Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Membrane-based Sustainable Separation Solutions Laboratory

Members

Researchers, students, and alumni of MS3L.

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Hyeokjun Seo

Affiliation
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
Degree
Ph.D., KAIST
Period
2025.03 - present

Research: Organic solvent nanofiltration, membrane fabrication, plastic recycling, iterative synthesis

Highlights
  • One Korean registered patent (2026)

Internship Master Researchers

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Internship Master Researcher

Suyeon Park

Affiliation
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
Degree
M.S., Yonsei University
Period
2026.09 - present

Research: Diffusion dialysis, cation exchange membrane, polymer synthesis, thin-film composite membrane fabrication, system-level investigation

Highlights
  • Best oral presentation award (MSK Fall 2025)
  • Best poster presentation award (MSK Spring 2025)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (First author, 2025)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Co-author, 2025)
  • Two Korean registered patents (2024, 2025)
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Internship Master Researcher

Yourim Noh

Affiliation
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
Degree
M.S., Korea University
Period
2026.09 - present

Research: Bipolar membrane electrodialysis, bipolar membrane fabrication, catalyst modification, electrochemical analysis, system-level investigation

Highlights
  • KRICT best research achievement news release (2025)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (First author, 2025)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (Co-author, 2025)
  • Two Korean registered patents (2024, 2025)

Students

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Ph.D. Student

Khilola Kholmizaeva

Affiliation
University of Science and Technology (UST) | UST-KOICA Program | Co-supervised with Prof. Young Kyu Hwang
Degree
Ph.D. Program
Period
2023.03 - present

Research: Bipolar membrane electrodialysis, water dissociation catalyst, bipolar membrane, anion exchange membrane, electrified crystallization

Highlights
  • KRICT press release and national media coverage (March 2026)
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (Co-author, 2026)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (Co-author, 2025)
  • One Korean registered patent (2026)

Alumni

Degrees completed in MS3L. Members who stayed on in the lab are also listed above.

Suyeon Park

M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2024 Fall - 2026.08

Yonsei University | Co-supervised with Prof. Dae Woo Kim

Diffusion dialysis, cation exchange membrane, polymer synthesis, thin-film composite membrane fabrication

NowInternship Master Researcher, MS3L

Yourim Noh

M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering2024 Fall - 2026.08

Korea University | Co-supervised with Prof. Gwang Ho Song

Bipolar membrane electrodialysis, bipolar membrane fabrication, catalyst modification, electrochemical analysis

NowInternship Master Researcher, MS3L