School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Faculty
Min Kyu Song
Associate Professor
EME 159
509-335-8218
minkyu.song@wsu.edu
Song Research Group: Materials Design and Sustainable Technology
Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2011
- M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 2001
- B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 1999
Professional Preparation
- Postdoc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012 – 2014
Research Interests
- Rational design of materials/interfaces and manufacturing technologies
- Energy technologies: (1) Batteries, (2) Fuel cells, (3) Supercapacitors and (4) Smart windows
- Environmental technologies: (1) Electrochemical synthesis of fuels and (2) Electrochemical desalination/deionization of water
- Bio-inspired materials and processes for energy and the environment
- Structure-Property relations in materials and solid-state electrochemistry
Research Areas
Selected Publications
Complete List of Publications on Google Scholar
- M. K. Song, E. J. Cairns, and Y. Zhang, “Lithium-sulfur batteries with high specific energy: old challenges and new opportunities,” Nanoscale (review), 5, 2186-2204, 2013.
- M. K. Song*, S. Park*, F. Alamgir, J. Cho and M. Liu, “Nanostructured electrodes for lithium-ion and lithium-air batteries,” Materials Science and Engineering:R: Reports (review), 72, 203-252, 2011.