PEOPLE Energy Conversion & Storage Materials Lab.

Professor

Cho, EunAe Professor

  • Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

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Education

  • 1998.3. – 2002.2.

    Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

  • 1996.3. – 1998.2.

    M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

  • 1992.3. – 1996.2.

    B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

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Experience


  • 2024.9. – present

    Professor, Dept. of Materials Sci. & Eng., KAIST

  • 2014.9. – 2024.8.

    Associate Professor, Dept. of Materials Sci. & Eng., KAIST

  • 2012.4. – present

    AFC IA Annex-22 & 26 Representative, International Energy Agency (IEA)

  • 2012.3. – 2014.8.

    Principal Research Scientist, Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST

  • 2012.3. – 2013.8.

    Adjunct Professor, Korea UniversityㆍKIST Green School

  • 2009.3. – 2010.2.

    Guest Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Eng., Korea University

  • 2006.11. – 2007.10.

    Visiting Scholar, National Fuel Cell Research Center, UC Irvine, USA

  • 2006.3. – 2010.2.

    Adjunct Professor, University of Science and Technology

  • 2004.9. – 2008.2.

    Guest Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Eng., Korea University

  • 2004.3. – 2012.2.

    Senior Research Scientist, Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST

  • 2002.3. – 2004.2.

    Research Scientist, Fuel Cell Research Center, KIST

  • 2001.1. – 2001.2.

    Visiting Scholar, National Research Institute for Metals, Japan

  • 2000.1. – 2000.5.

    Visiting Scholar, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

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Committee and Commission

  • 2025.05 - 2027.05

    한국산업기술진흥원 (KIAT) 이사

  • 2024.08 - 2028.08

    국무조정실 규제심판위원 (위원장: 국무조정실장)

  • 2024.06 - 2026.06

    제주특별자치도 수소경제위원회 위원 (위원장: 제주특별자치도지사)

  • 2024.05 - 2026.05

    에너지기기술기반전문위원회 위원 (위원장: 산업통상자원부장관)

  • 2024.02 - 2026.02

    기후대응기금 기금운용심의회 위원 (위원장: 기획재정부장관)

  • 2023.12 - 2025.12

    국무조정실 자체평가위원

  • 2023.11 - 2025.11

    수소 분야 산업기술보호 전문위원회 위원 (산업통상자원부장관)

  • 2023.03 - 2025.03

    에너지위원회 위원 (위원장: 산업통상자원부장관)

  • 2021.08 - 2024.07

    한국연구재단 국책연구본부 에너지·환경분야 평가전문위원

  • 2021.07 - 2025.07

    규제자유특구위원회 위원 (위원장: 국무총리)

  • 2022.11 - 2024.11

    수소경제위원회 위원 (위원장: 국무총리)

  • 2021.11 - 2022.11

    소재·부품·장비 정책제도 실무위원회 위원 (과학기술정보통신부장관)

  • 2021.09 - 2024.11

    한국과학기술원 (KAIST) 이사

  • 2021.09 - 2025.09

    수소경제실무위원회 위원 (위원장: 산업통상자원부장관)

  • 2021.01 - 2023.01

    공공연구성과 확산 사업추진위원회 위원 (과학기술정보통신부장관)

  • 2020.11 - 2022.11

    울산광역시 수소산업위원회 위원 (울산광역시장)

  • 2020.09 - 2022.09

    국가연구개발사업평가 분과위원회 민간위원 (과학기술정보통신부장관)

  • 2020.05 - 2022.04

    충청남도 수소산업위원회 위원 (위원장: 충청남도지사)

  • 2019.12 - 2021.10

    과학기술정보통신부 소재부품장비기술특별위원회 기술실무위원회 위원

  • 2019.09 - 2021.09

    충청남도 국방산업발전협의회 위원 (충청남도지사)

  • 2019.01 - 2020.12

    국가과학기술자문회의 심의회의 기계소재전문위원회 소재분과 소위원장

  • 2018.03 - 2020.03

    한국세리믹기술원 이사

  • 2017.07 - 2018.12

    충청남도 과학기술위원회 위원

  • 2017.04 - 2019.04

    충청남도 정책자문위원회 수소에너지 특별위원회 위원 (위원장: 충청남도지사)

  • 2017.01 - 2018.12

    국가과학기술자문회의 심의회의 기계소재전문위원회 위원

  • 2016.02 - 2018.02

    충청남도 정책자문위원회 기후에너지전략 특별위원회 위원 (충청남도지사)

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Professional Society

  • 2022 – present

    Topical Editor, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (Springer)

  • 2022 – present

    Associate Member, The National Academy of Engineering of Korea

  • 2020 – present

    Board Member, The Korean Electrochemical society

  • 2019 – present

    Editorial Board, Energy Storage Materials (Elsevier)

  • 2019 – 2021

    Board Member, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials

  • 2018 – present

    Editorial Board, Scientific Reports (Nature)

  • 2017 – present

    Board Member, The Korean Hydrogen and New Energy Society

  • 2015 – present

    Board Member, The Corrosion Science Society of Korea

  • 2015 – 2016

    General Affairs, Fuel Cell Division, The Korean Electrochemical Society

  • 2014 – 2016

    Editor, Trends in Metals and Materials Engineering, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials

  • 2010 – 2011

    Board Member, The Korean Electrochemical Society

  • 2008 – 2009

    Advertising Executive, The Korean Society of Clean Technology

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Awards

  • 2022

    Technology Innovation Award, KAIST

  • 2022

    Impact Research Award, KAIST

  • 2021

    Impact Research Award, KAIST

  • 2020

    Impact Research Award, KAIST

  • 2020

    Yujin Award, Materials Research Society of Korea

  • 2018

    Minister of Science and ICT’s Award, Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea

  • 2018

    Fuel Cell Research Award, The Korean Electrochemical Society

  • 2013

    Leading Scientist of Emerging 100 Technologies for Korea 2020, The National Academy of Engineering of Korea

  • 2005

    Award for Best Research Team, KIST

  • 2002

    Young Scientist Award, The Corrosion Science Society of Korea

  • 2000

    POSCO Steel Article Prize, POSCO

  • 1999

    POSCO Steel Article Prize, POSCO