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Sangil Kim, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Contact

Building & Room:

248 EIB

Address:

929 W. Taylor St, MC 110, Chicago, IL 60607

Office Phone:

312.355.5149

Email:

sikim@uic.edu

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About

Spring/Fall 2022 Course:

  • CHE 313 Transport Phenomena III
  • CHE 501 Advanced Thermodynamics

Research Interests

Mass transport in nanofluidic

Nano- and micro-engineered membrane technologies for energy storage/production, biomolecules separation, water purification, gas separation, and protective fabrics.

Professional Experience

2022 – present      Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

2016 – present     Guest Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, CA, USA

2016 – 2022         Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

2011–  2015         Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, CA, USA

2009– 2011          Research Scientist, Porifera Inc, Hayward, CA, USA

2008 – 2011         Guest Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA

2007 – 2009         Post-doctoral Associate, UC Davis/Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, CA, USA

Selected Publications

  1. Wang, H. Seol, A. Cheng, N. McKeague, M. Carlson, W. Degraff, S, Huang, and S. Kim, “Simple Bioparticle Filtration Device Based on an Ultralow-Fouling Zwitterionic Polyurethane Membrane for Rapid Large-Volume Separation of Plasma and Viruses from Whole Blood”, Membranes, 13, 524, 2023
  2. Pendse, S. Cetindag, K. Wang, D. Li, R. J. Castellano, T. Wang, J. W. Shan, and S. Kim, “Intrinsic Ion Transports of Highly Charged Sub-3-nm Boron Nitride Nanotube”, Materials Today, 60, 79-90, 2022
  3. T. Wang, J. Lee, X. Wang, K. Wang, C.Bae, and S. Kim, “Surface-Engineered Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Membrane with Improved Voltage Efficiency for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science51628, 2021
  4. K. Wang, H.Seol, X. Liu, H. Wang, G. Cheng, and S. Kim, “Ultralow-Fouling Zwitterionic Polyurethane-Modified Membranes for Rapid Large-Volume Separation of Plasma from Whole Blood”, Langmuir, 37, 10115, 2021
  5. T. Wang, X. Wang, A. Pendse, Y. Gao, K. Wang, C. Bae*, and S. Kim*, “High-efficient multifunctional electrochemical membrane for lithium polysulfide redox flow batteries”, Journal of Membrane Science, 636, 119539, 2021
  6. A. Pendse, S. Cetindag, P. Rehak, S. Behura, H. Gao, N.H.L. Nguyen, T. Wang, V. Berry, P. Kral, J. Shan*, and S. Kim*, “Highly Efficient Osmotic Energy Harvesting in Charged Boron‐Nitride‐Nanopore Membranes”, Advanced Functional Materials, 31, 2009586, 2021
  7. T. Wang, J. Han, K. Kim, J. Lee, A. Muenchinger, Y. K. Choi, KD Kreuer, C. Bae*, and S. Kim*, “Novel Sulfonated Aromatic Polymer Ion Exchange Membranes for Breaking the Conventional Proton Selectivity/Conductivity Trade-off Limitation”, Materials Advances1, 2206, 2020
  8. T. Wang, S. Liang, Z. Qi, M. Biener, M. A. Worsley, T. Braun, Y. M. Wang, J. Biener, S. Kim†, and J. Ye†, “Nanoengineered 3D nm-thick Biomimetic Membrane for Ultrafast Selective Mass Transportation”, Materials Horizons7, 2422 – 2430, 2020
  9. T. Wang, J. Jeon, J. Han, J. Kim, C. Bae, S. Kim, “Poly (terphenylene) anion exchange membranes with high conductivity and low vanadium permeability for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs)”, Journal of Membrane Science 598, 117665, 2020
  10. A. Pendse, S. Cetindag, M. Lin, A. Rackovic, R. Debbarma, S. Almassi, B. Chaplin, V. Berry, J. Shan, S. Kim, “ Charged Layered Boron Nitride‐Nanoflake Membranes for Efficient Ion Separation and Water Purification”, Small 15 (49), 1904590, 2019 (Front cover article)

Notable Honors

2018, Advising Award, University of Illinois at Chicago

2013, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Award, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

2010, 2010 R&D 100 Editors Choice Award "Ultrapermeable Carbon Nanotube Membranes", R&D 100 Award

2004, Pratt Fellowship, Virginia Tech

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech.), USA (2007)

M.S in Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, USA (2004)

M.Sc in Polymer Science and Engineering Chungnam National University, South Korea (1999)

B.Sc in Polymer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, South Korea (1997)