Sangho Yi

• E-Mail

  yish@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82 54-279-9016

Research Field

• Decarbonization & Digital Transformation of Steelmaking Processes
• Innovative Hydrogen-Based Steelmaking (HyREX) Development of next-generation hydrogen reduction processes, focusing on the integration of fluidized bed reactors and Electric Smelting Furnaces (ESF).
• Advanced Ironmaking & Process Synergy (FINEX & BF-BOF)

Sung-Mo Jung

• E-Mail

  smjung@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82-54-279-9012

Research Field

• Reaction equilibria in eco-friendly ironmaking and steelmaking processes
• Kinetics of eco-friendly ironmaking and steelmaking reactions
• Application of high-temperature physical chemistry to iron and steel refining processes
• Advanced characterization and microanalysis techniques for steel materials and development of related non-metallic materials
• Development of reference materials for accurate analysis of steel-based materials

Yoon-Bae Kang

• E-Mail

  ybkang@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82-54-279-9032

Research Field

• Development of novel refining processes for improving molten steel cleanliness
• Development of recycling technologies for iron scrap and secondary battery scrap
• Development of turquoise hydrogen production technologies
• Solution thermodynamics and thermodynamic modeling of various materials
• Development of computational thermodynamic databases

Seong-yeon Kim

• E-Mail

  skim0213@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82-54-279-9064

Research Field

• Steelmaking, Continuous Casting, and System Monitoring/Diagnosis

Gye-sun Hwang

• E-Mail

  hks022290@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  010-4810-5188

Research Field

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Jin-Ho Zong

• E-Mail

  jhzong@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82 54-279-9013

Research Field

• Steelmaking and casting process engineering,electromagnetic and transport phenomena in molten metals,polymeric and supercritical CO₂ foaming processes,and thermal/insulation properties of advanced materials.

Hyeon-Soo Choi

• E-Mail

  drhschoi@postech.ac.kr

• Tel

  +82 54-279-9026

Research Field

• BOF steelmaking process & refining reactions

• Clean steel & high-productivity operation

• Scrap/low-grade raw material utilization technologies

Woon-Jae Lee

Research Field

• Lee, W. J., Cho,Y. J., Kim, J. R. and Kim, S. D., "Coal Combustion Characteristics in A Fluidized Bed Combustor with a Draft Tube", Kor. J. Chem. Eng., 9, 206-211 (1992).
• Lee, W. J. and Kim, S. D., "Hydrodynamics and CWM Combustion Characteristics in an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed", Fluidization VII, 479-486 (1992).
• Lee, W. J. and Kim, S. D., "Catalytic Activity of Alkali and Transition Metal Salt Mixtures for Steam-Char Gasification", Fuel, 74, 1387-1393 (1995).
• Choi, J. H., Lee, S. S., Lee, W. J., Lee, Y. K., Kim, N. H. and Lee, J. S., "석탄의 급송장치에 관한 기류수송 기술“, Chemical Industry and Technology, 13, 4-14 (1996).
• Jeon, S. K., Lee, W. J. and Kim, S. D., "Coal Gasification in An Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed with Draft Tube", Fluidization VIII, 445-452 (1996).

Moo-Up Choi

Research Field

• M. E. Choi, S. Yoon, S. Kim, K. Jang and M. Shin, Modeling of the FINEX® Process, Treatise on Process Metallurgy, 2E, Vol. 4: Industrial Production, in press.
• M. Kim, S. Jeon, J. Park, M. E. Choi, and J. Lee, Investigation of SiC Formation on the Graphite Surface by CO-H2-SiO Gas, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 26, 2023, 5373-5382.
• S. H. Yi, M. E. Choi, D. H. Kim, C. K. Ko, W. I. Park, and S. Y. Kim, FINEX® as an Environmentally Sustainable Ironmaking Process, Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 46(7), 2019, 625-631.
• F. Tafwidli, M. E. Choi, S. H. Yi, and Y. B. Kang, “Evaporation of Cu, Sn, and S from Fe-C-Cu-Sn-S Liquid Alloys in the Temperature Range from 1513 K to 1873 K, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 49(3), 2018, 1089-1100.
• H. Y. Sohn and M. E. Choi, “Steel Industry and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Novel Ironmaking Process with Greatly Reduced Carbon Footprint,” Carbon Diox..

Sang-Chae Park

Research Field

• "Evaporation of As and Sn from Liquid Iron: Experiments and a Kinetic Model during Top-Blown Oxygen Steelmaking Process”, Dong-Hyun Kim, Won-Bum Park, Sang-Chae Park, and Youn-Bae Kang, Materials, 15(2022), 4771.
• Technology for analyzing the deterioration mechanism of steel materials in extreme environments and ensuring reliability
• Heat-resistant steel material technology for ultra-high-efficiency power generation
• “Thermodynamics of Inclusions Engineering in Steelmaking and Refining”, Youn-Bae Kang, Chul-Ho Chang, Sang-Chae Park, Han-Soo Kim, In-Ho Jung, and Hae-Geon Lee, AIST Transactions, 2(2006), 153.
• "Dissolution behavior of zirconia-refractories during continuous casting of steel" Anh-Hoa Bui, Sang-Chae Park, In-Sang Chung, and Hae-Geon Lee, Metals and Materials International, 12(2006), 435.

Johannes L. Schenk

• E-Mail

  Johannes.Schenk@unileoben.ac.at

• Tel

  -

Research Field

• Technologies for sustainable iron and steel production

• Use of hydrogen for direct reduction technologies

• Increase of scrap rate in crude steel production
• Recycling of steel making by-products
• Alternative electric smelting furnaces
• Hydrogen plasma smelting reduction

Jürgen Cappel

• E-Mail

  info@cappel-consult.com

• Tel

  -

Research Field

• Primary steelmaking operations

• Blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) processes

• Metallurgical process engineering

• Steel quality, materials processing, and material characterization

• Sustainable, efficient steel production methods