Jihye Kim

Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

My research interests lie in the area of extractive metallurgy, carbon sequestration, and waste management. My research group focuses on developing novel, robust, and efficient technologies that tackle the sustainability challenges associated with the supply of critical metals and anthropogenic CO2 emissions. The research program covers three main themes:

1. Hydrometallurgical processing of secondary resources with a focus on critical metals including rare earth elements, platinum group metals, and battery metals

2. Mineral carbonation of industrial wastes for carbon dioxide sequestration and production of advanced construction materials

3. Chemical and process modeling of aqueous electrolyte systems for sustainable metallurgy

More information on my research can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TawcFgwAAAAJ&hl=en

Lab & Research Centers

Kim Research Group

Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy

Payne Institute for Public Policy

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2021

M.A.Sc., Energy Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, 2016

B.A.Sc., Energy Resources Engineering, Seoul National University, 2014

Professional Experience

Colorado School of Mines

• Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2022 – present

University of Toronto

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 2021 – 2022

Research Area

• Extractive metallurgy of critical and strategic materials
• Carbon capture and sequestration using industrial wastes