Hyerim Hwang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Ewha Womans University
Hyerim Hwang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Ewha Womans University
Email : hyerimhwang@ewha.ac.kr
Phone : +82-2-3277-4751
Office: Asan Engineering Building #429, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
EDUCATION
May 2016 Harvard University
Ph.D. in Applied Physics
Feb. 2011 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)
M.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Feb. 2009 Korea University
B.S. in Chemical & Biological Engineering
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Feb. 2022 Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Postdoc in Chemical Engineering
Harvard University
Associate in School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Feb. 2020 Korea Research Institute of Standards & Sciences (KRISS)
Postdoc in Division of Industrial Metrology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Phase transitions
: crystallization, melting, crystal-crystal transformations, cluster formation
: colloidal phase transitions
: bulk physical behaviors at extreme thermodynamic conditions
Micro-mechanics in colloidal solids
: plastic deformation, defect nucleation, dislocation mechanics, interfaces
3D colloidal structures for engineering applications
: colloidal photonic crystals, non-crystalline supra-structures, metallic colloids
Data mining
: image analysis, big-data processing, new parameter retrieval