Hanseo Kim

Hanseo
Kim

hanseokim@u.northwestern.edu

Summary

I'm Hanseo Kim — a student, researcher, and photographer passionate about exploring the intersection of science, society, and storytelling. With a focus on biology and public health, I’ve conducted award-winning research in carbon capture technology and am deeply interested in tackling real-world issues like aging populations and sustainable innovation. Whether I'm analyzing data in the lab or capturing fleeting moments through a lens, I strive to preserve, understand, and improve the world around me.

Looking ahead, I aspire to merge my scientific interests with entrepreneurship, building solutions that improve health, extend quality of life, and make scientific advancements more accessible to society.

Fueled by a drive to question, experiment, and refine, I actively seek out new perspectives and techniques to push my ideas further. From hands-on research to collaborative problem-solving, I thrive in environments that challenge convention and encourage innovation. I'm committed to thoughtful, purpose-driven work that contributes meaningfully to both science and society.

Research Experience

Research mentor

2024 - Present

Hanseokim.com

As an experienced researcher, I mentored clients from the United States, Korea, Philippines, Rwanda, Belgium and India on graduate level research in their respective fields of interest.

Notable achievements made by my clients include a student from Belgium that won 1st in their country and advanced to the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) and a student from the United States that won 1st place overall in their regional science fair in their first year of doing research as a high school student.

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Researcher

2023 - 2025

Kyungpook National University Department of Engineering

Kyungpook National University Department of Materials Science

At Kyungpook National University, I spearheaded the development of the world's first carbon capture device that generates energy while capturing carbon dioxide, leveraging moisture-induced electricity generation and supercapacitive swing adsorption of CO₂. This groundbreaking technology sets ground for future research of a new category of carbon capture technology that is flexible and sustainable by approaching carbon capture technology in a new way.

Selected Projects