Seokhyun Choung
Senior Research Associate
Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM)
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Chemical engineer building the foundations of the Atomistic Intelligence Lab. My research centers on efficient, standardized machine-learning interatomic potentials and AI agents, extending atomistic intelligence across catalysis and energy materials through close experimental collaboration.
Experience
Seoul National University
2024 – PresentSenior Research Associate · Seoul, South Korea
Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering · Advisor: Prof. Jeong Woo Han
Education
POSTECH
2020 – 2024Ph.D. Chemical Engineering · Pohang, South Korea
Computational Catalysis — electrochemical/thermal catalyst design and reaction mechanism · Advisor: Prof. Jeong Woo Han
POSTECH
2016 – 2020B.Sc. Chemical Engineering · Pohang, South Korea
Visiting Research: Seoul National University (2018), Technical University of Denmark (2019)
Fellowships & Grants
Sejong Science Fellowship
2026 – 2031National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
KRW 100M/yr (~USD 70K/yr) · Independent research fellowship for early-career scientists
Soseon Foundation Scholarship (KRW 10M)
Outstanding STEM graduate research
Soseon Foundation Scholarship (KRW 20M)
Outstanding STEM graduate research
Awards
Poster Excellence
KSIEC
2025
Oral Presentation
IUMRS-ICA
2021
Poster Excellence
KIChE Fall
2021
Poster Excellence
KIChE Spring
2021
Creative Research 3rd
POSCO
2019
Project Excellence
GS Caltex–SNU
2018