst Screening for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction via Machine Learning", 2021.10.03 ~ 08, The 22nd International Union Of Materials Research Societies International Conference In Asia (IUMRS-ICA 2021), Jeju, Rep. of Korea

22. 2021. Minseo Yu, Yeaeun Shin, and Hyelim Kim, Best Practice Case for Undergraduate Research supporting Program (URP),

Minseo Yu, Yeaeun Shin, Joon Young Kim, Mi-Kyung Han*, Uk Sim*, "A study on Photoelectrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction catalyst for ammonia production based on electrospun La₂Zr₂O₇ catalyst", Undergraduate Research supporting Program (URP), Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creative

21. 2021. Minseo Yu, Grand Award, The Invention Idea & Business Contest, Chonnam National University R&BD Foundation, Korea

20. 2021. Minseo Yu, Presidential Award, The Third Innovation Hackathon, Chonnam National University & Chonnam National University Information and Computing Institute, Korea

19. 2021. Minseo Yu, Yeaeun Shin, and Hyelim Kim, Undergraduate Research supporting Program (URP), Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creative

18. 2021. Dohun Kim, Best Presentation Award,

Dohun Kim, Khurshed Alam, Mi-Kyung Han, Hoonsung Choi*, and Uk Sim*, "Controlling the Wettability of Catalytic Surface for Enhanced of Electochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction", 2021.07.07-09, Global Photovoltaic Conference 2021, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea

17. 2020. Dohun Kim, Best Presentation Award,

Dohun Kim, Minyoung Beak, Hyojin Lim, Deukjin Na, Doyeon Hwang, Hoonsung Cho*and Uk Sim*, "Electrodeposited High Entropy Alloy Catalyst for Ammonia production via Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction", 2020.11.18-20, The Materials Research Society of Korea (MRS-K) Conference 2020, Jeju, Rep. of Korea

16. 2020. Dohun Kim, Yujin Chae, Yoongu Lim and Hyeonuk Choi, GS-RPM Academic Research Support Project, Chonnam National University, Korea

15. 2020. Dohun Kim, Hyojin Lim, Deukjin Na, Doyeon Hwang, Undergraduate Research supporting Program (URP), Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creative

14. 2020, Dohun Kim, B.S./M.S. Integrated Course Support Project, Chonnam National University, Korea

13. 2020, Dohun Kim, Accompany scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

12. 2020, Dong-Kyu Lee, Post-disciplinary generation scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

11. 2020, Yujin Chae, Dohun Kim, Minyoung Baek, Advanced Course Research Team for Women's University Graduate School's Engineering Research Projects,The Women's Science and Technology Support Center (WISET), Korea

10. 2020-, Yoongu Lim and Hyeonuk Choi, Brain Korea 21 Scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

9. 2020, Yoongu Lim and Hyeonuk Choi, B.S./M.S. Integrated Course Support Project, Chonnam National University, Korea

8. 2020, Yoongu Lim and Hyeonuk Choi, Challenge scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

7. 2019, Dong-Kyu Lee, Challenge scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

6. 2019, Yelyn Sim, Best Oral Presentation Award,

Yelyn Sim, Hamchorom Cha, Hayeun Lee, Subramani Surendran, Eunyoung Kim, Cheolho Jeon, Joonhee Moon and Uk Sim*, "Fluorine-doped Graphene Oxide and Graphene Oxide based Sustainable Electrodes for Flexible Hybrid Supercapacitor", Global Photovoltaic Conference (GPVC), 2019.03.13-15. Gwangju, Korea

5. 2019, Yelyn Sim, Yoongu Lim, Dohun Kim, Advanced Course Research Team for Women's University Graduate School's Engineering Research Projects, The Women's Science and Technology Support Center (WISET), Korea

4. 2019, Yelyn Sim, Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Fellow (graduate students of future industrial talent)

3. 2018-2021, Tae-Young An, Post-disciplinary generation scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

2. 2018-, Chanmin Jo, Dong-Kyu Lee, Hyunkyu Kim, Tae-Yong An, Yelyn Sim, Yujin Chae, Janani Gnanaprakasam, Brain Korea 21 Scholarship, Chonnam National University, Korea

1. 2018, Uk Sim, Outstanding New Faculty Award in Chonnam National University