Bio
Young-Hoon Kim is a postdoctoral research associate in the electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (eMMA) Group at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He received his Ph.D. in Energy Science from Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea, in 2024. His research focuses on the development and application of advanced electron microscopy techniques, particularly STEM-EELS/EDX and 4D-STEM with machine learning, to elucidate the atomic-scale correlation between structure and properties in oxide nanomaterials. Recently, His work has centered on exploring emergent physical phenomena in strongly correlated materials by employing liquid helium cryogenic STEM to understand the structural origins that govern their functionalities, contributing to the design of next-generation quantum and energy systems.
Professional Experience
May. 2024 - Present : Postdoctoral Researcher Associate
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024 : Postdoctoral Researcher
Center for Fostering Renewable Energy Integrated System Researcher, BrainKorea(BK)21FOUR project
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
Awards
- M&M Postdoctoral Scholar Award (Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2025)
- M&M Student Scholar Award (Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2023)
- Best Oral Presentation Award (Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring, 2022)
Education
Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2024 : Ph.D. in Energy Science
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
Dissertation: Multidimensional Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy-based Structural and Chemical Characterization of Polycrystalline Oxide Materials
Mar. 2014 - Aug. 2018 : B.S. in Advanced Materials Science and Engineering
Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea