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Hello.

I am Bumjoon Kim, Director of the PRIME research group.

As global PFAS regulations take effect, the core materials behind advanced energy industries are facing a structural crisis, such as batteries and hydrogen. Overcoming the limits of fluorine-based materials unreplaced for decades is a key task for the technological independence and global market leadership of national industries.

To address these demands, our research group aims to solve this challenge through a new materials development approach that combines AI-assisted design with continuous synthesis and automated analysis. By building an integrated platform covering materials design to device validation, we aim to secure PFAS-free polymer material development technologies and apply them to batteries and fuel cells, strengthening the global competitiveness of national core industries.

Centered around KAIST, we also provide a convergent research environment that brings together the polymer synthesis expertise of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and the battery/fuel cell validation infrastructure of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). Our goal is to become a global research hub for both world-class research outcomes and individual career growth.

InnoCORE fellows, in particular, will plan and carry out the entire research cycle including AI-assisted material design, continuous synthesis with automated analysis, and device demonstration. Through systematic career support, such as student mentoring and securing independent research projects, we will help fellows grow into world-class independent researchers with excellent research achievements and capabilities.

We sincerely appreciate your interest as we take on this new challenge toward an energy materials innovation.

Thank you.