2023 │ Ph.D. Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University
2019 │ M.S. Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University
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
2020.12-2022.11 │ Student Researcher, Korea Basic Science Institute

◾ 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

◾ Undergraduate │ General Chemistry, Applied Physical Chemistry, Reaction Kinetics

◾ Graduate │ Surface Physical Chemistry, Modern Spectroscopy

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

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


◾ BJ Cha, K Hong, WC Elias, HP Jacobs, KH Heck, MS Wong, Discerning Structure Sensitivity of Ni-core Pd-shell Nanoparticles for Enhanced Nitrite Reduction, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2025

◾ YB Choi, S Kim, Y Li, BJ Cha*, HO Seo, YD Kim, Photocatalytic Activation of Dealuminated Zeolite Through In-situ Formation of Defective Graphene, ChemSusChem, 2025

◾ BJ Cha, SJ Lee, CM Choi, C Jeon, YD Kim, MC Choi, Effect of CO2 Addition to Ar on Gas Cluster Ion Beam Sputtering of Si Wafer: An in-situ XPS Study, Applied Surface Science Advances, 2025

◾ 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2022

◾ SY Kim#, BJ Cha#, S Zhao, HO Seo, YD Kim, Photocatalytic activity of Fe-loaded TiO2 particles towards NO oxidation: Influence of the intrinsic structures, operating conditions, and synergic effects of the surface hardening agent, Construction and Building Materials, 2021

◾ BJ Cha, SY Kim, CM Choi, JY Sung, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim, Ultra-low loading of iron oxide on Pt/Al2O3 for enhanced catalytic activity of CO oxidation at room temperature: A simple method for applications, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021

◾ BJ Cha, IH Kim, CH Park, CM Choi, JY Sung, MC Choi, YD Kim, Reduction of NO by CO catalyzed by Fe-oxide/Al2O3: Strong catalyst-support interaction for enhanced catalytic activity, Applied Surface Science, 2020

◾ S Saqlain#, BJ Cha#, SY Kim, TK Ahn, C Park, JM Oh, EC Jeong, HO Seo, YD Kim, Visible light-responsive Fe-loaded TiO2 photocatalysts for total oxidation of acetaldehyde: Fundamental studies towards large-scale production and applications, Applied Surface Science, 2020

◾ JH Kim#, BJ Cha#, YD Kim, HO Seo, Kinetics and thermodynamics of methylene blue adsorption on the Fe-oxide nanoparticles embedded in the mesoporous SiO2, Advanced Powder Technology,2020

◾ IH Kim#, BJ Cha#, CM Choi, JS Jin, MC Choi, YD Kim, TOF-SIMS Analysis Using Bi3+ as Primary Ions on Au Nanoparticles Supported by SiO2/Si: Providing Insight into Metal-Support Interactions, ACS Omega, 2019

◾ BJ Cha, S Saqlain, HO Seo, YD Kim, Hydrophilic surface modification of TiO2 to produce a highly sustainable photocatalyst for outdoor air purification, Applied Surface Science, 2019

◾ BJ Cha, TG Woo, SW Han, S Saqlain, HO Seo, HK Cho, JY Kim, YD Kim, Surface Modification of TiO2 for obtaining high resistance against poisoning during photocatalytic decomposition of toluene, Catalysts, 2018

◾ BJ Cha, TG Woo, EJ Park, IH Kim, JE An, HO Seo, YD Kim, Photo-catalytic activity of hydrophilic-modified TiO2 for the decomposition of methylene blue and phenol, Current Applied Physics,2017

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