Major research areas

• Development of thermodynamic database and Phase diagram experiments: Oxide, Metal, Salts, others for various applications to ferrous and non-ferrous, nuclear, special alloy, waste treatment, ceramic materials for extreme environment

• Development of various process simulation model for pyrometallurgical application

• Development of microstructure prediction model for solidification and heat treatment process

 

 

Major on-going research projects

 

(1) Steelmaking Consortium Project (2009 ~ present)

 

– Development of Thermodynamic database and Physical property database, Development of Process simulation models related to ironmaking and steelmaking process

– Sponsored by Posco, Hyundai Steel, Doosan Enerbility, SeAh Besteel, Nippon Steel Corp, JFE Steel, Tata Steel Europe, voestalpine Stahl, RHI Magnesita, Schott AG, Umicore, Nucor Steel, RioTinto

 

(2) FIRE Refractory Consortium Project (2020 ~ 2024)

 

– Development of Multicomponent Diffusion Model for liquid oxide and Refractory corrosion model by molten slag

– Sponsored by FIRE, Posco, Hyundai Steel, Tata Steel Europe, RHI Magnesita, Imerys, Elkem, Almatis

 

(3) Digitalization of Electric Arc Furnace Process (2022-2024)

 

– Development of Accurate process model for SeAh Besteel – EAF/LF/VD

– Sponsored by Korean Government and various industrial partners including SeAh Besteel

 

(4) Process simulation for Fe-Ni production (2022~2024)

 

– Development of Rotary Kiln model and Electric Melting Furnace model for Fe-Ni production

– Sponsored by SNNC and Posco

 

(5) Digital Twin for recycling process (2021~2024)

 

– Development of process models related to waste recycling

– Sponsored by Korean Government, KIGAM, and various university partners

 

(6) Removal of multiple greenhouse gases using liquid metal (2022~2024)

 

– Design of liquid metals and fluorine gas treatment process

– Sponsored by Korean Government, KITECH and various industrial partners

 

(7) Next generation ceramic heater for semi-conductor industry (2021~2025)

 

– Design of Ceramic heater materials and Coating materials for next generation Ceramic heater

– Sponsored by Korean Government, involving many industrial partners and national labs

 

(8) New ceramic coating materials for extreme aerospace application (2022~2026)

 

– Design of new ceramic coating materials for re-entry of space shuttle Sponsored by Korean

– Government, involving KIMS and other university partners

 

(9) Superalloy for military applications (2023~2026)

 

– Development of thermodynamic database for superalloys and process simulation model (VIM/VAR)

– Sponsored by Korean Government, involving Hanhwa aerospace and many industrial partners

 

(10) Thermodynamic database and virtual microstructure simulation tools for Al alloy casting process (2018~2025)

 

– Development of Solidification, Homogenization and Annealing microstructure model for Al alloys

– Al alloy design for Twin Roll Casting (TRC) process, and Al alloys using high amount of recycled scraps

– Several projects sponsored by Novelis USA, KIMS, Korean Government involving Anycasting and HanJoo light metals