Hyunchul Ju (주현철)

■ Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Inha University
100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, 22212, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Tel. +82-32-860-7312
Fax. +82-32-868-1716
E-mail. hcju@inha.ac.kr

■ Education

Ph.D.,Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,2006
M.S.,Mechanical Engineering, The University of Nevada, Reno, 2001
B,S.,Mechanical Engineering, Inha University,1999

■ Professional Positions

2018-         Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Republic of Korea

2017-2019    Associate Dean of College of Engineering, Inha University, Republic of Korea

2013-2018    Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Republic of Korea  
2015-2016    Visiting scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA, U.S.
2008-2013    Assistance Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Republic of Korea
2007-2008    Assistance Professor, Chungju National university, Republic of Korea
2006-2007    Post-Doctoral Scholar of mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.

■ Affiliations

Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports
The vice-president of the editorial department, The Korean Hydrogen and New Energy Society (KHNES)
General Affairs Director, Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)

Industry-Academic Cooperation Director, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)

Editorial Board member, The Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy (KSNRE)

■ Research interests

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Future energy conversion/storage systems
- Fuel cells (modeling and detailed diagnostics)
- Regenerative fuel cells (RFCs)
- Hydrogen storage systems
- Portable and electric vehicle batteries (modeling and simulations)

- Alkaline water electrolyzer

- Redox flow battery

- Optimization study

■ Teaching interests

Thermodynamics, CFD, Multiphase flow, Electrochemical systems