Eunchul Kim

Combined M.S./Ph.D. course student (Sep 2009 ~  )

Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University

eunchulkim [at] skku.edu

Research interest

Photosynthesis regulation mechanisms
Photoprotection mechanisms in photosynthesis

Energy transfer dynamics in photosynthetic protein, dye sensitized solar cell and photocatalyst

Born in Seoul, Korea, 17, January, 1988

Education

2009.08
B.S., Physics, Daejin University, Korea

2009.09 – 2015.08
Combined M.S./Ph.D. course
WCU(World Class University) program by Korean government
Department of Energy Science Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Advisor : Prof. Tae Kyu Ahn

Research Experience

2011.03 – 2011.12
Collaboration Research with Plant Signaling Systems Biology Lab
Department of Life Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Advisor : Prof. Sang-Dong Yoo

2012.01 – 2012.02
Collaboration Research with Photo Physical Chemistry Lab
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan 
Advisor : Prof. Shigeichi Kumazaki

2012.09 – 2015
Researcher, Center for Nanostructure and Nanostructured Composites, Korea

2014.06 – 2016.08
Visiting student at Photo Physical Chemistry Lab
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan 
Advisor : Prof. Shigeichi Kumazaki

Conference Presentation

-International-
2010.05
The 7th Asia-Pacific Laser Symposium; Poster
“Lutein cation formation in a minor light harvesting complex(CP26)”

2010.07
The 18th International conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy in Seoul, Korea; Poster
“Investigating energy partitioning during photosynthesis using an expanded quantum yield convention”

2010.08
The 15th International Congress of Photosynthesis in Beijing, China; Participant

2010.10
The 7th Korea-Japan Symposium on frontier Photoscience; Poster
“Time-resolved spectroscopic studies on electron flow systems in plant cells”

2011.07
The 5th Asia and Oceania Conference for Photobiology in Nara, Japan; Poster
“Effect of thylakoid stack to heterogeneity of PSII and redistribution of LHCII subcomplexes in plant cells”

2012.07 
19th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy in Pasadena, CA, USA; Poster
“An Effect of Thylakoid Stacking Structure to Energy Redistribution Mechanism in Plant Cells”

2013.02
Biophysical Society 57th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, USA; Poster
"Light-Harvesting Complex Proteins Migration in Chloroplasts during State Transitions"

2013.08
The 16th International Congress on Photosynthesis in St. Louis, MO, USA; Poster
"Dynamical changes in microscopic fluorescence spectra of grana and stroma-exposed regions in chloroplasts of a higher plant protoplast during state transitions"

2014.06
2nd Sweden-Korea Joint Symposium on Advanced Spectroscopy: Light Capture and Conversion Processes in Biological and Artificial Systems; Oral
“Changes in antenna size of photosystems in grana and stroma of intact chloroplasts in Arabidopsis Thaliana protoplasts during state transitions”

2014.08

The Tohoku University’s Chemistry Summer School in Sendai, Japan; Oral (invited)
“Changes in antenna size of photosystems in grana and stroma of intact chloroplasts in Arabidopsis Thaliana protoplasts during state transitions”

2015.03
The 56th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists; Oral
"Changes in Antenna Sizes of Photosystems during State Transitions in Granal and Stroma-exposed Thylakoid Membrane by Microscopic Fluorescence Spectroscopy"

2015.08
45th World Chemistry Congress (IUPAC-2015) in Busan, Korea; Oral
"Modulation of Light-harvesting antenna size in Arabidopsis thaliana"

-Domestic-
2010.01
2010 Plant Winter Conference; Poster
“Investigating energy partitioning during photosynthesis using an expanded quantum yield convention"

2010.07
The 103th Korean Physical Chemistry Symposium; Poster
“Time-resolved spectroscopic images of plant cells”

Honors and Awards

2010.07
Best Poster Award of The 103th Korean Physical Chemistry Symposium

2010.10
Best Poster Award of The 7th Korea-Japan Symposium on frontier Photoscience

2012.05
Best Poster Award of  Department of Energy Science Workshop

Memberships

Korean Chemical Society, Student Member
Korean Plant Society, Student Member
Korean Biophysics Society, Student Member
Biophysical Society, Student Member

Publications

1. Regulatory functions of SnRK1 in stress-responsive gene expression and in plant growth and development.
Young-Hee Cho, Jung-Woo Hong, Eun-Chul Kim, Sang-Dong Yoo
Plant Physiology, April 2012, 158(4), 1955-1964

2. Photocatalysis by Phenothiazine Dyes: Visible-Light-Driven Oxidative Coupling of Primary Amines at Ambient Temperature
Ji Hoon Park, Kyoung Chul Ko, Eunchul Kim, Nojin Park, Ju Hong Ko, Do Hyun Ryu, Tae Kyu Ahn, Jin Yong Lee, Seung Uk Son
Organic letters, October 2012, 14(21), 5502-5505

3. Phenothiazine-based organic dyes with two anchoring groups on TiO2 for highly efficient visible light-induced water splitting
Seung Uk Son, Jeho Lee, Jiwon Kwak, Kyoung Chul Ko, Ji Hoon Park, Ju Hong Ko, Nojin Park, Eunchul Kim, Do Hyun Ryu, Tae Kyu Ahn, Jin Yong Lee
Chemical Communications, October 2012, 48(93), 11431-11433

4. Investigation of porosity and heterojunction effects of a mesoporous hematite electrode on photoelectrochemical water splitting
Jingling Liu, Muhammad Shahid, Young-Seon Ko, Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Young-Uk Kwon
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, April 2013, 15, 9775-9782

5. Tandem Synthesis of Photoactive Benzodifuran Moieties in the Formation of Microporous Organic Networks

Narae Kang, Ji Hoon Park, Kyoung Chul Ko, Jiseul Chun, Eunchul Kim, Hee-Won Shin, Sang Moon Lee, Hae Jin Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Jin Yong Lee, Seung Uk Son
Angewandte Chem. Int. Ed., June 2013, 52(24), 6228-6232

6. Iridium Complexes Containing Bis(imidazoline thione) and Bis(imidazoline selone) Ligands for Visible Light-induced Oxidative Coupling of Benzylamines to Imines

Jaewon Jin, Hee-Won Shin, Joon Hyun Park, Ji Hoon Park, Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Do Hyun Ryu,and Seung Uk Son
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 3954-3959

7. Microporous Organic Nanorods with Electronic Push-Pull Skeleton for Visible Light-Induced Hydrogen Evolution from Water
Ji Hoon Park, Kyoung Chul Ko, Nojin Park, Hee-Won Shin, Eunchul Kim, Narae Kang, Ju Hong Ko, Sang Moon Lee, Hae Jin Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Jin Yong Lee, Seung Uk Son
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014,

8. Fluorescein dye intercalated layered double hydroxides for chemically stabilized photoluminescent indicators on inorganic surfaces
Jong Hyeon Lee, Duk-Young Jung, Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn
Dalton Transactions, 2014

9. Tailoring Dispersion and Aggregation of Au Nanoparticles in the BHJ Layer of Polymer Solar Cells: Plasmon Effects versus Electrical Effects
Wanjung Kim, Bong Geun Cha, Jung Kyu Kim, Woonggi Kang, Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Dong Hwan Wang, Qing Guo Du, Jeong Ho Cho, Jaeyun Kim, Jong Hyeok Park
ChemSusChem, 2014

10. Changes in Antenna Sizes of Photosystems during State Transitions in Granal and Stroma-exposed thylakoid membrane of Intact Chloroplasts in Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts
Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, Shigeichi Kumazaki
Plant and Cell Physiology, 2015 [News Highlighted in the journal online]

11. Conflicted Effects of a Solvent Additive on PTB7:PC71BM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Wanjung Kim, Jung Kyu Kim, Eunchul Kim, Tae Kyu Ahn, and Dong Hwan Wang, Jong Hyeok Park
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015