Ha-Kyung Kwon

Ha-Kyung Kwon is a Circular Economy co-lead at Toyota Research Institute, specializing in end-of-life vehicle management and innovative technologies in plastics recycling and reverse logistics optimization. Prior roles at Toyota include Senior Research Scientist and Research Scientist in Energy & Materials, focusing on software platforms for the data-driven discovery of polymer electrolytes applicable to batteries and fuel cells. Ha-Kyung Kwon holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University, with early research experience in copolymers and solar cell optimization at various academic and research institutions.