DGIST Dr. Jaehyun Kim Appointed President of the Korean Photovoltaic Society... "Will Establish Global Standing for the Society"

Dr. Jaehyun Kim, Principal Researcher of the Energy and Environment Research Division at DGIST (President Geonwoo Lee), was inaugurated as the 12th President of the Korean Photovoltaic Society on the 30th. His term is one year, from January to December 2025.

The Korean Photovoltaic Society, established in 2012 as a non-profit organization, has introduced international research trends to researchers through the annual overseas academic conference GPVC (Global Photovoltaic Conference), promoted academic information exchange, and established itself as Korea's representative photovoltaic academic organization.

Dr. Jaehyun Kim, DGIST

Dr. Jaehyun Kim, the new president, earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from KAIST, worked at LG and Philips LCD, and is currently serving as a Principal Researcher at DGIST. He conducts extensive research aiming at the commercialization and popularization of photovoltaic and related convergence devices as well as energy storage devices for photovoltaics, receiving high recognition both domestically and internationally. Recently, he gained attention by publishing world-class research results on safe solid electrolytes that eliminate fire hazards.

Dr. Jaehyun Kim stated, “I will contribute to academic research and scientific and technological development in photovoltaic-related fields, which are core technologies for achieving RE100,” and added, “I will also do my best to successfully prepare for the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-9), the first global photovoltaic conference hosted by Korea, and to establish GPVC’s status as a world-class academic society.”

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