Welcome

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I am Thuy-Kieu Truong (Kieu), a Postdoctoral Researcher in Materials Science and Energy Engineering, with research interests centered on carbon nanostructure–based materials for energy storage and conversion, advanced electrocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen production, and optothermal/photothermal materials.

My work integrates mechanism-driven materials design, scalable synthesis, and multi-physics characterization to develop functional materials for real-world energy and environmental applications.

I am particularly interested in translating fundamental insights into practical, durable, and scalable technologies, and I welcome opportunities for collaboration across materials science, energy engineering, and applied physics.

My research interest

About me

I am a materials scientist specializing in energy materials and electrochemical energy systems.

I received my bachelor’s degree in Materials Science from Vietnam National University and earned my Ph.D. in Energy Science from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. My doctoral research focused on carbon nanotube sheets and yarns for applications in energy storage, liquid crystal display devices, and smart actuators.

Following my Ph.D., I worked as a tenure-track researcher at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). I then joined Hanbat National University, South Korea, as a postdoctoral researcher, where my research focused on advanced materials for sustainable energy production, carbon nanostructure–based super-black and photothermal materials, and scalable nanomaterials engineering.

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Materials Innovation and Technology (CMIT), VinUniversity, where my research focuses on the design of advanced nanomaterials and electrocatalysts for sustainable energy conversion and environmental applications.