May 03, 2022
Group Dinner, 2022
April 20-22, 2022
Comprehensive Exam Spring 2022
Congratulations to Sanghyeok and Stephanie for successfully passing their Ph.D. comprehensive exam!
February 27, 2022
TMS 2022 Annual Meeting
Stephanie, Sanghyeok and Dr. Kim attended the 2022 TMS Conference in Anaheim, CA to present their research.
August 20, 2021
Qualifying Exam Summer 2021
Congratulations to Sanghyeok for successfully passing his Ph.D. qualifying exam!
August 17, 2021
Kelly Joins the Kim Group
Kim Group welcomes Kelly as a graduate student this summer!
Recently, Kelly attended the University of St Andrews in Scotland and graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Geology.
We are excited you are joining the group and can’t wait to see what you do!
June 01, 2021
Thomas Nigl is Officially Dr. Thomas Nigl !!
Thomas Nigl successfully defended his thesis “MEASUREMENTS OF THERMODYNAMIC ACTIVITIES WITH APPLICATIONS TOWARDS ENERGY SYSTEMS”.
Huge congratulations to Dr. Nigl. We are all very proud of you!
Tom is aiming to work at Cuberg. Best of luck!
May 14, 2021
Stephen joins the Kim Group
Kim Group welcomes Stephen as a graduate student this spring!
Recently, Stephen completed his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State. Previously, he interned at the Alstom.
We are excited you are joining the group and can’t wait to see what you do!
January 10, 2021
Candidacy Exam Winter 2020/2021
Congratulations to Steph for successfully passing her Ph.D. candidacy exam!
August 28, 2020
Nathan Smith Returns to Kim Group as Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Nathan Smith, former member of the Kim Group, has returned to as a postdoctoral scholar after working at Argonne National Laboratory as a postdoctoral scholar. He will be spearheading a new direction in our molten salt electrolysis research.
Welcome back Nate!!!
July 1, 2020
Dr. Kim Is Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Hojong Kim has officially been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.
Congratulations Dr. Kim!!! We are all extremely proud of you!
May 1, 2020
2020 Materials Science and Engineering Department Annual Awards Banquet
Although the 2020 MatSE Department Awards Banquet was cancelled Kim Group members were recently honored at the 2020 MatSE Department Awards Banquet!
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Jarrod was awarded the Outstanding Safety Award
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Jason was awarded 3rd place in the MatSE Department Undergraduate Poster Competition
Congrats all!
April 14, 2020
Steph Awarded DOE NEUP Fellowship
Congratulations to Steph for being awarded the DOE Nuclear Energy University Program Fellowship!
“The three-year graduate fellowship provides $52,000 each year to help pay for graduate studies and research. Fellowships also include $5,000 to fund an internship at a U.S. national laboratory or other approved research facility to strengthen the ties between students and DOE’s energy research programs.”
March 3, 2020
Tom Awarded Intercollege Graduate Outreach Award
Congratulations to Tom for being awarded the Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award for his outreach work with the Penn State Science Policy Society. Well done!
