Manager Assistant

BYUNGHOON YOON

Sr. Research Scientist

**** **** ****** **-** Boulder, CO 80303

Office: 303-***-****, Home: 303-***-****, Cell: 720-***-****

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• Proven Professional Sr. Materials Scientist

• Leading-Edge Conductive Thin Films & Coating Materials

• Conceive, Design, Synthesis, Characterization & Applications

• Track Record in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

SUMMARY

Strong problem solving skills, Strong background in Materials Science & Technology

Self-directed approach and Root cause analysis with ability to decompose overall goals into detailed research & development plans

Introduce atomic layer deposition (ALD), molecular layer deposition (MLD) & chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques for tunable hybrid thin films for MEMS

Extensive thin films and surface characterization experience

Conceive and synthesize novel hybrid organic-inorganic thin film alloys for enhanced electrical, optical, mechanical & chemical properties

Proof for Homogenization of Heterogeneous Catalysis using microemulsion techniques for state-of-the-art CNT-supported hybrid metal nanoparticles

Save the company time and money through cost reduction production

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Materials Chemist (2007 - current), University of Colorado at Boulder

Design, fabricate and simulate ALD/MLD of novel conductive hybrid organic-inorganic thin film nanomaterials for energy storages and energy conversions

Lead, Advise & participate cross-functional & multidisciplinary international research collaborations

Establish research objectives for novel & tunable conducting thin film alloys

Technical expert in analysis where new & unproven methods and technologies required

Introduce state-of-the-art hybrid organic-inorganic thin films for Chemical Getters as a barrier, flexible solar cells and solid electrolyte interface for thin film Li ion battery

Patented “making organic or organic-inorganic polymers using molecular layer deposition process”: Licensed to ALD NanoSolutions Inc.

Research Assistant, PostDoc (less than a year), University of Idaho (2002-2007)

Published and gave a talk surface functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported hybrid metallic nanoparticle catalysts using reverse microemulsion for organic synthesis

Invent novel fluorescence detection techniques for nitro-aromatic explosives by conversion to amino-derivatives for portable explosive detection system

Developed supercritical fluids extraction methods for organic products or nuclear wastes in ionic liquids for recyclable & reusable reaction systems

Conducted supercritical fluid mediated thin film metal CVD for memory devices

Taught Freshman Chemistry to 24 undergraduates

Sr. Chemist/Manager, Startup Venture, Chaconne NSI, Seoul Korea (2000-2002)

Managed organic synthesis laboratory and 6 research scientists

Moved to nude mouse Xenograft models in cancer research after toxicity test

Applied for patent for urea derivative useful as anti-cancer agents

Chemist, Startup Venture, C-TRI Inc., Seoul Korea (1998-1999)

Patented process for imipenem as an antibiotic agent and preparation method

Set up & scale up reusable synthetic system using silica-supported asymmetric catalysts for chiral synthesis

Saved the company time and money for the biologically active materials through cost reduction production

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Member of Sigma Xi

American Chemical Society

American Vacuum Society

The Electrochemical Society

REVIEWERSHIP

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

PUBLICATIONS

27 Publications: Peer Reviewed Journals, Book Chapters & Patents

20 International Meetings Presentations & 10 Posters

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

The Electrochemical Society (220) Boston, MA 2011

Five Departments Seminars

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (2006)

M.S. & B.S. Chemistry (Organic Synthesis) Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea (1998)

TECHNICAL EXPERT

FTIR, UV-Vis, NMR, GC, SF-GC, GCMass, HPLC, IC, Karl Fisher & ICP

QCM, XRR, XRD, AFM, TEM, SEM & EDX

Nanoindenter, Four-Point Probes, Spectrofluorometer

Analysis using data of XPS, FIB, RBS, EIS, Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and 1 MW TRIGA Reactor

Letters of recommendation can be made available

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