Kim Kimoon
Kim Kimoon (born 1954) is a South Korean chemist and professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). He is the first and current director of the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity at the Institute for Basic Science. Kim has authored or coauthored 300 papers which have been cited more than 30,000 times and he holds a number of patents. His work has been published in Nature, Nature Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie, and JACS, among others. He has been a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher in the field of chemistry in 2014, 2015, 2016.
Kim Kimoon | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (B.S., 1977) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (M.S., 1979) Stanford University (Ph.D., 1986) |
| Known for | Supramolecular chemistry, self-assembly, cucurbituril, metal-organic framework |
| Awards | Izatt-Christensen Award (2012) Top Scientist and Technologist Award of Korea (2008) Ho-Am Prize (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Pohang University of Science and Technology, Institute for Basic Science |
| Thesis | Electrocatalytic four-electron reduction of dioxygen by metalloporphyrin adsorbed on graphite (1986) |
| Doctoral advisors | James P. Collman, Mu Shik Jon |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김기문 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gi-mun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kimun |
| Website | Center for Self-assembly and Complexity |
His research has focused on developing novel functional materials and devices based on supramolecular chemistry. In particular, his research group has worked on a various functional materials based on cucurbiturils (CB[n]s), pumpkin-shaped macrocyclic molecules, and metal-organic porous materials for catalysis, separation, and gas storage. His discovery and isolation of new members of the CB[n] family reported in 2000 had a major impact in expanding the field. Additionally, his paper published in Nature in 2000, which reported the synthesis of homochiral nanoporous crystalline materials using self-assembly and an application for a chiral catalyst, is notable as it was placed among 35 top notable chemical related papers published in Nature from 1950 to 2000. His research has been recognized by a number of awards, including the Izatt-Christensen Award in 2012.