CV of Taihyun Chang
Professor of Chemistry Department ☏ +82-54-279-2109
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) FAX: +82-54-279-3399
Pohang, 790-784, Korea email: tc@postech.ac.kr
http://www.postech.ac.kr/chem/poly/
Education
B.S. (Chemistry) 1975; Seoul National University, Korea
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) 1984; University of Wisconsin, Madison (Advisor: Hyuk Yu)
Experience
1985-1986 Guest Scientist, Polymers Division
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
1986-1988 Senior Researcher, Polymers Division,
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejon, KOREA
1988-date Professor, Department of Chemistry
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, KOREA
1997-1998 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota-Twin City, Minneapolis. MN, USA
1999-2002 Associate Editor, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc.
2001-2004 Editor-in-Chief, Macromol. Res.
2000-date Editorial board, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys. Ed.
2004-date Editorial board, Eur. Polym. J.
2005-2009 Editorial board, Macromol. Rapid Commun.
2005-2009 Editorial board, Macromol. Chem. Phys.
2008-date Editorial board, Polym. Bull.
2009-date Editorial board, Macromolecules
2003-date Project leader, Subcommittee of Macromolecular Nomenclature, IUPAC
2006-date Titular member & Project coordinator of Molecular Characterization, IUPAC
Research Interests
1. Static and Dynamic Properties of Polymers in Solution and Bulk.
2. Development of Polymer Characterization Method: HPLC and Mass spectrometry
3. Thin Film and Interfacial Properties of Polymeric Materials.
Honors and Awards
Eastman Kodak Fellow, University of Wisconsin, 1983
Academic Achievement Award, Korean Chemical Society (Polymer Chemistry Division), 1994
Prize for Outstanding Paper, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 2001
Academic Meritorious Award, Polymer Society of Korea, 2002
IUPAC fellow, 2002
Fellow, Korean Academy of Science & Technology, 2003
Taikyue Ree Academic award, Korean Chemical Society, 2005
Best lecture award (Department of Chemistry), 2006
Scientist of the month, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, 2009
Sangam Polymer Award, Polymer Society of Korea, 2009
Educational Record
Supervised 40 graduate students, sponsored 7 postdoctoral researchers and visiting professors.
Publications
190 original articles, 10 reviews, 5 patents