Moon Jeong Park (박문정) is a Korean chemical engineer who is a Professor of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology. She is interested in polymers for energy storage and transport. She studies the transport in charge-containing polymeric materials.[1] She is the second non-American recipient to be awarded the American Physical Society John D. Dillion Medal and the 2016 Hanwha Total IUPAC Young Scientist Award.[2][3][4]
Moon Jeong Park | |
|---|---|
| 박문정 | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Pohang University of Science and Technology |
| Website | http://parkgroup.postech.ac.kr/prof-park/ |
Early Career and education
editPark was born in 1977 in South Korea.[3] Park completed her Ph.D. the Seoul National University in 2006. She was advised by Kookheon Char.[2] In 2009, she was a postdoctoral research fellow with Nitash P. Balsara at University of California, Berkeley.[2][5]
Research and career
editPark joined as assistant professor to the department of chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology in 2009.[2] She was promoted to associate professor in 2013. Her research interests includes understanding the thermodynamics and transport in charge-containing polymeric materials.[6] Park specifically focuses on developing polymeric materials that are more efficient, predictable, and sustainable for energy storage and transport.[2][7] She has developed a lithium sulfur battery technology to increased charging speeds and have longer battery life.[8] Her main contributions have been in ionic-liquid containing polymers, design of self-assembled polymer electrolytes, organic-organics nano-hybrids for enhanced ion/charge transport, and chemical sensors based on ionic polymers.[9] She also works on electric responsive actuators to create artificial muscles.[10]
Park is an associate editor of Macromolecules.[11] She also on the editorial board of Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.[12][13]
Awards and honors
edit- 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society, "for creative and insightful experiments to elucidate the roles of molecular architecture and self-assembled nanostructure on the electrical, ion transport, and mechanical properties of charged polymers"[14]
- 2017 American Physical Society John H. Dillion Medal[15][2][4]
- 2016 20th Young Scientist Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (South Korea). ICT and Future Planning of Korea
- 2016 Hanwha Total-IUPAC Young Polymer Scientist Award[2][3][9]
- 2015 Woman Scientist/Engineer of the Year Award[2]
- 2011 Asia Excellence Award Young Scientists, Society of Polymer Science Japan[3]
- 2011 Chong-Am Science Fellowship, POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), TJ Park Foundation[3]
- 2004 Best Paper Award, IUPAC World Polymer Congress[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hanwha Total IUPAC Young Scientist Award 2016". Chemistry International (in German). 38 (6): 19–20. 2016-12-01. doi:10.1515/ci-2016-0613. ISSN 1365-2192.
- ^ a b "포스텍 박문정 교수, 미국물리학회 '딜런 메달'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ www.cchem.berkeley.edu http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/npbgrp/people_alumni.html. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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- ^ "국내 연구진, 고성능 구리이온 검출센서 개발". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "미래부, 2015년 우수과학자포상 통합 시상식 개최". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ a b "Hanwha-Total IUPAC Young Scientist Award 2016". IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ www.etnews.com (2013-07-30). "저전압에서 사람과 같이 움직일 수 있는 액추에이터 개발". 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Macromolecules". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Journal of Applied Polymer Science". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Journal of Polymer Science". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Fellows nominated in 2021 by the Division of Polymer Physics". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "'인공 근육' 박사 박문정 포항공대 교수의 최근 연구는…". weekly.chosun.com (in Korean). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.