Yeungnam University Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Baedasol, First Korean Recipient of the ‘Frans Habraken Award’

Da-sol Bae, a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Yeungnam University (President Choi Oechul), was announced on the 19th as the recipient of the ‘2024 Frans Habraken Best Paper Award.’ This prestigious award is given to first authors or corresponding authors under the age of 30 for papers published in the SCI-level international journal Applied Surface Science. Da-sol Bae is the first Korean to receive this award.

Bae’s paper, published in Applied Surface Science (JCR top 2.4%), covers the oxidation reaction of C2H6 and the mechanism of ethylene production. The study analyzed the C2H6 oxidation reaction on the IrO2(110) surface using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and microkinetic simulations, elucidating the complete oxidation mechanism of C2H6. Notably, the research newly identified a critical step in the C2H4 formation process, attracting significant attention from the academic community. This achievement was recognized with the award.

Da-sol Bae (right), a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Yeungnam University and the first Korean to receive the award, and Min-gyu Kim, her advisor.

The award announcement was made last week, and the recipient will receive a certificate along with a prize of 1,000 euros. Upon hearing the news, Da-sol Bae expressed, “I am grateful to my advisor and colleagues who provided great support throughout the research process. I will continue to pursue better research in catalyst and material design using machine learning based on computational chemistry.”

Professor Min-gyu Kim, Bae’s advisor and a faculty member of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Yeungnam University, stated, “The research results on producing high value-added ethylene from light alkanes seem to have been highly evaluated by the academic community. Taking this award as an opportunity, we will continue to devote ourselves to education and research to further advance the level of our laboratory’s research.”

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