Seokhyoung Kim, Ph.D.
pronounces [sə-k-young kim]
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
Postdoc. Chemistry, Northwestern University; with Prof. Chad Mirkin, 2019-2020
Ph.D. Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill; with Prof. James Cahoon, 2019
M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, UMass-Amherst, 2013
B.S. Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 2012
July 2026
Graduate Students
Pushpender Yadav
Chemistry
M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Indore, 2018
B.S. Delhi University, 2016
yadavpus@msu.edu
Kyeongdeuk Moon
Chemistry
B.S. Sangmyung University, 2019
moonkyeo@msu.edu
Ajay Sah
Chemistry
B.S.-M.S. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 2022
sahajay@msu.edu
Caitlin N. Ewald
Chemistry
B.S. Ferris State University, 2022
ewaldcai@msu.edu
Deepak Swain
Chemistry
M.S. National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), 2022
swaindee@msu.edu
Griffin W. Hancock
Chemistry
B.S. University of Iowa, 2024
hanco104@msu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Madison L. Brooks
Chemistry
brook468@msu.edu
Jacob Dillenbeck
Materials Science and Engineering
dillen10@msu.edu
Alumni
Former visiting scholars
Dr. Symbat Naurzkulova
Former postdocs
Dr. Anupam Biswas [Linkedin]
Dr. Muhammad Shoaib
Former undergraduate students
Timothy Martinez, (REU) College of Southern Maryland
Carl Luo, Chemistry ‘28
Yiwen “Ziwu” Zheng, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences ‘28
Charlie E. McAdoo III, (REU) Howard University
Yanxi Dong, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘28
Brooke Hirst, Chemical Engineering ‘26
Cooper Rokop, Chemical Engineering ‘26
Seoyeon Koo, Chemical Engineering ‘25
Henry Thomas, (REU) Iowa State
Nathan Grain, Materials Science and Engineering & Physics '22 — PhD in Materials at U of Tennessee [Linkedin]
Max Ziesel, Chemical Engineering '23
Yarielis López-Román, (REU) Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo
Ishmael Adibuah, Chemical Physics '22
Margaret Gilmartin, Chemistry & Human Biology '23
Anh Trinh, Chemical Engineering '23
Cole Russo, Chemical Engineering '22
Donovan Cool,Chemical Engineering '22
Kyle Cole, Physics '22 — PhD in Physics at U of Oregon
Brian Walrad, Materials Science and Engineering '21
Matthew Mann, Materials Science and Engineering '21 — MS in MSE at MSU
Former K-12 students
Sean Randall, Manhasset Secondary School; via MSU High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program
July 2025
April 2024
June 2023
April 2022
