The 9 th Hanwha Non tenured Faculty Award (2024)

The Hanwha Group¹is pleased to announce the 9th Hanwha Non-tenured Faculty Award. To demonstrate Hanwha’s commitments to promote cutting-edge research and innovation in Materials Chemistry & Processing, this award will support the career development of non-tenured young faculty particularly in the following areas.

· In the fields of composite materials development and molding technology for electric vehicles, aerospace(including AAM, drone), and robotics parts

: Innovative research and development achievements

: Overcoming technological hurdles in the industry

: Research and development aligned with industrial needs(productivity improvement, cost reduction, quality enhancement, sustainability)

: Lead research and development for innovation that respond to industrial needs

·     Chemical engineering process(reaction engineering, modeling, simulation, etc.)

·     Catalysts (synthesis, kinetics, deactivation, etc.),

·     Water Electrolysis, Electrochemical Process & Catalysts

·     Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology (CO2 reduction technology, hydrocarbon, aromatics, etc.)

·     Bio molecular simulation/ engineering, Bio-Engineering

·     Computational chemistry & AI/Machine Learning application in chemical engineering Electrochemical process & catalysts

·     Electronic Materials

·     Advanced Polymer Technology(polymerization catalyst, block copolymer, radical polymerization, advanced composite materials, polyolefin product/process, catalytic upcycling of polyolefin)

·     Green Energy Technology(hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, etc.)

·     Sustainable Technology(bio-polymers, plastic recycling)

·     Li-ion battery materials(separator, binder, electrolyte, coating materials)

Award 

·     Eligibility : Non-tenured faculty with Korean heritage in North America and Europe, working in the chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering and other related disciplines.^2,3

·     No. of Awards : 3 Awards

·     Award amount : $12,000 as an unrestricted gift funding

·     The awardee required to deliver a seminar at "Hanwha Non tenured faculty Award Ceremony" in the summer of 2024 on Hanwha Advanced Materials Sejong site (Sejong-si, Korea).

Application Package

·     Short Bio-sketch including a comprehensive list of publications

·     Summary of research interest (max 1 page)

·     Descriptions of research interest (max 5 pages)

·     Application package must be submitted as a single word document file.

Timeline

·     Submit your package to wlwjdgjs@hanwha.com by March 31, 2024

·     Announce the Awardees by April, 2024

·     The 9 th Hanwha Non tenured Faculty Award (tentatively scheduled on June 13, 2024)