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Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Biography
Kim's background encompasses mathematics, software engineering, physical chemistry, and electrochemistry. He completed a Bachelor and Masters in Computational Modelling at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He then worked in the computer games industry for NaturalMotion, designing artificial intelligence and physical simulation solutions for 3D character animation. Kim completed his PhD in the Electrochemistry & Interfaces Group at the University of Warwick in the UK through the MOAC doctoral training centre in 2013. After post-doc positions at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Utah, he started as an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin in 2017. In 2020, he moved to Victoria University of Wellington as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Research interests
Kim studies how nanoscale structure affects electrocatalytic reactions. He develops new experimental techniques to make nanoscale electrochemical measurements, characterize the electrocatalytic activity of nanostructured samples, and integrate nanostructure into energy storage and conversion technologies that are needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Driving chemical reaction with electricity enables a zero-carbon economy.
Dr Kim McKelvey
In the news
Annual Report
2023 Funding successes - Annual Report 2023
April 13, 2024
Funding successes for our Investigators and their research programmes during 2023.
Annual Report
2023 Awards - Annual Report 2023
April 13, 2024
MacDiarmid Institute Principal and Associate Investigators and managers who have received awards this year.
Annual Report
Patent applications - Annual Report 2022
April 20, 2023
One of the early considerations on the path to market for materials science is what should be patented and why.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2022
April 19, 2023
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2022. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
Science for a sustainable future
May 27, 2022
The 2021 Regional Lecture Series was able to go ahead in-person this year, with the theme of Science for a Sustainable Future.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2021
May 9, 2022
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
New Associate Investigators 2021
May 5, 2022
Meet our new Associate Investigators that joined the MacDiarmid Institute whānau in 2021.
Events
Science for a Sustainable Future - Napier (15 November)
November 4, 2021
Dr Jenny Malmström, Assoc Prof Mark Waterland and Dr Kim McKelvey talk about the new research programmes, our Institute, and what the start of the new contract means for us.
Read more Science for a Sustainable Future - Napier (15 November)
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