Amphiphilic copolymer coatings for silicone hydrogel contact lenses
In collaboration with Interojo, we report amphiphilic copolymer coatings for silicone hydrogen contact lenses in RSC Applied Polymers that provide wettability and low friction.
July 23, 2026 | Publication
Awards from KCS!
Eunseo and Dr. Seo received a Bioneer Best Poster Presentation Award and an Academic Advancement Award at the 2026 Spring Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society.
May 2, 2026 | Group
Jimin and Seungjin won awards from PSK!
Jimin and Seungjin won poster presentation awards from the 2026 Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea.
May 2, 2026 | Group
Welcome Suchan and Cyann to the Group!
The group welcomes Suchan Cho and Cyann Deckner, joining our group as a postdoctoral associate and a visiting student researcher in 2026 April.
May 2, 2026 | Group
Welcome Yewon to the Group!
The group welcomes Yewon Han, joining our group as a new graduate student in the Department of Chemistry in 2026 spring.
March 1, 2026 | Group
Farewell to Ph.D.s
Taeseok, Suchan, and Boominathan leave the group and start new careers.
March 1, 2026 | Group
Seungjin won a presentation award!
Seungjin won the first prize on his oral presentation in WOCJC-13.
March 1, 2026 | Group
Call for a Postdoctoral Position
We have an open position for a postdoctoral researcher that starts on April 1, 2026.
January 9, 2026 | Group
Awards from the Polymer Society of Korea!
We received a LG Chem Mid-Career Academic Award, a Best poster presentation award, and a Poster presentation award from the 2025 fall PSK meeting.
October 21, 2025 | Group
PIMS brings transparency, impact resistance, and thermal stability to PMMA
In collaboration with the Suk-kyun Ahn group at Pusan National University and Dr. Sungmin Park at KRICT, we published a paper entitled "Impact-resistant, haze-free, 3D-printable transparent block copolymer resin via photopolymerization-induced microphase separation" in NPG Asia Materials.
October 21, 2025 | Publication