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Current Members:

Hyun-Joong Chung (정현중; 鄭現中)
(Principal Investigator) [CV] [Citation]
Professor
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Tel: +1-780-492-4790
Email: chung.hj13[at]ualberta[dot]ca

Work Experience:
Univ of Alberta [Professor] 2023-present
Univ of Alberta [Associate Prof.] 2019-2023
Univ of Alberta [Assistant Prof.] 2013-2019
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA [PD/RA] 2009-2012
Samsung Display, Korea [Senior Engineer] 2006-2009
Education:
Univ of Pennsylvania, USA [PhD] 2005 (Mater. Sci.)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) [BS] 2000
Teaching:
MatE 491/669 – Physics and Properties of Functional Materials (F16, F17, F18, F19, F20, F22, W25)
CME 482/ ChE 689 – Fundamentals of Polymers / Polymer Properties (F14, F17, F23)
CME 494/694 - Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (F24)
CME 694 – Physicochemical Properties of Gels and Elastomers (F19)
MatE 211 – Characterization of Materials (W19, W20, W21, W23)
MatE 202 – Materials Science II (F13, W14, W15, S16, S17, W23)
MatE 335 – Phase Tranformation I (F23)
MatE 390 – Introduction to Nano and Functional Materials (F15)
CME 483 – Colloquium II (W13, W21)
CME 481 – Colloquium I (F14, F16)
Honours:
University of Alberta Innovation Award 2024
University of Alberta Innovation Award 2023
Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award 2015

Monojit Batabyal

Postdoctoral Fellow
(Co-supervised with Prof. E.Rivard @ UofA Chem)
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Univ. of Burdwan, India (Chemistry) [BSc] 2013
Banaras Hindu Univ., India (Chemistry) [MSc] 2016
IISER Bophal, India (Synthetic Organochalcogen Chemistry) [PhD] 2023

Sajjad Mohsenpour (سجاد محسن پور)

Postdoctoral Fellow (Industrial)
MITACS Elevate Thematics Fellowship Recipient
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Shiraz Univ. Iran (Chem. Eng.) [BSc] 2013
Sharif Univ. of Technology, Iran (Chem. Eng.) [MSc] 2015
Manchester Univ., UK (Chem.Eng.) [PhD] 2022

Zhitong (Lynn) Lin (林只彤)

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

University of Alberta [BSc] (Chemical) 2018
University of Alberta [PhD] (Chemical) -present

Rayan Basodan (ريان باسودان)

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. B.Park @ NRC-Nano)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver [BSc] (Materials) 2021
University of Alberta [PhD] (Materials) -present

Özge Akça Zengin

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye [BSc] (Chemistry) 2019
Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye [MSc] (Chemistry) 2021
University of Alberta [PhD] (Chemical) -present

Shima Jalali (شیما جلالی)

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. D.Sameoto @ UofA MechE)

University of Tehran, Iran [BSc] (Polymer Eng) 2019
Tarbiat Modares Univ, Iran [MSc] (Polymer Eng) 2022
University of Alberta [PhD] (Mechanical Eng) -present

Jueun Lee (이주은)

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Chungnam National Univ., Korea [BEng] (Organic Mater Eng) 2021
University of Alberta [PhD] (Chemical) -present

Eric Brian Gamboa(林親聘; )

Gradute Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

SunYatSen University, China [BSc] (Chemical Eng) 2023
University of Alberta [MSc] (Chemical) -present

Gabrielle Anne (Breanne) Bacani

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering (Materials)

University of Alberta [BSc] (Materials Eng) 2024
- 22W,22S,23S,23F -co-op; NSERC USRA (22S,23S)
- Dean's Research Award (22F,24W)
University of Alberta [MSc] (Materials) - present

Fred Flores

Undergradute Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Biomed)
(24W -co-op; 24S,24F - part-time)
University of Alberta [BSc] 2026 (expected)

Jack Keddie

Undergradute Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Biomed)
(24S,24F -co-op)
University of Alberta [BSc] 2027 (expected)

Jooyoung Song (송주영; 宋周映)

Undergradute Research Assistant
(Co-supervised with Prof. E. Ing @ UofA Ophthalmology)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
(24S -co-op; 24F - DRA)
University of Alberta [BSc] 2024 (expected)

Johnny Sanghyun Lee (이상현; 李尙泫)

Research Assitant EIT
(Co-supervised with Prof. E. Ing @ UofA Ophthalmology)
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Alberta [BSc] (Mechanical) 2024

 

Group excursion to escape from summer! (Sylvan Lake, AB)

(From left) Ozge, Lynn, Jueun, Fred, Jooyoung, Eric, Isuri, Hyun-Joong, Monojit, Rayan, David (Jul 2024)

Group excursion to escape from summer! (Sylvan Lake, AB)

(From left) David, Isuri, Hyun-Joong, Jooyoung, Jueun, Fred, Ozge, Lynn, (Lynn's mom), Rayan (Jul 2024)

The 35th Canadian Materials Science Conference (CMSC 2024)
(@ UofA Campus)

(From left) Eric, David, Rayan, Hyun-Joong, Breanne, Lynn, Shima, Jueun, Isuri (May 2024)

A fun evening with lab friends
(Edmonton Downtown)

(Standing) Isuri, Jack, Jooyoung, Eric, Jueun; (Sitting) Fred, Ozge, Shima, Rayan (May 2024)

No Boss? How nice!
(Group seminar celebrating science & lunar new year's day @ UofA)

(From left) David, Breanne, Jueun, Fred, Isuri, Shima, Rayan, Colleen, Eric, Mathias, Lynn, Özge (Feb 2024)

After lab cleaning
(Deweys in UofA campus)

(From left) Hyun-Joong, David, Rayan, Zach, Shima, Lynn, Özge (Sep 2023)

Group Lunch
(Turquaz Restaurant in NW Edmonton )

(From left) David, Shima, Rayan, Hyun-Joong, Özge, Poemana, Breanne, Lynn, Rosmi, Jun, Akshay, Zach (May 2023)

Shima's Birthday Party in Group Semianar
(Donadeo ICE Building)

(From left) Sajjad, Rosmi, Shima, Özge, David, Hyun-Joong, Rayan, Lynn (Jan 2023)

2022 Year's End Group Seminar
(Donadeo ICE Building)

(From left to table) Sajjad, Shima, Ayomi, Rosmi, Poemana, Hyun-Joong, Lynn, Özge, Mark, Marwa (Dec 2022)

Group BBQ Party
(Hawrelak Park)

(top row) David, Ashok, GueSeon, Marwa, Lynn, Breanne, Celine
(bottom row) Mark, Angela, Ava, Hyun-Joong, Rayan
(lost in the forest ;-( ) Ayomi (Jul 2022)

Group Lunch After Lab Cleaning Event
(MEAT Edmonton on Whyte Ave)

(from left) Ayomi, Breanne, Hyun-Joong, Celine, Mark, Lynn, Rayan, Ashok, Rosmi (May 2022)

After Lab Cleaning Event
(Student Union Building, UofA)

(from left) Nate, Ankit, Rayan, Mark, David, Lynn, Rosmi, Marwa (Nov 2021)

Post-Pandemic Group Retreat
(Wabamun Lake Provincial Park)

(from left) Reza, Ankit, Daniel, David, Mark, Nate, Hyun-Joong, Lynn, Rosmi, Pradipika, Marwa, Chrissy (Jul 2021)

Post-Pandemic Group Retreat
(Wabamun Lake Provincial Park)

(from left) Marwa, Lynn, Pradipika, Rosmi, Chrissy (Jul 2021)

Outdoor group lunch while maintaining physical distancing
(Emily Murphy Park)

(from left) Pradipika, Lelin, Rosmi, Mark, Nate, Ava, Andrew, Hyun-Joong, Chungyeon, Kaelyn, Ankit (Jul 2020)

Group outing
(Dorinku Restaurant on Whyte Ave)

Lelin, Wendy, Dinara, Pradipika, Kaelyn, Hyun-Joong, Ankit, Chungyeon (Nov 2019)

After lab cleaning
(Tim's @ ECERF)

Hyun-Joong, Cloud, Chungyeon, Shide, Danae, Dinara (Apr 2019)

Celebrating the boss's promotion
(NongBu Restaurant on Whyte Av)

Lelin, Wendy, Tanushree, Dylan, Syed, Reyhaneh + Kian, Yiyang, Albert, Hyun-Joong, Dinara, Chungyeon, Shide (Dec 2018)

Last 3 Standing - Amit & his drinking buddies
(O'Byrne's on Whyte Av)

Amit, Hyun-Joong, Dylan (Dec 2018)

# Today is the best day EVER! (The boss is gone out of town for weeks!)
in Emily Murphy Park

(From the front, counterclockwise) Dinara, Wendy, Lelin, Shide, Chungyeon, Woojin, Byeonghak (Jun 2018)

in U of A Campus

Chungyeon, Hyun-Joong, Byeonghak, Giang, Shide, Wendy, Dinara, Hemant, "Dr." Xinda (May 2018)

in South Edmonton

(Standing) Albert, Giang, Hyun-Joong, Dinara, Lelin, Fanghui (Kneeling) Hemant (Dec 2017)

in Northwest Edmonton

(Front) Amit, Wendy, Dinara, Hyun-Joong (Middle) Xinda, Giang, Shide, Chungyeon, Lelin (Back) Fanghui, Hemant (Sep 2017)

Whyte Avenue, Edmonton

(Standing) Sophie, Katherine, Fanghui, Hemant, Wendy, Max, Nate, Chungyeon,
(Kneeling) Shide, Hyun-Joong, Amit, Xinda (May 2017)

American Physical Society Meeting in New Orleans, LA, USA

Amit, Dylan, Giang, Xinda, Hyun-Joong (Mar 2017)

American Physical Society Meeting in New Orleans, LA, USA
with Prof. Russ Composto @ U.Penn.(Hyun-Joong's PhD advisor)

Hyun-Joong, Russ, Giang, Amit, Xinda (Mar 2017)

(Standing) Li, Fanghui, Xinda, Hemant, Chungyeon, Wendy, Katherine, (Kneeling) Shide, Hyun-Joong, Giang, (Photographer: Amit) (Dec 2016)

Amit, Hyun-Joong, Shide, Chungyeon(eyes only), Li, Xinda (Nov 2016)

Yiyang, Fanghui, Giang, Xinda, Katherine, Zheng, Amit, Hemant, Tanushree, Maryam, Li, Hyun-Joong (Jun 2016)

Tanushree, Chungyeon, Hemant, Fanghui, Li, Xinda, Amit, Hyun-Joong (Apr 2016)

Soft Materials and Device Lab in Maligne Canyon (Dec 2015)

JiSu, Zheng, Fanghui, Xinda, Hyun-Joong, Amit, Li, Tanushree (Nov 2015)

Zheng, Hyun-Joong, Tanushree, Amit, Fanghui, Li, Xinda (Oct 2015)

Aurora Borealis seen from campus (by Xinda; Dec 2015)

Patrick, Xinda, Li, Amit, Sambit, Hassan, Hanna, Michelle, JiSu, Laura, Hyun-Joong (May 2015)

Yi, Li, Hyun-Joong, Amit, Xinda (Apr 2015)

Hyun-Joong, Clarissa, Li, Amit, Xinda, Yi (Mar 2015)

Xinda, Li, Clarissa, Hyun-Joong, Yi, Amit (Mar 2015)

Hyun-Joong, Aniket, Yi, Nilanjon, Dylan (Aug 2014)

Aniket, Rafael, Hyun-Joong, Xinda, Hassan (Mar 2014)

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