GIST Professor Kim Hyeongjin to Give Lecture on the Future of Secondary Batteries on the 18th

Electric Vehicle Battery Industry and Future Technologies
Consulting Provided Through the Science and Technology Special Ambassador System

Hyeongjin Kim, Professor Emeritus at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) announced on the 17th that Hyungjin Kim, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Chemistry, will deliver a lecture on "Lithium-ion Batteries: The Electric Vehicle Battery Industry and Future Technologies."

The upcoming seminar, to be held on the 18th in the main conference room of Gwangyang City Hall, has been organized to strengthen industry-academia-research collaboration between GIST and Gwangyang City and to discuss the latest trends and key technological developments in the secondary battery industry.

This discussion is expected to have positive ripple effects, such as strengthening Gwangyang City's competitiveness in the next-generation battery industry, discovering and fostering new industries, supporting technological innovation, and nurturing professional talent.

Recently designated as a Special Opportunity Zone for secondary batteries, Gwangyang City is focusing on fostering new growth engine industries centered on the secondary battery materials sector to become the "K-Battery Central City."

Appointed as Gwangyang City's Science and Technology Special Ambassador, Professor Kim will introduce the development process of lithium-ion batteries and the latest research achievements in next-generation battery material development during his lecture.

GIST operates the "Science and Technology Special Ambassador System," providing tailored consulting to promising industrial sectors in ten cities and counties in Jeollanam-do (Naju, Mokpo, Suncheon, Yeosu, Gwangyang, Haenam, Jangseong, Damyang, Boseong, Gangjin).

Fifteen full-time GIST faculty members, including Professor Kim, are active as Science and Technology Special Ambassadors, offering consulting and collaborative activities to strengthen regional industrial competitiveness, foster new industries, drive technological innovation, and nurture talent.

Professor Kim earned his doctorate from Texas State University in the United States in 1993 and worked as a research assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin in the U.S. until 1995. He then led battery material development, 18650 cell and pouch cell development, production, and quality management at LG Chem for over 20 years. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the head of LG Chem Michigan Inc. (LGCMI), striving to enhance global competitiveness.

From 2016 until last year, he served as a professor at GIST’s Graduate School of Energy Convergence, dedicating himself to education and research in the fields of electric vehicles and energy storage systems. He is currently a Professor Emeritus and Invited Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry at GIST, focusing on nurturing future talent and researching next-generation battery materials.

Professor Kim stated, "Lithium secondary battery technology is a core technology for the future energy industry, and Gwangyang City is strategically fostering the industry with the goal of completing the nation’s only full-cycle supply chain for secondary battery materials. As the Science and Technology Special Ambassador for Gwangyang City, I will help strengthen industry-academia-research collaboration, develop innovative battery technologies, and nurture talent."

Jaegwan Kim, Director of External Cooperation at GIST, said, "This seminar will present the direction for the development of the secondary battery industry, which is emerging as a future growth engine for the Jeonnam region, and serve as an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation among companies, research institutes, and local governments. GIST will actively cooperate to strengthen regional technology innovation and industrial competitiveness based on the Science and Technology Special Ambassador System."

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