Profile
홍 성 철 Sung Chul Hong Professor, Ph.D.
Sejong University, Faculty of Nanotechnology and Advanced
Materials Engineering
Room 814,
Choongmoo-Gwan, 209, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747, Republic of
Korea
Tel_+82 2.3408.3750 Fax_+82 2.3408.4342 sunghong@sejong.ac.kr
Research Interests
- Controlled and living polymerization
techniques
Controlled/”living”
radical polymerization
Metallocene
and Ziegler-Natta catalysts for coordination polymerization of olefins
- Synthesis of well-defined block or graft copolymers and their applications
- High performance functional polyolefins
- Carbon nanomaterials
- PAN precursors for carbon materials
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Technology(Polymer Synthesis), Seoul National
University, Korea, August 1996
M.S., Chemical Technology(Polymer Science), Seoul National
University, Korea, February 1993
B.S., Chemical Technology, Seoul National University , Korea ,
February 1991
Experience
09/2004 – present
Sejong University,
Seoul, Korea
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering
01/2002 – 08/2004
Crompton Corporation
, Naugatuck , Connecticut , USA
Scientist, New Technology Development Department
01/2000 – 11/2001
Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski's Laboratory
03/1998 – 09/1999
BASF AG,
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Postdoctoral Research Chemist, Central Polymer Research Center
03/1997 –
02/1998
Japan Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Prof.
Kazuo Soga's Laboratory
Awards
- Excellent Paper Award at the Fall Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20231109
- Excellent Paper Award at the Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20230512
- 공로상, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20220512
- 산업통상자원부 장관표창, 제13회 화학산업의 날 산업유공자 포상, 2021.10.29
- 학회발전상, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20201207
- Excellent Poster Award at the Summer Meeting of the Korea Polyurethane Society 2019, 20190829 - 1
- Excellent Poster Award at the Summer Meeting of the Korea Polyurethane Society 2019, 20190829 - 2
- Sung Chul Hong, 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 20180412
- Sung Chul Hong, Marquis Who’s Who, 20180301
- Excellent Paper Award at the Fall Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20181102
- Outstanding Poster Award at the IUPAC-FAPS 2017, 20171012
- Excellent Paper Presentation Award at the Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20170511 - 1
- Excellent Paper Presentation Award at the Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20170511 - 2
- Excellent Paper Award at the Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20170512
- 학회발전상, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20161212
- Excellent Paper Presentation Award at the Fall Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20161028
- Outstanding poster award in IUPAC International Conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Polymer Society of Korea (PSK) (IUPAC-PSK40), 20161007
- Outstanding poster award in the Spring Meeting of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20160504
- Mid-career Researcher Academy Award, The Polymer Society of Korea, October 7, 2014. 20141007
- Outstanding poster award in the Spring Meeting of the Korean Institute of Rubber Industry, 20130315
- Outstanding poster award in International Rubber Conference 2012, 20120523
- The best paper award in the Korean Institute of Rubber Industry, 20100326
- Outstanding poster award in the Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea, 20090409
- Outstanding poster award in the Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea, 20070412
Current academic activities (March 2023)
- 한국고분자학회 이사, 평의원, 종신회원
- 한국공업화학회 평의원, 종신회원
- 한국폴리우레탄학회 이사
Current Members (September 2024)
Rama Moorthy Appa, Post-doc student
Sevin Oh, MS student
You Jin Jeon, BS student
Nakyoung Son, BS student
Former Members
Prakash Alagi, Ph.D. graduate – Post. Doc. in KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Nguyen Thai Ngoc Uyen, Ph.D. graduate – Vietnam National University HCM City
Ga Ram Lee, MS graduate- Kumho Tire
Ju Yeon Ko, MS graduate- Samsung Electronics
Soo Yeon Kim, MS graduate - Dongjin Semichem
Dong Wook Jeong, MS graduate - LG Chemical
Doo Hong Park, MS graduate - KC Co. Ltd.
Chan Woo Ahn, MS graduate - Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Young Gyu Park, MS graduate – Cosco Paper
Jeong Hyeon Jang, MS graduate - Flexformkorea
Dong Hyun Lee, MS graduate – Hamil Selena
Dong Won Cho, MS graduate – Samyang Holdings
Ye Jin Choi, MS graduate – Kumho Petrochemical
Geon Hui Kim, MS graduate – Patent office “Friends Dream”
Joon Hwi Cho, MS graduate – LG Chemical
Hong Gyu Jang, MS graduate - Vericom
So Hyun Park, MS graduate – Patent office
Hyo Sin Jung, MS graduate - Vericom
Do Eui Lee, MS graduate - Dongsung Finetec
Jong Heon Lee, MS graduate – Unience
Jung Il Park, MS graduate - INNOX
Soo Bong Hong, MS graduate - Won international patent office
Hee Hyun Gong, MS graduate – Sangbo
Vu Hong Nguyen, MS graduate - Fujikura fiber optics (Vietnam)
Jung Eun Shin, MS graduate - Susungtech
Seung Geun Bae, MS graduate - Monami
Sang Il Joo, MS graduate - Dongjin Semichem
Joo Han Woo, MS graduate - Mirae Nano Tech
Hee-jung Choi, MS graduate - Saeah E&T
Eun Jong Lee, MS graduate
Hee Ju Kim, MS graduate
