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Professor
Il Sohn
Education
  • 2005 PhD

    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

  • 2002 MS

    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

  • 1998 MS

    Yonsei University, Department of Metallurgical Engineering

  • 1996 BS

    Yonsei University, Department of Metallurgical Engineering

Career
  • 2020 - Present

    CEO Recycling Development Solution, Inc., Korea

  • 2017 - Present

    Professor, Yonsei University (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

  • 2012 - 2017

    Associate Professor, Yonsei University (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

  • 2009 - 2011

    Assistant Professor, Yonsei University (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

  • 2006 - 2009

    Senior Researcher, United States Steel Corporation

Research Interests
- Optimization for iron making, steel making and continuous casting process
- Low carbon ironmaking (Hydrogen, natural gas)
- Recycling of ironmaking byproducts
- Lithium ion battery (LIB) pyrometallurgical recycling
- AI optimization for smelting process
- Metal additive manufacturing
Selected Publications
1. W. Kim & I. Sohn, Critical challenges facing low carbon steelmaking technology using hydrogen direct reduced iron, Joule, vol. 6 (2022)

2. J. Yang & I. Sohn, Topological understanding of thermal conductivity in synthetic slag melts for energy recovery: An experimental and molecular dynamic simulation study, Acta Materialia, vol. 234 (2022)

3. O. S. Kwon & I. Sohn, Fundamental thermokinetic study of a sustainable lithium-ion battery pyrometallurgical recycling process, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 158 (2020)

4. G. Kim & I. Sohn, Selective metal cation concentration during the solidification of stainless steel EAF dust and slag mixtures from high temperatures for increased Cr recovery, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 359 (2018)

5. S. An, DR. Eo, I. Sohn & K. Choi, Homogenization on solution treatment and its effects on the precipitation-hardening of selective laser melted 17-4PH stainless steel, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Vol. 166 (2023)