Haegyeom Kim received his BS degree (2009) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Hanyang University, his MS degree (2011) on graphene-based hybrid electrodes for lithium rechargeable batteries at graduate school of EEWS from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and his PhD degree (2015) on graphite derivatives for Li and Na rechargeable batteries at Seoul National University.
Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His current research interest lies in the development of novel electrode materials for Li, Na, and K ion batteries as well as the investigation of underlying energy storage mechanisms. His accomplishments have been recognized by the ECS Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award sponsored by Bio-Logic, ECS Korea Section Student Award, Best Graduate Thesis Award of Seoul National University, and Global PhD Fellowship from the Korean Government.