Prof. Chaenyung Cha, Ph. D.
Professional Experience:
Associate Professor (2019-present), Assistant Professor (2014-2019)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Primary affiliation)
Department of Biomedical Engineering (Secondary affiliation)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea
Director (2019-2021)
Center for Multidimensional Programmable Matter
UNIST, Korea
Research Fellow (2012-2014)
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Education:
Ph.D. in Chemistry (2011)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA
(Advisor: Prof. Hyunjoon Kong)
B.S. in Chemistry (2007)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
(Advisor: Prof. Byong-Seok Choi)
Honors/Awards:
MEDIPOST Young Scientist Award (2022)
Korea Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society
MIWON COMMERCIAL Young Scientist Award (2021)
The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
PHI BIOMED Young Investigator Award (2020)
The Korean Society for Biomaterials
Best Paper Award (2020)
11th International Symposium of Global Research and Development Centers
Young Scientist Award (2016)
Korea-China Young Scientist Exchange Program, The Korea Society for Biomaterials
Best Presentation Award (2015)
Materials Research Society of Korea
Harry G. Drickamer Graduate Fellowship (2010-2011)
Department of Chemistry, UIUC
Membership:
Full Member (2023-present)
Sigma Xi
Associate Editor (2022-present)
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (SCI-indexed Journal)
Associate Editor (2021-present), Publishing Editor (2019-2020), Editorial Board Member (2017-2018)
Macromolecular Research (SCI-indexed Journal)
Editorial Board Member (2022-present)
Biomedical Technology
Council Member (2020-present)
Polymer Society of Korea
Professional Director (Education Division) (2023-present), Young Investigator Board Member (2021-2022)
Korea Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society
Professional Director (Nano-Bio Division) (2022-present), Academic Board Member (2016-2021)
The Korean Society for Biomaterials