Sangil Kim, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Contact
Building & Room:
248 EIB
Address:
929 W. Taylor St, MC 110, Chicago, IL 60607
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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
- 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 Science, 51628, 2021
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Advances, 1, 2206, 2020
- 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 Horizons, 7, 2422 – 2430, 2020
- 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
- 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)
- S. Kim, D. Dehlinger, J. Peña, H. Seol, M. Shusteff, N. Collette, M. Elsheikh, M. Davenport, P. Naraghi-Arani, E. Wheeler, “Virus concentration and purification by a microfluidic filtering system with an integrated PEGylated antifouling membrane”, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 23 (1), 9, 2019
- T. Wang, S. Moon, D. Hwang, H. Park, J. Lee, S. Kim, YM. Lee, S. Kim, “Selective ion transport for a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) in nano-crack regulated proton exchange membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science 583, 16-22, 2019
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)