Tae-Hong Park

Radiochemistry

Prof. Tae-Hong Park

Principal Researcher

Radioactive Waste Chemical Analysis Center

Office: +82-42-868-2220

e-mail: parktae@kaeri.re.kr

Development of rapid and reliable radiochemical determination methods
Development of nuclide evaluation methods for radioactive waste disposal
Chemical analysis of nuclear materials

Ph.D. 2001-2008 Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Professor Michael J. Therien
Thesis title: Synthesis and Application of Carbodithioate-terminated Arylene-ethynylenes
M.S. 1997-1999 Department of Chemistry, Korea University
Advisor: Professor Ho Gyeom Jang
Thesis title: Functional Model Complexes of Catechol Dioxygenases: Properties and Reactivity of [FeIII(TACNpy)DBC]BPh4 and [FeIII(BBAP)DBC]
B.S. 1991-1997 Department of Chemistry, Korea University

Professor, Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology (2024.3-present)
Division Director, Division of Raidochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Korean Radioactive Waste Society (2020.1-present)
Principal Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2019-present)
Director, Radioactive Waste Chemical Analysis Center, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2021.1-2023.1)
Team Leader, Radwaste Radiochemical Analysis Team, Radioactive Waste Chemical Analysis Center, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2019.5-2021.7)
Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology (2015.9-2024.2)
Senior Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2012-2019)
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2008-2012), University of Michigan

Lim, J. H.; Park, T. H.; Lee, H.-J.; Lee, K.-B.; Jang, H. G., “A New Functional Model Complex of Extradiol-cleaving Catechol Dioxygenases: Properties and Reactivity of [FeII(BLPA)DBCH]BPh4.” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 1999, 20, 1428.
Strachan, D. R.; Smith, D. E.; Johnston, D. E.; Park, T.-H.; Therien, M. J.; Bonnell, D. A.; Johnson, A. T., “Controlled Fabrication of Nanogaps in Ambient Environment for Molecular Electronics.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 2005, 86, 043109.
Ghoroghchian, P. P.; Frail, P. R.; Susumu, K.; Park, T.-H.; Wu, S.P. ; Uyeda, H. T.; Hammer, D. A.; Therien, M. J., “Broad Spectral Domain Fluorescence Wavelength Modulation of Visible and Near-Infrared Emissive Polymersomes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15388.
Park, T.-H.; Therien, M. J., “Carbodithioate-Terminated Oligo(Phenyleneethynylene)s: Synthesis and Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles.” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 2779
Nikiforov, M. P.; Zerwek, U.; Milde, P.; Loppacher, C.; Park, T.-H.; Uyeda, H. T.; Therien, M. J.; Eng, L.; Bonnell, D. A., “The Effect of Molecular Orientation on the Potential of Porphyrin-Metal Contacts.” Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 110.
Kang, Y. K.; Lee, O. S.; Deria, P.; Kim, S. H.; Park, T.-H.; Bonnell, D. A.; Saven, J. G.; Therien, M. J., “Helical Wrapping of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Water Soluble Poly(p-phenyleneethynylene).” Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 1414.
Nikiforov. M. P.; Kehr, S. C.; Park, T.-H.; Milde, P.; Zerweck, U.; Loppacher, C.; Eng, L. M.; Therien. M. J.; Engheta, N.; Bonnell, D. “Probing Polarization and Dielectric Function of Molecules with Higher Order Harmonics in s-NSOM.” J. Appl. Phys. 2009, 106, 114307.
Yazaydin, A. O.; Snurr, R.; Park, T-H.; Koh, K.; Liu, J.; LeVan, M.; Benin, A.; Jakubczak, P.; Lanuza, M.; Galloway, D.; Low, J.; Willis, R. “Screening of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Capture from Flue Gas using a Combined Experimental and Modeling Approach.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 18198.
Banerjee, P.; Conklin, D.; Nanayakkara, S.; Park, T.-H. Therien, M. J.; Bonnell. D. A., “Plasmon Induced Electrical Conduction in Molecular Devices.” ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 1019.
Xing, Y.; Park T.-H.; Venkatramani, R.; Keinan, S.; Beratan, D. N.; Therien, M. J.; Borguet, E. “Optimizing Single Molecule Conductivity of Conjugated Organic Oligomers with Conjugated Carbodithioate Linkers.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 7946.
Deria, P.; Sinks, L. E.; Park, T.-H.; Tomezsko, D. M.; Brukman, M. J.; Bonnell, D. A.; Therien, M. J. “Phase Transfer Catalysts Drive Diverse Organic Solvent Solubility of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Helically Wrapped by Ionic, Semi-Conducting Polymers.” Nano. Lett. 2010, 10, 4192.
Park, T.-H.; Cychosz, K. A.; Wong-Foy, A. G.; Anne Dailly; Matzger, A. J., “Gas and Liquid Phase Adsorption in Isostructrual Cu3[biaryltricarboxylate]2 Porous Coordination Polymers.” Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 1452.
Lee, K. J.; Hwang, S.; Yoon, J.; Bhaskar, S.; Park, T.-H.; Lahann, J. “Compartmentalized Photoreactions within Compositionally Aniostropic Janus Microstructures.“ Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2011, 32, 431.
Park, T.-H.; Koh, K.; Wong-Foy, A. G.; Matzger, A. J., “Nonlinear Properties in Coordination Copolymers Derived from Randomly Mixed Ligands.” Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 2059.
Conklin, D; Park, T.-H.; Nanayakkara, S; Therien, M. J.; Bonnell, D. A., “Controlling Polarization Dependent Reactions to Fabricate Multi-Component Functional Nanostructures.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2011, 21, 4712.
Park, T.-H.; Hickman, A.; Koh, K.; Martin, S.; Wong-Foy, A.; Sanford, M. S.; Matzger, A. J., “Highly Dispersed Palladium(II) in a Defective Metal-Organic Framework: Application to C-H Activation and Functionalization.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 20138.
Conklin, D.; Nanayakkara, S.; Park, T.-H.; Lagadec, M. F.; Stecher, J. T.; Therien, M. J.; Bonnell, D. A., “Electronic Transport in Porphyrin Supermolecule-Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies.” Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 2414.
Li, Z.ǂ; Park, T.-H.ǂ; Rawson, J.; Therien, M. J.; Borguet, E. “Quasi-Ohmic Single Molecule Charge Transport through Highly Conjugated meso-to-meso Ethyne-Bridged Porphyrin Wires” Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 2722 (ǂequal contribution).
Lv, W.; Lee, K.; Li, J.; Park, T.-H.; Hart, A. J.; Zhang, F.; Lahann, J. “Anisotropic Janus Catalysts for Spatially Controlled Chemical Reactions.” Small, 2012, 8, 3116.
Lee, M. H.; Park, T.-H.; Song, B. C.; Park, J. H.; Song, K. “A Study of Simple α Source Preparation Using a Micro-coprecipitation Method” Bull. Kor. Chem. Soc. 2012, 33, 3745.
Park, T.-H. and J. Lahann, Chapter 3 Janus Particles with Distinct Compartments via Electrohydrodynamic Co-jetting. Janus particle synthesis, self-assembly and applications, Jiang, S.; Granick, S. ed. (2012) The Royal Society of Chemistry: 54-73. (Book Chapter)
Lee, M. H.; Park, T. H.; Park, J. H.; Song, K.; Lee, M. S. “Radiochemical separation of Pu, U, Am and Sr isotopes in environmental samples using extraction chromatographic resins” J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 2013, 295, 1419.
Lee, K.; Park, T.-H.; Hwang S.; Yoon, J.; Lahann, J., “Janus-core and shell microfibers” Langmuir, 2013, 29, 6181.
Conklin, D.; Nanayakkara, S.; Park, T.-H.; Lagadec, M. F.; Stecher, J. T.; Chen, X.; Therien, M. J.; Bonnell, D. A., “Exploiting Plasmon Induced Hot Electrons in Molecular Electronic Devices” ACS Nano 2013, 7, 4479.
Kim, D.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Kim, J.-Y.; Park, T-.H.; Park, Y. J.; Song, K. “Solubility measurement of Li2O in LiCl molten salt for electro-reduction process“ Asian J. Chem. 2013, 25, 7055.
Park, T-.H.; Eyster, T. W.; Lumley, J. M.; Hwang, S.; Lee, K. J.; Misara, A.; Rahmani, S.; Lahann, J. “Photoswitchable particles for on-demand degradation and triggered release” Small 2013, 9, 3051.
Rahmani, S.; Park, T-.H.; Dishman, A. F.; Lahnn, J. “Multimodal Delivery of Irinotecan from Microparticles with Two Distinct Compartments“ J. Control. Release 2013, 172, 239.
Lv, W.; Lee, K.; Hwang, S.; Park, T.-H.; Zhang, F.; Lahann, J. “A facile route towards inorganic particles with two distinct compartments based on electro-hydrodynamic co-jetting“ Part. Part. Syst. Char. 2013, 30, 936.
Park, T.-H.; Lee, K. J.; Hwang, S.; Yoon, J.; Woell, C.; Lahann, J. “Spatioselective growth of metal-organic framework nanocrystals on compositionally anisotropic polymer particles“ Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 2883.
Kim, D.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T-.H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Lee, C.-W.; Song, K. “Real Time Monitoring of Metal Ion Concentration in LiCl-KCl Melt Using Electrochemical Techniques” Microchem. J. 2014, 114, 261.
Kim, D.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T-.H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Park, Y.-S.; Park, Y. J.; Cho, Y. H.; Yeon J.-W.; Song, K. “Electrochemical Reactions of Uranium Trichloride on a Graphene Surface in LiCl-KCl Molten Salt“ Electrochemistry 2014, 82(6), 462-466.
Kim, D.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T-.H.; Song, K. “Stability of Electrode Materials During Electrolysis in LiCl-KCl Melt“ Asian Journal of Chemistry 2014, 26, 4059-4062.
Li, Z.; Smeu, M.; Park, T.-H.; Rawson, J.; Xing, Y.; Therien M. J.; Ratner, M. A.; Borguet, E. “Hapticity-Dependent Charge Transport through Carbodithioate-Terminated [5,15-Bis(phenylethynyl)porphinato]zinc(II) Complexes in Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions“ Nano Lett. 2014, 14, 5493-5499.
Cho, Y.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Kim, D.-H.; Park, T.-H.; Kim, J.-Y., Song, K.; Yeon, J.-W., “On the covalency of U(III)-Cl, U(IV)-Cl bonding in al LiCl-KCl eutectic melt at 450 °C: Spectroscopic evidences from their 5f-6d and 5f-5f electronic transitions“ Microchem. J. 2015, 122, 33-38.
Lee, J.-H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Park, T.-H.; Bae, S.-E., “Liquid Level Measurement by the Detection of Abrupt Pressure Changes in a Tube in Contact with a Liquid Surface“ J. Nucl. Fuel Cycle Waste Tech. 2015, 13, 39-44.
Park, T.-H.*; Jeon, E.-H.; Choi, Y. S.; Park, J.-H.; Ahn, H. J.; Park, Y. J.,“Rapid quantification of alpha emitters in low- and intermediate-level dry radioactive waste“ J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 2016, 307, 645-651.
Bae, S.-E.; Kim, D.-H.; Lee, N.-R. Park, T.-H.; Kim, J.-Y., “Investigation of the electrochemical behavior of ytterbium cations in LiCl-KCl melt using spectro-electrochemical methods“ J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016, 163, H115-H118.
Lee, J. ǂ; Park, T.-H. ǂ; Lee, K. J.; Lahann, J., “Snail-like Particles from Compartmentalized Microfibers“ Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 73-78. (ǂ equal contribution)
Rahmani, S.; Ross, A. M.; Park, T.-H.; Durmaz, H.; Dishman, A. F.; Prieskorn, D. M.; Jones, N.; Altschuler, R. A.; Lahann, J. “Dual Release Carriers for Cochlear Delivery“ Adv. Healthcare Mater.2016, 5, 94-100.
Kim, D.-H.; Park, T.-H.*; Bae, S.-E.; Lee, N.-R.; Kim, J.-Y.; Cho, Y.-H.; Yeon, J.-W.; Song, K. “Electrochemical preparation and spectroelectrochemical study of neptunium chloride complexes in LiCl-KCl eutectic melts“ J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 2016, 308, 31-36. (2016.4)
Kim, J.-Y.; Lee, J.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Paek, S.; Kim, S. H.; Kim, T.-J.; Park, T.-H. “Automated high-temperature liquid level measurement system using a dynamic tube pressure technique“ J . Ind. Eng. Chem. 2017, 49, 30-35.
Choi, S.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T.-H.*; “Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Monitoring of Interactions of Oxide Ion with U (III) and Ln (III) (Ln = Nd, Ce, and La) in LiCl-KCl Melts” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2017, 164, H5068-H5073.
Lee, N.-R.; Kang, B.; Choi, S.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T.-H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Kim, J. “Co-electrodeposition of U and Mo from a LiCl-KCl melt“ J. Nucl. Mater. 2018, 499, 98-106.
Park, T.-H.*; Cho, Y.-H; Kang, B.; Kim, J.-G.; Suh, K.; Kim, J.; Bae, S.-E.; Kim, J.-Y.; Giglio, J. J.; Jones, M. M. “ Constituent analysis of metal and metal oxide in reduced SIMFuel using bromine-ethyl acetate” J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 2018, 316, 1253-1259.
Park, J.; Park, T.-H.; Sinks, L. E.; Deria, P.; Park, J.; Baik, M.-H., Therien, M. J.“Unusual solvent polarity dependent excitation relaxation dynamics of a bis[p-ethynyldithiobenzoato]Pd-linked bis[(porphinato)zinc] complex“ Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 2018, 3, 275-284.
Bae, S.-E.*; Jung, T. S.; Cho, Y.-H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Kwak, K.*; Park, T.-H.* “Electrochemical Formation of Divalent Samarium Cation and Its Characteristics in LiCl−KCl Melt” Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 8299-8306
Park, T.-H.*; Kim, D.-H.; Bae, S.-E.; Kim, J.-Y.; Cho, Y.-H. “Absorption spectroscopic observation of Interactions between neptunium and oxide ions in molten LiCl-KCl eutectic” Prog. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 2018, 5, 44-47
Choi, D.; Cho Y.; Bae, S.-E.*; Park, T.-H.* “Study of electrochemical Cs uptake into a nickel hexacyanoferrate/graphene oxide composite film” J. Electrochm. Sci. Technol. 2019, 10, 123-130
Misra, A. C.; Park, T.-H.; Carney, R. P.; Rusciano, G.; Stellacci, F.; Lahann, J. “Selective Localization of Hierarchically Assembled Paricles to Plasma Membrances of Living Cells” Small Methods, 2019, 3, 1800408
Kim, J.-Y.; Bae, S.-E.; Park, T.-H.; Paek, S.; Kim, T.-J.; Lee, S.-J. “Wireless simultaneous measurement system for liquid level and density using dynamic bubbler technique: Application to KNO3 molten salts” J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2020, 82, 57-62
Cha, W.; Park, T.-H.; Park, J. H. “Progress of energy-related radiochemistry and radionuclide production in the Republic of Korea”, Radiochim. Acta, 2022, 110, 575-587
Jeong, H.; Lee, D. W.; Hong, S. J.; Kim, J.; Kim M.; Kim, J.; Lee, H. S.; Park, T.-H.; Kim, H.-K.; Park, J. I.; Kim, J.-Y.; Lim, S. H.; Hyeon, T.; Han, B.; Bae, S.-E., “Selective removal of radioactive iodine form water using reusable Fe@Pt adsorbents” Water Res. 2022, 222, 118864
Suh, K.; Yoo, J. B.; Choi, K.-S.; Kim, G. Y.; Oh, S.; Yoo, K.; Lee, K. E.; Lee, S.; Lee, Y. S.; Lee, H.; Kim, J.; Jung, K.; Choi, S.; Park, T.-H.*, “Radiochemical Analysis of Filters Used During the Decommissioning of Research Reactors for Disposal” J. Nucl. Fuel Cycle Waste Technol. 2022, 20, 489-500
Yang, W.; Lee, N.-R.; Jung, C.; Park, T.-H.*; Choi, S.*; Bae, S.-E.*, “Microelectrode voltammetric analysis of samarium ions in LiCl-KCl eutectic molten sals”, Electrochem. Commun. 2023, 149, 107470
Kim, J.-Y.; Choi, Y. S.; Bae, S.-E., Park, T.-H.; Kim, T.-H., "Microsecond-scale staircase voltammetry for measuring the electrical conductivity of highly conductive liquids", J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2023, 120, 90-95

Patents

Kim J.-Y.; Bae S. E.; Yeon J.-W.; Park T.-H.; Song K. Liquid Level Gauge, 10-1540974, 2015.7.27. Korea
Bae S. E.; Song K.; Yeon J.-W.; Kim J.-Y.; Park T.-H.; Park Y. J. Procedure and system for platinum recovery using electrochemical methods in high temperature molten salts, 10-1629918, 2016.6.2. Korea
Bae S. E.; Kim J.-Y.; Yeon J.-W.; Park T.-H.; Song K.; Kim D.-H.; Cho Y. H.; Park Y. J., Ha Y.-K.Electrochemical Preparation Method of Silicon Film, 10-1642026, 2016.7.18. Korea
Lahann, J.; Hwang, S.; Yoon, J.; Bhaskar, S.; Lee, K.; Park, T.-H. Optical Devices with Switchable Particles, 09482861, 2016.11.1. USA
Bae, S. E.; Park, T.-H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Yeon, J.-W; Lee, C. G.; Tahk, Y.-W. Fabrication of plate-type nuclear fuel for research nuclear reactor using electrodeposition, 10-1725448, 2017.4.5, Korea
Bae S. E.; Kim J.-Y.; Park T.-H.; Lee, J.; Yeon, J.-W.; Park Y. J. Multi-sensor system and its procedure for the measurement of liquid surface height, 10-1737506, 2017.5.12. Korea
Bae S. E.; Kim J.-Y.; Yeon J.-W.; Park T.-H.; Song K.; Kim D.-H.; Cho Y. H.; Park Y. J., Ha Y.-K.Electrochemical Preparation Method of Silicon Film, ZL201410407980.7, 2017.6.16. China
Park, T.-H.; Park, J.-H.; Ahn, H.-J.; Park, Y. J.; Yeon, J.-W. Quantitative analysis method of alpha emitting radionuclide (Am, Cm, Pu) in radioactive waste, 10-1785501, 2017.9.29, Korea
Bae S. E.; Kim J.-Y.; Yeon J.-W.; Park T.-H.; Song K.; Kim D.-H.; Cho Y. H.; Park Y. J., Ha Y.-K.Electrochemical Preparation Method of Silicon Film, 6255320, 2017.12.8. Japan
Bae, S. E.; T.-H. Park; Cho, S.; J.-W. Y.; Song, K. C. Fabrication of uranium oxide and its separation in high temperature molten salt, 10-1925784, 2018.11.30, Korea
Park, T.-H.; Cho. Y.; Bae, S. E.; Lim, S. H.; Park. J. I.; Y. Y.-S.; Y. J.-W. Synthesis of magnetic metal hexacyanoferrate (MHCF) and selective removal of radioactive cesium using magnetism, 10-1950730, 2019.2.15. Korea

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