- Rm. 213, DESE Building
- 054) 279-2284
- sbhong@postech.ac.kr
- Rm. 213, DESE Building
- 054) 279-2284
- sbhong@postech.ac.kr
Zeolites and other ordered nanoporous materials play a vital role in industry, especially as catalysts and separation media, and their potential in industrial and environmental applications is growing rapidly. Their advantages arise from their precise structural architecture, which makes the ability to design and tailor these crystalline solids a central challenge in modern chemical research.
In our lab, we focus on developing creative synthesis strategies to build new frameworks and compositions of zeolites that can drive novel processes and applications. Our ongoing projects span zeolite synthesis, crystal structure determination, sustainable and environmental catalysis, and gas adsorption/separation. Close partnerships with industry ensure that our research remains both impactful and relevant.
- 1992
- Ph.D., Virginia Tech (Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Mark E. Davis)
- 1985
- M.S., Seoul National University (Chemistry)
- 1983
- B.S., Hanyang University (Applied Chemical Engineering)
1985-1989 Research Scientist, Division of Applied Chemistry, Korea Institute of Science and Technology.
1992-1993 Post Doc., Department of Chemistry, Caltech (Supervisor: Prof. Harry B. Gray).
1996 Visiting scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley.
1993-1998 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Materials Chemistry, Korea Institute of Science and Technology.
1998-2007 Assistant, Associate Professor, Division of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Hanbat National University.
2007-present Associate, Full Professor, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH.
2008-present Editorial Board Member, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2024 SCI Impact factor: 21.1).
2012-2015 Vice president, Korean Zeolite Association
2012-present Director, National Creative Research Initiative Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis2013-2019 Council Member, International Zeolite Association
2013-present Synthesis Commission Member, International Zeolite Association
2014 Visiting Professor, Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, France
2014-2018 Nonexecutive Director, POSCO ChemTech
2016-2019 Vice President, International Zeolite Association
2017-2019 Editorial Advisory Board Member, ACS Catalysis (SCI Impact factor: 11.384)
2022-2025 Chairman, the 2025 Donald W. Breck Award Selection Committee, International Zeolite Association
2023-present Advisory Board Member, Euro-Asia Zeolite Association
2023-present Editorial Council Member, Microporous Mesoporous Materials (2024 SCI Impact factor: 4.7)
1997: KIST Excellent R&D Team Award
2003: Selected in “Top 30 Outstanding Research Achievements” by Korea Science Foundation
2005: Excellence Paper Award, Hanbat National University
2006: Contribution Award, The Korean Institute of Industrial Chemistry
2006: Excellence Paper Award, Hanbat National University
2007: Selected as “Outstanding Scientist Creating the Future” by Ministry of Science and Technology
2008: Selected in “Top 50 Outstanding Research Achievements” by Korea Science Foundation
2008: Selected in “Top 100 National R&D Outstanding Achievements” by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
2015: Proud POSTECHian Award (Research Category)
2020: Edith M. Flanigen Lecture Award (UOP, USA)
2022: Breck Award
2025: IZA Award
Jo, D.; Zhao, J.; Cho, J.; Lee, J. H.; Liu, Y.; Liu, C. -J.; Zou, X.; Hong, S. B.* PST-24: A Zeolite with Varying Intracrystalline Channel Dimensionality. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17691.
Lee, H.; Shin, J.; Lee, K.; Choi, H. J.; Mayoral A.; Kang, N. Y.; Hong, S. B.* Synthesis of Thermally Stable SBT and SBS/SBT Intergrowth Zeolites. Science 2021, 373, 104.
Choi, H. J.; Jo, D.; Min, J. G.; Hong, S. B.* The Origin of Selective Adsorption CO2 on Intermediate-Silica Merlinoite Zeolites. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 4307.
Jo, D.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, J. H.; Mayoral, A.; Shin, J.; Kang, N. Y.; Park, Y.-K.; Hong, S. B.* Aluminosilicate Zeolite Containing Rings of Tetrahedral Atoms with All Odd Members from Five to Eleven. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5936.
Ahn, S. H.; Wang, Q.; Wang, Y.; Chu, Y.; Deng, F.; Hong, S. B.* Identifying Crystallographically Different Si-OH-Al Bronsted Acid Sites in LTA Zeolites. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202203603.
Park, S. H.; Radhakrishnan, S.; Choi, W.; Chandran, C. V.; Kemp, K. C.; Breynaert, E.; Bell, R. G.; Kirschhock, C. E. A.; Hong, S. B.* Hydrogen-bonded Water-Aminium Assemblies for Synthesis of Zeotypes with Ordered Heteroatoms. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18054.
Choi, H. J.; Bruce, E. L.; Kencana, K.S.; Hong, J.; Wright, P. A.; Hong, S. B.* Highly Cooperative CO2 Adsorption via a Cation Crowding Mechanism on a Cesium-exchanged Phillipsite Zeolite. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202305816.
Kemp, K. C.; Mayoral, A.; Hong, S. B.* Unveiling the Structural Characteristics of Intergrowth Zeolites Synthesized in the Presence of Isopropylimidazolium-Based Cations and Fluoride Anions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 23300.
Tan, X.; Garcia-Aznar, P; Sastre, G; Hong, S. B.* Hydrothermal Aging Enhances Nitrogen Oxide Reduction over Iron-Exchanged Zeolites at 150 °C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6352.
Zeng, J.; Lee, H.; Jo, D.; Mayoral, A.; Hong, S. B.* Coupling Different Periodic Building Units for Intergrowth Zeolites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 13651.
Zeng, J.; Sastre, G.; Hong, S. B.* Capturing Different Intermediate Phases during Zeolite Synthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 27468.