| Meet the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Kyoung-Shin Choi Professor of Chemistry |
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Research area Combining the disciplines of inorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry, electrochemistry, materials chemistry and nano-scale science, Choi’s research focuses on developing new electrodes, catalysts and processes for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating a sustainable future. These applications include (1) solar fuel production, (2) electrochemical biomass upgrading to fuels and chemicals and (3) electrochemical water treatment and resource recovery.
What excites you about your work?
“The fact that new technologies, new solutions and new understanding enabled by our work are helping to create a sustainable future.”
What do you hope to achieve?
“We hope to achieve environmentally benign production of fuels, chemicals and clean water, using renewable energy sources (i.e., solar, biomass). We also want to enable resource recovery from waste, where species that contaminate the environment are removed and recovered as useful chemicals. Recovery of lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries and recovery of eutrophication-causing phosphate in wastewater as phosphoric acids for fertilizer production are examples of resource recovery.”
Kyoung-Shin’s research focus addresses big problems that industry, and the human race, need solved. She balances her scientific acumen with real world financial constraints that her industrial partners face.
Want to learn more?
Jennifer Gottwald, [email protected], 608.960.9854