Jihye Kim, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, has been awarded as part of a multi-university team in the Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials initiative. Kim is one of 18 early career researchers working on interdisciplinary teams supported by awards from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Kavli Foundation.
This three-year initiative focuses on advancing the mining, design, manufacture and disposal of materials to promote a more sustainable and low-carbon energy system. Kim’s project is titled “AI/ML-assisted Separation and Programmable Electrodeposition of Ni and Co,” and includes collaborators Shuwen Yue, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Cornell University, and Qi (Tony) Dong, assistant professor of chemistry at Purdue University.
Scialog, a program established by RCSA in 2010, aims to enhance scientific breakthroughs by fostering a creative network of scientists and stimulating discussions on global scientific themes. Kim’s research interests include extractive metallurgy, carbon sequestration and waste management. She leads the Kim Research Group, which specializes in sustainable metallurgical processing for resource recovery and recycling.
Kim holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seoul National University and a PhD in chemical engineering and applied chemistry from the University of Toronto.
