Prof. Hyotcherl Ihee

Professor Hyotcherl Ihee has been widely recognized as a distinguished scientist and a prominent leader in the field of time-resolved X-ray solution scattering and time-resolved optical spectroscopy. His research is focused on understanding the structural dynamics of a wide range of molecules covering small molecules to proteins using time-resolved X-ray liquidography (or solution scattering), time-resolved X-ray crystallography and time-resolved optical spectroscopy. In particular, he has made significant contributions to the establishment of time-resolved X-ray liquidography, which is a state-of-the-art method for visualizing the three-dimensional molecular structures of the reaction intermediates in the liquid and solution phases. Using the technique, he has elucidated the structural dynamics and mechanisms of various haloalkanes, photocatalysts, and proteins. Also, Professor Ihee has revealed the relationships of catalyst-substrate association for diverse metathesis Mo and Ru catalysts using time-dependent fluorescence quenching spectroscopy.

In 2006, Professor Ihee received the Young Scientist Award, one of the most prestigious prizes for academic achievement in Korea. He is also a recipient of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) best paper award and Morino lectureship award. Professor Ihee has co-authored about one hundred peer-reviewed journal papers, and was appointed to an editorial board member of the ChemPhysChem in 2011.