Directory Record for:

Seong H. Kim

Title(s):

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Department:

Chemical Engineering

College/Admin. Unit:

College of Engineering

Office Address:

118-B Fenske Laboratory

University Park, PA 16802

Office Phone:

(814) 863-4809

Office Fax:

(814) 865-7846

E-Mail Address:

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Web Page(s):

http://www.che.psu.edu

http://www.che.psu.edu/faculty/kim

Research Synopsis:

The chemical and physical properties of solid surfaces play a key role in many industrial processes such as nanotechnology, heterogeneous catalysis, tribology, semiconductor devices, biomaterials, etc. The main theme of research in my lab is to understand fundamentals of the surface chemistry and physics related to these applications and to develop new methodologies to produce solid materials with surface properties tailored for better performance.

Technologies Impacted by Research:

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Manufacturing and assembly of nanomaterials with orientational control; Conducting polymer synthesis and processing; Biocatalytic nanofibers; Heterogeneous catalysis; Ziegler-Natta polymerization;

Selected Publications:

S. H. Kim, D. B. Asay, and M. T. Dugger �Nanotribology and MEMS� NanoToday 2007, 2, 22 � 29. (invited review paper)
S. Nair, J. Kim, B. Crawford, and S. H. Kim, "Improving Biocatalytic Activity of Enzyme-Loaded Nanofibers by Dispersing Entangled Nanofiber Structure" Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 1266-1270.
S. Natarajan, G. Liu, and S. H. Kim, "Physical insights into photo-activated Ullmann coupling process producing highly conjugated oligothiophene films on copper substrate" J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 8047 - 8051.