Nanostructured Polymer Engineering Laboratory

We are an interdisciplinary material research laboratory working on the synthesis, characterization, and application development of functional and sustainable polymers. We combine living polymerization and high-efficiency coupling reactions to produce novel polymers ranging from reactive homopolymers and block copolymers to DNA- and saccharide-containing hybrid copolymers. We are interested in understanding the unique morphologies and physical properties exhibited by these novel polymers and, ultimately, translating the fundamental understandings regarding material structure-property relations to the design and development of advanced polymeric materials.

Our lab is actively looking for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students interested in polymer science and engineering. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Professor Sheng Li (shengli@kaist.ac.kr)