Byungjin Koo (구병진)
Assistant Professor
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Dankook University, South Korea
Tel: +82-31-8005-3597
E-mail: bkoo at dankook.ac.kr
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (2017)
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering (Program in Polymers and Soft Matter)
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Timothy Swager (Department of Chemistry)
Seoul National University, South Korea (2012)
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering (차석 졸업)
Work
Dankook University, South Korea (2020 ~ )
Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, USA (2017 ~ 2020)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Francis
Awards
5. TCI 고분자화학 신진학술상, 대한화학회 고분자화학분과회 (2023).
4. Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society (2017).
3. The Society of Energy Fellows at MIT - Eni SpA Fellowship (2015 – 2016).
2. Samsung Scholarship (2012 – 2017).
1. College of Engineering Alumni Award (Summa Cum Laude), Seoul National University (2012).
Memberships
-American Chemical Society (ACS) (미국화학회 정회원)
-ACS S. Korea Chapter (미국화학회 한국지회 정회원), 재무간사 (2025)
-Materials Research Society (MRS)
-Korean Chemical Society (대한화학회 정회원), 고분자화학분과회 기획간사 (2024)
-Polymer Society of Korea (한국고분자학회 정회원), 학술교육위원 (2024)
-Materials Research Society of Korea (한국재료학회 정회원)
-Korean Fiber Society (한국섬유공학회 정회원)