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Dr. Min-Kyu Song is an Associate Professor at Washington State University within the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Tech (2011) and previously earned his M.S. (2001) and B.S. (1999) from Korea University.
His research focuses on rational materials design for energy and environmental applications, including batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, smart windows, electrochemical desalination, and bio-inspired manufacturing technologies. He emphasizes structure-property relationships in ceramics/metal materials and solid-state electrochemistry.
- Energy technologies: batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, smart windows
- Environmental technologies: electrochemical synthesis/fuel production, water desalination
- Bio-inspired materials for energy/environmental applications
- Structure-property relations in advanced materials
Dr. Song has received multiple awards including the Outstanding Inventor Award, Rising Stars in Electrochemistry recognition, and Academic Advisor Excellence Award. His group has secured NSF I-Corps funding and mentored undergraduate researchers like Michael Kindle (NASA Space Grant Scholar) and Panpan Dong (China Scholarship Council Fellow).
- Served as co-organizer for multiple international symposia (TMS, MRS, ACS)
- Developed graduate courses: MSE 503 (Electrochemical Energy Systems), MSE 302 (Electronic Materials)
- Active in industry engagement (Samsung SDI, Microsoft, KAIST collaborations)
