Minkee Choi (최민기, 崔珉箕)
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
E-mail : mkchoi@kaist.ac.kr
Tel : +82-42-350-3938
Education
B.S., Chemistry, KAIST, 2002
M.S., Chemistry, KAIST, 2004
Ph.D., Chemistry, KAIST, 2007
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, KAIST, 2009
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2010
Awards & Honors
2004. 02.
Creative Research Award, KAIST (Best Research Award for M.S.)
2007. 02.
Best Thesis Award, KAIST (Best Research Award for Ph.D.)
2011. 04.
Top Young Scientists, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
2013. 05.
Best Research Award of the Year, Korean Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
2014. 03.
Distinguished Lectureship Award, CSJ Asian International Symposium, Chemical Society of Japan
2016. 10.
Best Research Award of the Year in Climate Change Response, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
2016. 12.
KAIST Technology Innovation Award, KAIST
2017. 03.
Lee Hsun Young Scientist Lecture Award, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
2019. 05.
Minister’s Award in Celebration of Invention Day, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2021. 12.
Presidential Young Scientist Award, Republic of Korea
2022. 04.
Young Catalysis Researcher Award, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)
2022. 11.
Nano Research Young Innovators Award in Nanocatalysis (NR45), Nano Research
2024. 07.
2024 SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ)
2025. 11.
Scientist of the Month, Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
2026. 04.
KAIST’s Representative Breakthroughs in Future Frontier Technologies
Academic Honors & Leadership
2019. 12.
Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST)
2025. 07.
Council Member, International Zeolite Association (IZA)
Editorial Appointments
2017. 04.
Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB), ACS Catalysis
2023. 01.
Editorial Advisory Board (EAB), ACS Catalysis
2023. 03.
Editorial Board, Green Carbon
2026. 07.
Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Applied Catalysis
