2019-2023 │ Ph.D. Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (Advisor: Prof. Young Dok Kim)
2017-2019 │ M.S. Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (Advisor: Prof. Young Dok Kim)
2010-2017 │ B.S. Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University

2025.03 - Present │ Assistant Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
2023.04-2025.01 │ Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Rice University (Advisor: Prof. Michael S. Wong)
2020.12-2022.11 │ Student Researcher, Korea Basic Science Institute (Advisor: Dr. Myoung Choul Choi)

◾ 불균일촉매반응 (Heterogeneous Catalysis)
- In-situ/operando 표면분광분석(DRIFTS, XPS)을 활용한 대기오염물질 분해 반응 메커니즘 연구
- 수질오염물질 분해 반응 메커니즘 연구
- 고부가화학물질 생산용 촉매의 높은 활성 및 선택성과 관련된 구조적 지표 규명

◾ 비행시간형이차이온질량분석 (Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry)
- 유/무기물 분석기법 개발
- 금속-지지체 상호작용 연구
- 이온빔의 고체 표면 식각 메커니즘 연구

◾ 나노재료 분석 (Nanomaterials characterization)
- 고분자 형성 메커니즘 규명
- 유기전자재료 물성 분석

Please check the full list of published research papers at the following link:

https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=2npc1qAAAAAJ&hl=ko


◾ B Jeong, HG Abbas, BP Klein, G Bae, AR Velmurugan, CH Choi, G Kim, D Kim, K Kim, BJ Cha, YD Kim, F Jaouen, R Maurer, S Ringe, CO Cryo-sorption as a Surface-sensitive Spectroscopic Probe of the Active Site Density of Single-atom Catalysts, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e20240673,2025.

◾ K Hong, DJ Rivera, J Donoso, B Shin, HP Jacobs, BJ Cha, KN Heck, WC Elias, P Westerholf, Y Han, C Muhich, MS Wong, Nickel Enhances InPd-Catalyzed Nitrate Reduction Activity and N2 Selectivity, ACS ES&T Engineering, 2024.

◾ S Zhao, SY Kim, Y Choi, H Choe, BJ Cha, Y Ji, HE Lee, HO Seo, Z Peng, YD Kim, Photocatalytic efficiency of K-TiO2 for air pollutant treatment: Synergistic effect of NO and acetaldehyde by K incorporation, Applied Surface Science, 667, 160374, 2024.

◾ D Kim, BJ Cha, H Guo, G Gao, C Pennington, MS Wong, BA Getachew, Y Han, Precise Fabrication and Manipulation of Individual Polymer Nanofibers, Nano Letters, 24, 20, 2024.

◾ S Zhao, SY Kim, S Saqlain, BJ Cha, HO Seo, YD Kim, Photocatalytic NO abatement by cement blocks covered with Fe-TiO2 and surface hardening agents: Impacts of Fe-TiO2 contents of coating solutions, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 174, 111159, 2023.

◾ BJ Cha, JY Choi, SH Kim, S Zhao, SA Khan, B Jeong, YD Kim, In-situ Spectroscopic Studies of NH3 Oxidation of Fe-oxide/Al2O3, ACS Omega, 8 (20), 18064-18073, 2023.

◾ BJ Cha, Y Ji, CM Choi, DS Jung, HC Chae, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim, The role of Fe-C-Al sites for the low temperature CO oxidation (~50 oC) over the Fe-oxide nanoparticles supported by Al2O3, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (32), 13686-13697, 2022.

◾ W Ko, BJ Cha, YD Kim, HO Seo, Sub-micro photocatalytic TiO2 particles for a water depollution: Comparable removal efficiency to commercial P25 and easy separation via a simple sedimentation, Catalysis Today, 403, 47-57, 2022.

◾ BJ Cha, JY Choi, Y Ji, S Zhao, SY Kim, SH Kim, YD Kim, Fe-oxide/Al2O3 for the enhanced activity of H2S decomposition under realisitic conditions: mechanistic studies by in-situ DRIFTS and XPS, Chemical Engineering Journal, 443, 136459, 2022.

◾ MS Ki, M Sim, O Kwon, K Im, B Choi, BJ Cha, YD Kim, TY Jin, K Paeng, Improved Thermal Stability and Operational Lifetime of Blue Fluorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes by Using a Mixed-Electron Transporting Layer, ACS Materials Letters, 4 (9), 1676-1683, 2022.

◾ BJ Cha, JY Choi, SY Kim, YD Kim, Adsorbent/catalyst bi-functional Fe-ZSM-5 prepared by a simple CVD process for exhaust gas treatment, Applied Surface Science, 574, 151565, 2022.

◾ H Choe, SY Kim, S Zhao, BJ Cha, T Grehl, P Bruner, YD Kim, Surface Structures of Fe-TiO2 Photocatalysts for NO Oxidation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 (20), 24028-24038, 2022.

◾ SJ Lee, A Hong, J Cho, CM Choi, JY Baek, JY Eo, BJ Cha, WJ Byeon, JY We, S Hyun, M Jeon, C Jeon, DJ Ku, MC Choi, Characteristics of a mixed-gas cluster ion beam for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, Applied Surface Science, 572, 151467, 2022.

◾ BJ Cha, WJ Byeon, CM Choi, BK Min, J Cho, JY Baek, YD Kim, MC Choi, Ga-ion beam surface modification of glass using a custom-built liquid metal ion beam, Journal of Applied Physics, 131 (1), 014901, 2022.

2025.04 │ ToF-SIMS Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Uncovering Catalyst-Support Interaction, 135th KCS meeting, JKCS Research trends of young researchers

2025.02 │ Surface Studies on supported nanoparticle catalysts to tackle environmental pollution problems, 145th KCS Physical Chemistry Division Symposium

2024.08 │ Surface Engineering of Pd-based Nanoparticle Catalyst for Water Treatment, KVS & IFFM 2024

2023.08 │ In-situ mechanistic study of selective NH3 oxidation to N2 on Fe-oxide/Al2O3, ACS Fall 2023

2023.02 │ CVD-Prepared Supported Fe-Oxide Nanoparticle Catalysts for Efficient Air Purification, 7th International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering