Philseok Kim

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Dr. Philseok Kim is a program director at ARPA-E with a focus on functional materials and composites, engineered surfaces and structures that enable and accelerate electrification and decarbonization of energy infrastructure with high energy-efficiency, resilience, and low carbon emissions. Prior to joining ARPA-E, Dr. Kim co-founded Adaptive Surface Technologies, Inc. leveraging ARPA-E-funded SLIPS projects and launching commercial products such as fouling-resistant and fuel-saving ship hull coatings. He also co-led SLIPS project at Harvard University to improve the energy efficiency of refrigerators by reducing frost formation and defrost time. Dr. Kim has 12 years of experience in petrochemicals, polymers, and coatings industry. Raised in South Korea, Dr. Kim received his B.S. and M.S. from Seoul National University then Ph.D. in chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Kim has published over 40 papers in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and holds about 40 issued patents in surface functionalization, materials for organic field-effect transistors, adaptive optical materials, and slippery surfaces.

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