Educations

Mar. 2022 - Current:

Ph.D. Student in Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence. (Advisor: Prof. Inki Kim)

        Ph.D. Student in Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics

Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, South Korea.

Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2021:

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. (Advisor: Prof. Ji Won Suk)

Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, South Korea.

Sep. 2013 - Apr. 2018:

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Honor Program. (Advisor: Prof. Tung Thanh Luu)

Bach Khoa University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

       ( formerly Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology )   

Research Experiences

Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2021:

Main Topic: Interfacial Delamination of Graphene Papers Fabricated Using Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide

• Study material characteristics of graphene and make plans to perform experiments to ensure its feasibility to appropriate fracture tests of materials.

• Design the process of fabricating graphene papers using chemical method and optimize conditions to obtain the materials highly conductive.

• Analyze structures of graphene papers by SEM, Raman, XRD, FTIR, XPS for material quality assessment.

• Measure electrical conductivity of graphene papers by van der Pauw method with a four-point probe.

• Elucidate interlayer interactions in graphene papers via the double cantilever beam (DCB) fracture tests.

• Conduct empirical data collection and supervise measurements related to the growth of crack initiation and propagation of graphene paper.

Side Topic: Interlayer Separation in Graphene Paper Comprising Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene

• Develop experiments on generating electrochemical exfoliated graphene (EEG) papers with minimal defects.

• Evaluate EEG quality via SEM, Raman, XRD, FTIR, XPS characterizations and conductivity measurement.

• Analyze interlayer separation in graphene (EEG) papers via the double cantilever beam (DCB) fracture tests.

Side Topic: Electrical Measurements of Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide Powders under Pressure

• Measure the bulk electrical conductivity of rGO powders according to the thermal annealing temperatures.

• Analyze experimental data to observe the variation of rGO powder conductivity via the different temperatures.

Sep. 2013 - Apr. 2018:

Main Topic: Research and Design on Line System for Supplying Powder to Produce Plastic Wood Material Automatically in Batches

• Find the operation principle of the machine.

• Suggest design direction of 3D modeling and using Solidworks software to creat it.

• Output 2D drawing using AutoCAD to fabricate the machine.

• Assemble the parts of the machine, set up PLC system and test the machine.

➔ The machine reaches the required productivity (200kg/h, accuracy of below approximately 1%). Ensure accuracy when supplying material.

Publications

* Corresponding author

† Co-first author

1.  Dang Du Nguyen, TaeGyeong Lim, Soomook Lim, and Ji Won Suk*. "Interlayer Separation in Graphene Paper Comprising Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene." Nanomaterials 11, no. 4 (2021): 865. [IF= 5.076] (JCR - Q1 (Physics, Applied)) https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/4/865

2. Hyunsoo Park, Soomook Lim, Dang Du Nguyen, and Ji Won Suk*. "Electrical Measurements of Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide Powders under Pressure." Nanomaterials 9, no. 10 (2019): 1387. [IF = 4.324] (JCR - Q1 (Physics, Applied)) https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/10/1387

3. Dang Du Nguyen †, Yonas Tsegaye Megra †, TaeGyeong Lim and Ji Won Suk*. "Tunable Interlayer Interactions in Reduced Graphene Oxide Paper."            ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 5, 7627–7634 (2023) [IF = 10.383] (JCR 10% in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.2c22310

4. Dang Du Nguyen †, Seho Lee †, and Inki Kim*. "Recent Advances in Metaphotonic Biosensors." Biosensors. 13, 631 (2023) [IF = 5.743] https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/13/6/631

5. Dang Du Nguyen  and Inki Kim*. "Vibrational circular dichroism unveils hidden clues." Light: Science and Applications. 12, 210 (2023) [IF: 19.4] (JCR 3% in Optics) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-023-01239-7

6.  Aleksandr Barulin †, Dang Du Nguyen †, Yangkyu Kim †, Chihe Ko and Inki Kim*. "Metasurfaces for Quantitative Biosciences of Molecules, Cells, and Tissues: Sensing and Diagnostics." ACS Photonics. (2024) [IF: 7.0] (JCR 10% in Optics) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01576

Scholarships

2018 - 2020: Full International Student Scholarship for M.Sc. Program, Sungkyunkwan University.

2022 - Current: Full International Student Scholarship for Ph.D. Program, Sungkyunkwan University.

Skills

Research and Development skills:

• Develop empirical models for predicting performances of reduced graphene oxide and electrochemically exfoliated graphene papers.

• Experienced in assessing material characterizations through SEM, Raman, XRD, FTIR, XPS.

• Hands-on experiences in universal testing machine (UTM), Keithley instrument, plasma cleaning equipment, spin-coating, raman spectroscopy, optical microscope, vacuum oven.

Computer skills: Solidworks, Autodesk, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Python, Abaqus, OriginLab, CasaXPS, WITec Project, Ansys Lumerical FDTD, Comsol Multiphysics.