Hyochan Kim

• Assist in process development and scale-up of proprietary bio-based chemical production systems.
• Conduct purification processes (distillation, vacuum evaporation, solvent extraction) to isolate high-purity compounds.
• Utilize analytical tools (GC, HPLC) for qualitative and quantitative analysis of reaction products.

• Design and execute experiments to evaluate and optimize catalyst performance.

• Project Name: Temperature Sensitive Smart Fluorophore Synthesis
• Organic Chemistry Technical Skills : Organic Synthesis, NMR Spectroscopy, Rotary Evaporator, Column Chromatography
• Documented experimental procedures and observations with precision to ensure reproducibility.
• Effectively prepared and delivered PowerPoint presentations summarizing experimental results in weekly meetings.
• Software Tools: ChemDraw (for chemical structure design and reaction schemes), Origin (for data analysis and graph plotting), Microsoft Excel (for organizing data)

• Conducted an undergraduate research project on the development of a rapid and sensitive Amino Acid Analysis - MS method for quantitative analysis of stable isotope-labeled peptides.
• Developed scientific writing and data presentation skills through preparing an undergraduate research poster.
• Became familiar with LC/MS analytical procedures through hands-on observation and discussion with senior researchers.