Nanomanufacturing Center

Sunghwan Yoon


Sunghwan Yoon
Post Doctoral Research Associate

Phone: 978-934-1994
Fax: 978-934-3059
Office: Olney Ground 19

Educational Background

D.Eng., Plastics Engineering, University of Mass Lowell, February 2006

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, May 2011

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1997

B.S. Engineering, Polymer Science and Engineereing, Pusan National University, Korea, February 1994

Scholarly Interests

Tooling and process development for polymeric microfluidic device manufacturing, development of Metal-polymer hybrid tooling for micromolding, gas-assist injection molding for micro feature replication, 3D evaluation of micromolded features and high rate fabrication of smart surfaces by way of biomimetic approach

Bio Sketch

1.     S. Yoon, P. Padmanabha, N. Cha, J. Mead, and C. Barry, “Evaluation of Vacuum venting for Micro-Injection Molding” , International Polymer Processing, accepted (2011).

2.     S. Yoon, K. Lee, P. Palanisamy, J. Lee, N. Cha, D. Carter, J. Mead, and C. Barry, “Enhancement of Surface Replication by Gas assisted Microinjection Moulding,” Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 39:7, 293-299 (2010).

3.     S. Yoon, N. Cha, J. Lee, J. Park, D. Carter, J. Mead, and C. Barry, “Effect of Processing Parameters, Antistiction Coatings, and Polymer Type when Injection Molding Microfeatures”, Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 50, Issue 2, P411-419 (2010).

4.     D. Kang, D. Kim, S. Yoon, C. Barry, and J. Mead, “Properties and Dispersion of Epdm/Modified Organoclay Nanocomposites”,  Macromolecule Materials and Engineering, Vol. 292, Issue 3, P329-338 (2006).


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