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Principal Investigator

Changwoo Nam

Vice Dean, College of Engineering (Aug. 2024~Aug. 2026)Professor (Aug.2026~)Associate Professor (Sep. 2023~Aug.2026)Assistant Professor (Sep. 2019~Aug.2023)
Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University (JBNU)
Adjunct Associate Professor (Mar. 2021-present)Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Adjunct Associate Professor (Mar. 2023-Feb. 2025)Dept. of JBNU-KIST Industry-Academia Convergence Research Office: 210 Engineering Bldg 2. 567 Baekje-daero, Deogjin-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, 54896Email: cun120@jbnu.ac.kr, ncw1982@gmail.comPhone:+82-63-270-2363
Education:
2012-2016 Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, PA, USA _ Advisors: Prof. Mike Chung, Prof. Mike Hickner2005-2007 M.S., Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea _ Advisor: Prof. Jae-Yong Yoon2000-2005 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Korea
Professional Experiences:2023 Invited Special Lectures at LXMMA on Polymer Science and Technology2022 Appointment of ESG Strategy & Reporting Advisor, Korea Coast Guard Research Center2022 Guest Editor in High-Performance Adsorbents: Advances and Challenges, Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360)2022. Visiting Scholar, SMTC, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Host: Rong Wang)2018-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, POSTECH (Supervisor: Prof. Hyomin Lee)2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, MatSE, Pennsylvania State University (Supervisor: Prof. Mike Chung) 2007-2012 Researcher, Coating & Corrosion R&D, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)
Awards & Honors:
2019 Best Paper Award, POSTECH2017 IOSC 2017 Scholarship, IOSC2017 DOE conference fellowship, Sandia National Lab (DOE)2013 ONR fellowship, Office of Naval Research (ONR)2012-2016 Brindley-Choe Graduate Fellowship, Penn State University2010 Best Researcher of the year, DSME2005-2007 BK21 fellowship, Seoul National University

Reseaerch Professor

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ph.D. and MS/Ph.D Integrated Candidate

JinHyeok Kang
(🏆 NRF scholarship)
B.S.Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU (2023)
MS/Ph.D. (2023~ current). Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 1st ), 2023
Chemical Engineering Journal (1st), 2024
Polymer Composites (2nd), 2024
Energy and Environmental Materials, ( 2nd) 2024
Chemical Engineering Journal (1st), 2025
Advanced Functional Materials (2nd), 2025
European Polymer Journal (1st) 2025
Small (1st). 2026
in preparation ( wood&pmma 1st) 2026
Advanced Materials (1st) 2026

YoungWoo Kwak
(🏆 NRF scholarship) (🎖️ Presidential Science Scholarship)
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU (2023)
MS (2023~ 2025.2) Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, JBNU
Ph.D. (2025~ current) Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Chemosphere ( 2nd ), 2022
ACS Applied Electronic Materials ( I st), 2023
Chemosphere (1st), 2024
Energy and Environmental Materials,( 1st) 2024
Journal of Water Process Engineering (1st ) 2025
in preparation ( wood, 1st) 2026
in preparation (PFAS, 1st) 2026
Small (2nd) 2026

Seung Jae Lee

B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU
MS/Ph.D. (2025~ current). Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

in preparation. (sprayable sorbent, 1st) 2025
ACS polymers Au (1st) , 2025
Advacned Materials (2nd) 2026

M.S. Candidate

Youngmin Choi (🏆 NRF scholarship) (🎖️ Presidential Science Scholarship)
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU (2024)MS (2024~ current). Department of Carbon Composites Convergence Materials Engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Chemosphere ( 1st) 2024
Polymers (1st) 2025
Advanced Functional Materials ( 1st) 2025
Separation and Purification Technology ( 1st) 2025
Chemical Engineering Journal (1st), 2026
Energy and Environmental Materials( 1st)

Joonbum Kim

B.S. Polymer & nano engineering, JBNU (2025)
MS (2025.09~). Department of Carbon Materials Engineering, JBNU & KIST
SCI Papers

in preparation (1st ). 2025

Research Experience Undergraduate (REU) & Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Students

Ayoung Yoon (4th year)
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Separation and Purification Technology (1st)

under review, 2026

in preparation (wood 2nd) 2026

Sang eon Han (2nd year)
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Jimin Lim (2nd year) B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

SCI Papers

Alumni

Postdoc

Dr. Uday Shankar

2022.03-08. @Nam Lab

Ph.D. Polymer & Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Uttarakhand, India,M.S Rubber Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITK), West Bengal, India,B.S Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala, India,
E-mail: shankar.cusat@gmail.com
Current position: Assistant Professor. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), India

Ph.D.

Master

Hyungoo Kim (1st)

2019.10~2022.02 @ Nam Lab.

B.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2020
M.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2022
Current Position
Ph.D Student @ School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Korea (2022.03~.urrent)

SCI Papers

Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 1 st ), 2021
Advanced Materials Interfaces ( 1 st), 2022
Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 2nd ), 2023

SeJin Park (2nd)

2019.10~2023.02@ Nam Lab.

B.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2021
M.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2023
Current Position
Ph.D Student @ School of Chemistry, UNIST, Korea (2023.03~.current)

SCI Papers

Chemosphere (1st) 2022

JunHyeog Eom (3rd)

2019.10~2023.02@ Nam Lab.

B.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2021
M.S Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, JBNU2023
Current Position
VINATech R&D(2024. 03~.current)

SCI Papers

Chemosphere (1st) 2022
Chemosphere (2nd ) 2024

Researcher

Jovale Vincent Tongco
2022.05~08.

M.S, Division of Environmental Science & Engineering, POSTECHM.S Forestry, University of thePhilippines Los Baños,B.S Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baños,
Current Position
Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, USA(2023.1~. )

URP

YeongSinn Ye

2019.09~2020.09@ Nam Lab.

B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU2021
Current Position
Integrated Ph.D Student @ School of Chemical Engineering,
Sungkyunkwan University
KOREA(2022.3~ )

GaEun Kim
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Do young Yoon

B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Suehyun Kim

2019.11~2020.12 @ Nam Lab.

B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU2022
Current Position
Integrated Ph.D Student @ School of Chemistry,

KAIST
KOREA(2024.3~ )

Jaeyoung Park
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Hyunsoo Kim

2021.04~2021.07 @ Nam Lab.

B.S.Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU2021
Current Position
MS Student @ School of Converging Science and Technology,
Korea University-KIST
KOREA(2021.9~ )

Joonsang Lee
B.S. Chemical engineering, JBNU

Integrated Ph.D Student @ School of Chemical Engineering
UNIST
KOREA(2024.3~. )

Sangjun Kim

2021.09~2021..12@ Nam Lab.

B.S.Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Current Position

KIA motors
(2023.1~. )

Sueun Ko
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Integrated Ph.D Student @ School of Chemical Engineering,
Sungkyunkwan University
KOREA(2025.3~ )

Dohyun Lim

2019.11~2022.02 @ Nam Lab.

B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU2022

Current Position
Integrated Ph.D Student @ School of Chemical Engineering,
Sungkyunkwan University
KOREA(2022.3~. )

Seunghun Kim
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Integrated Ph.D Student @ Polymer Nano Engineering,

Jeonbuk National University
KOREA(2025.3~. )

Yoonho Kim

B.S.Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Current Position
Integrated Ph.D Student @Departmet of Materials science and engineering,
Korea University
KOREA(2023.3~. )

Eunho Ryu
B.S. Organic Materials & Fiber engineering, JBNU

Integrated Ph.D Student ,MatSE

POSTECH
KOREA(2026.3~. )