Changyeon Lee

Post-doctoral Scholar
Email: cymodric@seas.upenn.edu
Phone: (215) 512-7864
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Curriculum Vitae

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Bio

  • Since September 2019, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • March 2018, Ph. D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
  • March 2014, M. S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
  • March 2012, B. S. in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea

Current Research

My current research focuses on understanding self-assembly behaviors of soft materials, e.g. liquid-crystalline block copolymers (LCBCPs). The self-assembly of LCBCPs through magnetic-field alignment or electrospray deposition is one of my particular interest. Based on the researches ranging over both fundamentals and applications, I eventually aim at developing functional nano-materials or -devices such as sensors or membranes.  

Figure 1. My work aims to elucidate the structure-property relation of a wide range of liquid crystal materials, such that it enables good use of liquid crystal materials in many fascinating applications which include nanopatterning and switchable functional materials systems.

Past Research

Before joining Professor Osuji’s group, my main research focus was designing conjugated functional polymers and characterizing their properties to develop efficient polymer-based optoelectronic devices such as polymer light-emitting diodes or polymer solar cells.

Figure 2. My works performed during the PhD course discussed the structure-property relation of conjugated materials. The understandings learned from the fundamental studies were used to improve performances and stabilities of the electronic devices such as solar cells, transistors and light-emitting diodes