O Ok Park (박오옥)

Professor Emeritus

Education
  • 1985 : Stanford Univ. (Ph.D. in Chem. Eng.)
  • 1978 : KAIST (M.S. in Chem. Eng.)
  • 1976 : Seoul National Univ. (B.S. in Chem. Eng.)
Employment and Professional Experience
  • 1985 ~ Present : Professor, KAIST
  • 2007 ~ 2008 : Visiting professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
  • 2003 ~ 2005 : Dean of Planning, KAIST
  • 2001 ~ 2003 : Dean of Student Affairs, KAIST
  • 1999 ~ 2001 : Dept. Chairman of Chemical and Biomolecular Eng., KAIST
  • 1996 ~ 1997 : Invited professor, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, USA
  • 1991 ~ 1992 : Researcher, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
Awards and Honors
  • Academic Achievement Award, Korean Society of Chemical Engineering (2003).
  • Academic Achievement Award, KAIST (2001).
  • Distinguished Paper Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Society (1995, 1998).
  • Bumsuk Award, Korean Society of Chemical Engineering (1993).
Selected Publications
  • Carbon nanotube network structuring using two-dimensional colloidal crystal templates, Advanced Materials, 20 (3), 457-461 (2008)
  • White-light-emitting diodes based on iridium complexes via efficient energy transfer from a conjugated polymer, Advanced Functional Materials, 16 (5), 611-617 (2006)
  • Fabrication and structural analysis of binary colloidal crystals with two-dimensional superlattices, Advanced Materials, 17 (20), 2501-2505 (2005)
  • Stabilized blue emission from polymer-dielectric nanolayer nanocomposites, Advanced Functional Materials, 14 (4), 377-382 (2004)
  • Polymer/Gold nanoparticle nanocomposite light-emitting diodes: Enhancement of electroluminescence stability and quantum efficiency of blue-light-emitting polymers, Chemistry of Materials, 16 (4), 688-692 (2004)
  • Three-dimensional self-assembly of colloids at a water-air interface: A novel technique for the fabrication of photonic bandgap crystals, Advanced Materials,14 (19), 1367-1369 (2002)
  • Three dimensional self-assembly by ice crystallization, Applied Physics Letters, 80 (22), 4133-4135 (2002).
  • Polymer light-emitting energy-well devices using single-ion conductors, Advanced Materials, 13 (16), 1274-1278 (2001).
  • Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposite light-emitting devices, Advanced Materials, 13 (3), 211-213 (2001).
  • The effect of different heat treatments on the high luminescence efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes, Advanced Materials, 12 (11), 801-804 (2000).
Polymer Nanomaterials Laboratory

Polymer nanomaterials and devices, Polymer ight emitting diodes & polymer solar cells, Colloid crystals & soft lithography, metal nanoparticles & nanorheology


Opto-electronic Devices
  • Polymer light-emitting diodes enhanced light-extraction via optical nano-structure control
  • Polymer Photovoltaic cell material and device structure modification for high photo conversion efficiency
 

Colloidal Crystals/ Soft lithography
  • Fabricate high quality 2D/3D/binary colloidal crystals
  • Fabricate various of nanopatterns from colloidal crystals using softlithgraphy
 

Synthesis and application of metal nanoparticles
  • Synthesis of Au, Ag, Pd nanoparticles having various shape and size.
  • Application for catalyst, sensor, and cell imaging
 

Preparation and characterization of polymer/CNT nanocomposites
  • Preparation of polymer/CNT nano composites with surface-modified CNTs by melt mixing process
  • Characterization of properties such as electrical, rheological, and mechanical properties