B.S., Chemistry, Ewha Woman’s University (1999)
M.S., Analytical Chemistry/Electrochemistry, Ewha Woman’s University (2001)
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh (2012)
Email: jkim@cm.utexas.edu
Jiyeon received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. In her research, she has been devoted to Nanoscale electrochemical studies. These studies include: 1) kinetic study and high-resolution imaging of heterogeneous reactions at various Nanoscale interfaces e.g., single walled carbon nanotube as an attractive electrode material for electroanalysis and electrocatalysis; 2) nanopores in biological as well as artificial nanoporous membrane, which is highly significant because of its critical roles as a regulator of gene expression and a gateway for gene delivery, and a model of biomimetic transport systems.
This research is accompanied with fabricating nanosized probes, stabilizing the scanning stages and establishing theoretical analyses. These accomplishments in nanoscale characterization, application, and theoretical analysis of electrochemical interfaces allow Jiyeon to understand complicated chemical systems at the molecular level.
Currently, Jiyeon is developing TiO2 nanoscale thin film on the electrode surface, applying it to novel nanosized tunneling-probe and improved photoelectrochemistry, and concomitantly attempting to understand tunneling behavior through nanofilm. In addition to research in nanoscience, she is also interested in biological applications of electrochemistry..
Publications and Presentations:
- J. Kim, B.-K. Kim, S-K. Cho, A. J. Bard " Tunneling Ultramicroelectrode: Nanoelectrodes and Nanoparticle Collisions " J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 8173−8176 (2014).
- B.-K. Kim, A. Boika, J. Kim, J. E. Dick, A. J. Bard "Characterizing Emulsions by Observation of Single Droplet Collisions-Attoliter Electrochemical Reactors" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136(13), 4849-4852 (2014).
- J. Kim, A. Izadyar, M. Shen, R. Ishimatsu, S. Amemiya, “Nano-Spatially Selective Permeabilization of the Nuclear Pore Complex by Hydrophobic Ion,” Anal. Chem. (2014).