Han Gi Chae

Educational Background:

2001— MS in Polymer Engneering from Division of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University., Seoul, Korea.

 

1999— BS in Polymer and Fiber Engineering from Division of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang Univ., Seoul, Korea.

 

Research History:

Effect of molecular weight and branch structure on the crystallization and rheological properties of poly(butylene adipate)

 

Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) - Polymer Hybrids  Research Center, Researcher

 

Current Research:

Preparation of PAN/ carbon nanotube composite fiber by gel spinning (PAN/SWNT, PAN/DWNT, PAN/MWNT, PAN/VGCF)

 

Characterization of PAN/nanotube solution and fiber properties

 

Other Interests:

All kinds of sports (especially baseball and ski), and traveling.

 

Publications and Presentations:

1. M.L. Minus, H.G. Chae, S. Kumar, ¡°Single wall carbon nanotube templated Oriented crystallization of poly(vinyl alcohol)¡±, Polymer (in press 2006).

2. H.G. Chae, M.L. Minus, S. Kumar, ¡°Oriented and exfoliated single wall carbon nanotubes in polyacrylonitrile¡±, Polymer, 47, (2006)

3. H.G. Chae, S. Kumar, ¡° Polymer/carbon nanotube composites¡±, Indian J. of Fibre & Textile Res., 31, (2006)

4. H.G. Chae, J. Liu, S.Kumar, ¡° Carbon nanotube  enabled materials¡±, in Carbon Nanotubes, Taylor & Francis, p.211-265 (2006).

5. H.G. Chae, T. Uchida, S. Kumar, ¡°Carbon nano fiber and carbon nanotubes/polymer composite fiber and film¡± in Nanoengineering of Structural, Functional, and Smart materials, ed. M.J. Schultz, A. Keller, and M. Sundaresan, CRC press, 281-310 (2005).

6. H.G. Chae, T.V. Sreekumar, T. Uchida, S. Kumar, ¡°A comparison of reinforcement efficiency of various types of carbon nanotubes in polyacrylonitrile fiber¡± Polymer, 46, 10925-10935 (2005).

7. H.G. Chae, S. Kumar, ¡°Rigid rod polymeric fibers¡±, J. Appl. Poly. Sci. (in press 2005)

 

Conference Proceedings:

1. H. G. Chae, D. W. Chae, S. J. Oh, B. C. Kim, and S. W. Seo ¡°Effect of drawing and post-polymerization on the physical properties of PEN fiber (Oral presentation)¡± The 5th Asian Textile Conference, Kyoto, Japan, Sep. 30 1999.

2. H. G. Chae, G. S. Chung, H. J. Lee, and B.C. Kim  ¡°Physical properties of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and its blends with  poly(butylenes terephthalate) (Oral presentation)¡±  The Polymer Processing Society 16th annual meeting, Shanghai, China, Jun. 18 2000.

3. B. C. Kim, S. G. Kim, D. W. Chae, and H. G. Chae ¡°Physical properties of highly-oriented polyvinylalcohol fiber (Poster presentation)¡± American Chemical Society Fall meeting(PMSE), Washington D. C., U.S.A, Aug. 19 2000.

 

Academic Honors and Awards:

¡§ 3rd place winner - Poster competition at 19th annual American Society for Composites meeting (October 2004)

 

Resume:

Graduate Research Assistant

E-mail: gtg866p@prism.gatech.edu

Han Gi Chae

Phone: 404-385-2992     Office: MRDC-1 4519