Hyeon Taeghwan
Taeghwan Hyeon (Korean: 현택환; born in 1964) is a South Korean chemist. He is SNU distinguished professor in the School of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University, director of Center for Nanoparticle Research of Institute for Basic Science (IBS), and an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Taeghwan Hyeon | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Dalseong County, Daegu, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (B.S. 1987, M.S. 1989) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. 1996) |
| Known for | Nanotechnology |
| Awards | 2008 POSCO TJ Park Prize 2010 SNU Distinguished Fellow 2012 Ho-am Prize in Engineering 2020 Clarivate Citation Laureate |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, material science, nanoscience |
| Institutions | Northwestern University Seoul National University Institute for Basic Science |
| Thesis | Nanostructured Catalytic and Magnetic Materials: Sonochemical Synthesis and Characterization |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenneth S. Suslick |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 현택환 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon Taekhwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn T'aekhwan |
Hyeon is recognized by his pioneering work in chemical synthesis of uniformly sized nanocrystals and various applications of functional nanomaterials. In 2011, he was listed as the 37th most cited chemist and the 19th in materials science among “Top 100 Chemists” of the decade by UNESCO&IUPAC. He has published over 350 papers in prominent international journals with more than 70,000 citations and an h-index of 137. Since 2014, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in chemistry and materials science by Clarivate Analytics and became a Clarivate Citation Laureate in 2020.