People
Professor
Hyungyu Jin, Ph.D.
POSTECH Young Distinguished Professor
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Professor
Division of Advanced Materials Science
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea (37673)
Email : hgjin[at]postech.ac.kr
Tel : +82-54-279-2180
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Education & Professional Career
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2025.12 ~ Current : Adjunct Professor in Division of Advanced Materials Science,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea
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2022.03 ~ Current : Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea -
2016.11 ~ 2022.02 : Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea
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2015.4 ~ 2016.10 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Supervisor: Prof. Arun Majumdar)
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2014.6 ~ 2015.3 : Postdoctoral Researcher in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Supervisor: Prof. Joseph P. Heremans)
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2008.9 ~ 2014.5 : Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Advisor: Joseph P. Heremans)
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2007 ~ 2008 : Research Associate in Cognitive Robotics Research Center,
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
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2001 ~ 2007 : B.E. in Mechanical Engineering,
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Research Interest
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Thermochemical hydrogen and fuel production
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Solid-state cooling
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Interactions between heat and magnetization (Spin caloritronics)
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Materials & devices for thermal management
Representative Publications
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M. Y. Kim, S. J. Park, G.-Y. Kim, S.-Y. Choi, and H. Jin*, “Designing efficient spin Seebeck-based thermoelectric devices via simultaneous optimization of bulk and interface properties”, Energy Environ. Sci. 14, 3480-3491 (2021)
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S. Zhai, J. Rojas, N. Ahlborg, K. Lim, M. F. Toney, H. Jin*, W. C. Chueh*, and A. Majumdar*, “The use of poly-cation oxides to lower the temperature of two-step thermochemical water splitting”, Energy Environ. Sci. 11, 2172-2178 (2018) (*Co-corresponding authors)
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H. Jin et al., The phonon-induced diamagnetic force and its effect on the lattice thermal conductivity, Nature Materials 14, 601-606 (2015)
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H. Jin et al., P-type doping of elemental bismuth with indium, gallium, and tin: a novel doping mechanism in solids, Energy Environ. Sci. 8, 2027~2040 (2015)
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H. Jin et al., Effect of the magnon dispersion on the longitudinal spin Seebeck effect in yttrium iron garnets, Phys. Rev. B 92, 054436 (2015)
Awards & Honors
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Young Distinguished Professor, POSTECH (2023-2025)
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Best Teacher Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH (2020)
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Gordon Research Conference Fellowship, International Conference on Spin Dynamics in Nanostructures (2013)
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International Thermoelectric Society Student Travel Grant, International Conference on Thermoelectrics (2013)
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University Fellowship, The Ohio State University (2008 – 2009)
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Honors Scholarship, Korea University (2007)
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Korea Research Foundation Science Scholarship, Korea University (2006)
Memberships
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American Physical Society (2009 – present)
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Materials Research Society (2011 – present)
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International Thermoelectric Society (2010 – present)
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The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (2018 – present)
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The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (2018 – present)