Growth and design of pharmaceutical crystals
Nucleation and growth of inorganic crystals including biominerals
Scanning probe microscopy and interfacial phenomena

2004.1~2007.8  미국 뉴욕대학교(New York University) 화학과 연구원
2007.9~현재  숭실대학교 화학공학과 교수
2012.1~2021.12  한국공업화학회 평의원
2016.1~2018.12  한국공업화학회 조직이사
2016.1~2021.12  한국고분자학회 평의원
2017.1~2020.12  한국고분자학회 폴리머(Polymer Korea) 편집부위원장

“Dissolution enhancement of sorafenib tosylate by co-milling with tetradecanol post-extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide” I. Choi, S. Y. Park, S.-W. Lee, Z. Kang, Y. S. Jin, and I. W. Kim (2020) Pharmazie, 75, 13-17.
"The combined effects of Sr(II) and poly(acrylic acid) on the morphology of calcite" H. Y. Kim, T. Yang, W. Huh, Y.-J. Kwark, Y. Lee, and I. W. Kim (2019) Materials 12, 3339. 

 "Poly(acrylic acid) to induce competitive crystallization of a theophylline/oxalic acid cocrystal and a theophylline polymorph" J. Jang and I. W. Kim (2016) J. Cryst. Growth 434, 104-109.

"Effects of polymer architecture and charge density on the pH-responsive Ca(II) release from brushite" T. Yang, W. Huh, H. Kong, J. Y. Jho, and I. W. Kim (2014) Colloids Surf. A 459, 74-81.

"Structures and physical properties of the cocrystals of adefovir dipivoxil with dicarboxylic acids" S. Jung, J. Lee, and I. W. Kim (2013) J. Cryst. Growth, 373, 59-63.

"Regulating fluoride uptake by calcium phosphate minerals with polymeric additives" T. Yang, C. Kim, J. Jho, and I. W. Kim (2012) Colloids Surf., A 401, 126-136.

"Effects of some polymeric additives on the cocrystallization of caffeine" J. Chung and I. W. Kim (2011) J. Cryst. Growth 335, 106-109.

"In situ atomic force microscopy study on the crystallization of calcium carbonate modulated by poly(vinyl alcohol)s" R. Kim, C. Kim, S. Lee, J. Kim, and I. W. Kim (2009) Cryst. Growth & Design 9(11), 4584-4587.

"Molecular tuning of crystal growth by nacre-associated polypeptides" I. W. Kim, M. Darragh, C. A. Orme, and J. S. Evans (2006) Cryst. Growth & Design 6(1), 5-10.

"Effects of some nonionic polymeric additives on the crystallization of calcium carbonate" I. W. Kim, R. E. Robertson, and R. Zand (2005) Cryst. Growth & Design 5(2), 513-522.

"Selected polymorphs of CaCO3 through epitaxy with inorganic substrates aligned with an electric field" I. W. Kim, R. E. Robertson, and R. Zand (2003) Adv. Mater. 15(9), 709-712.