Contact information: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Avenue, L-413 Livermore, CA 94550 email: kang10@llnl.gov phone: 925-423-5785 fax: 925-423-5733

Education:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, MIT (2014)
• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (2007)

Research Interests:

• Reaction mechanisms in energy applications, such as hydrogen storage and battery materials
• Thermodynamic phase stability as a function of temperature, pressure, particle size, and composition
• Modeling of defects/surfaces/interfaces