Latest Group News

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March 2025

- After spending seven wonderful years at Yonsei University, our research group has relocated to the Department of Chemistry at KAIST, where we are excited to continue our work and explore new opportunities!  

- We are currently preparing our new website.

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December 2024

- A review article by Byungjun, Hooseung and Ilwoo was published in Chem. Soc. Rev. <Link>

- Seongryeol and Geunyoung successfully defended his Master's theses. Congratulations!

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September 2024

- Sarah Jang has joined the group as a graduate student. Welcome aboard! 

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March 2024

- Su Min Kim and Sieun Park have joined the group as graduate students. Welcome aboard! 

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January 2024

- Hooseung and Hyeongwoo published their research in J. Am. Chem. Soc. <Link>

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December 2023

- Soojin's research in collaboration with Prof. Eunji Sim's group was published in Org. Chem. Front. <Link>

- Soojin and Jeongin published their research in Synthesis. <Link>

- Serim and Hyeongwoo successfully defended their Master's theses. Congratulations!

- Soojin and Byungjun successfully defended their PhD theses. Congratulations Dr. Soojin Kwak and Dr. Byungun Kim!

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November 2023

- Serim, Yongseok, Yongjae, and Jaehoo published their research in J. Am. Chem. Soc. <Link>

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October 2023

- Seonil and Seongryeol published their research in ACS Catal. <Link>

- Prof. Lee received the KCS-Wiley Young Chemist Award from the Korean Chemical Society!

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September 2023

- Byungjun and Sukwoo published their research in Adv. Synth. Catal. <Link>

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August 2023

- Prof. Lee received the 14th Young Organic Chemist Award from the Korean Chemical Society!

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June 2023

- Yongseok successfully defended his Master's theses. Congratulations!

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March 2023

- Three graduate students have joined the group: Seongryeol Jeung, Geun Young Choi, and Il Woo Song. Welcome aboard! 

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December 2022

- Seonil successfully defended his Master's theses. Congratulations!

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October 2022

- Seonil won the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 130th KCS Meeting. Congratulations!

- Prof. Lee was selected as a recipient of the research grant from Samsung Science & Technology Foundation!

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April 2022

- Byungjun won the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 129th KCS Meeting. Congratulations!

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March 2022

- Serim Choi and Hyeongwoo Nam has joined the group as a graduate student. Welcome aboard! 

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January 2022

- Byungjun and Yongjae's minireview article was published in Synlett. <Link>

- Prof. Lee was selected as a recipient of the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2022!

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December 2021

- Soojin, Jeongin, and Jimin published their research in ACS Catalysis. <Link>

- Yongjae and Jeongin successfully defended their Master's theses. Congratulations!

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October 2021

- Byungjun and Yuna published their research in Chem. Commun. <Link>

- Soojin won the Outstanding Poster Award from the 128th Korean Chemical Society Meeting. Congratulations!

- Prof. Lee was selected as a recipient of the Toray Research Grant for Young Investigators! <Link>

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August 2021

- Yongseok Choi has joined the group as a graduate student. Welcome aboard! 

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March 2021

- Seonil Kim has joined the group as a graduate student. Welcome aboard! 

- SYNFACTS Highlight: Our recent JACS paper on stereodivergent synergistic organocatalysis is highlighted in Synfacts. <Link>

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December 2020

- Byungjun and Yongjae published their research in J. Am. Chem. Soc. <Link>

- Jongwon successfully defended his Master's thesis. Congratulations!

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October 2020

- Si On, Jeongin, and Seunghoon published their research in Org. Biomol. Chem. <Link>

- Jimin, Jongwon, Jaehoo, and Younghun published their research in J. Org. Chem. <Link>

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August 2020

- Soojin Kwak received an Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Congratulations!

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March 2020

- Two graduate students have joined the group: Hooseung Lee and Jeongin Choi. Welcome aboard! 

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December 2019

- Jimin and Seunghoon successfully defended their Master's theses. Congratulations!

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Octoboer 2019

- Jaehoo Lee has joined the group as an intern. Welcome to the group!

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June 2019

- Byungjun Kim received an Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Congratulations!

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March 2019

- Three graduate students have joined the group: Byungjun Kim, Jongwon Kim, and Yongjae Kim. Welcome aboard! 

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October 2018

- Prof. Lee was selected as POSCO TJ Park 청암 Science Fellow. Congratulations! <Link>

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September 2018

- Sohyeon Kwon has joined the group as a graduate student. Welcome to the group!

- Jihyun Kim has joined the group as an intern. Welcome aboard! 

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August 2018

- Jimin Han received an Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Congratulations!

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July 2018

- Three undergraduate students have joined the group: Jaewoo Kim, James Chang, and Jeon Won Jeong.

 Welcome aboard!

 

March 2018

- Our group launched at Yonsei University located in Seoul, Korea.

- Three graduate students have joined the group: Jimin Han, Soojin Kwak, and Seunghoon Kook. Welcome aboard!