YOUNG KOAN KO
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Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Tel: 1-301-814-5073
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
E-mail: oand2@umd.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mar.2003 ~ Feb.2007
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Korea
Thesis: “Alignments and Hybridization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Functional Materials”
Advisor: Prof. Hee-Tae Jung
M.S.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mar.2001 ~ Feb.2003
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Korea
Thesis: “Formation of self-assembled nanostructures from polymer-grafted SWNTs”
Advisor: Prof. Hee-Tae Jung
B.S.
Chemical Engineering
Mar.1993 ~ Feb.2001
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
EXPERIENCE
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Univ. of Maryland, College Park
Nov.2010 ~ Present
Research Interests: Protein Nanofiber, Peptide Self-Assembly, Force Spectroscopy (AFM)
Senior Research Engineer
Feb.2007 ~ Oct.2010
Engineering Plastic group, Daedeok Research Institute, Honam Petrochemical Corp., Korea
Research Interests: Polymerization (Polycarbonate, Polyester), Injection molding, Extrusion, Optical Storage,
Carbon Nanotube Composites and their Application
Teaching and Research Assistant
Mar.2001 ~ Feb.2007
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Korea
Research Interests: Carbon Nanotubes (Purification, Dispersion, Functionalization, Alignments),
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid, Self-Assembly, Soft Lithography
SKILLS
CNTs
Purification, Dispersion, Chopping, Functionalization
Polymerization
Polycarbonate / Poly(methyl methacrylate) / Polyester
Microscopy
Atomic Force Microscopy / Scanning Electron Microscopy / Transmission Electron Microscopy
Scattering
Synchrotron X-ray Scattering / Small Angle Neutron Scattering / Raman Scattering
PUBLICATIONS
1.
“Self assembled plate-like structures of single-walled carbon nanotubes by non-covalent hydridization with smectic
liquid crystals ", Hyeon Su Jeong, Yong Koan Ko, Yun Ho Kim, Dong Ki Yoon and Hee-Tae Jung, Carbon, 48 (3),
774-780 (2010)
2.
“Enhanced Field Emission of an Electric Field Assisted SWCNT Assembly in Colloid interstices", Young Koan Ko,
Jianxin Geng, Seung-Man Yang, Tae Won Jeong, Young Wan Jin, Jong Min Kim and Hee-Tae. Jung, Carbon, 47 (6),
1555-1560 (2009)
3.
“The production of transparent carbon nanotube field emitters using inkjet printing", Jin-Won Song, Yong-Shin Kim,
Yeo-Hwan Yoon, Eung-Sug Lee, Chang-Soo Han, Yousuk Cho, Dojin Kim, Junseop Kim, Naesung Lee, Young Koan
Ko, Hee-Tae Jung and Soo-Hyun Kim, Physica E 41, 1513-1516 (2009)
4.
“Vertical Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes Using the Magneto-Evaporation Method", Sang Cheon Youn, Dae-Hwan
Jung, Young Koan Ko, Yong Wan Jin, Jongmin Kim and Hee-tae Jung, Journal of American Chemical Society, 131
(2), 742-748 (2009)
5.
“Synthesis of SWNT Rings by Non-covalent Hybridization of Pophyrins and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes"
Young Koan Ko, Jianxin Geng, Sang Cheon Youn, Yun-Ho Kim, Seong A Kim, Dae-Hwan Jung and Hee-tae Jung,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 12264-12271 (2008)
6.
“Photoluminescence Properties of a Perfluorinated Supramolecular Columnar Liquid Crystal with a Pyrene Core:
Effects of the Ordering and Orientation of the Columns", Y. H. Kim, D. K. Yoon, E. H. Lee, Y. K. Ko, and H.-T. Jung, J.
Phys. Chem. B, 110, 20836 (2006)
7.
“Electric and Field Emission Properties of Chemically Anchored Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Pattern", M. S.
Jung, Y. K. Ko, D. H. Choi, D. H. Jung, H.-T. Jung, J. N. Heo, B. H. Sohn, Y. W. Jin, and J. M. Kim, Applied Physics
Letters, 87, 013114 (2005)
8.
“Patterning of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes via a Combined Technique (Chemical Anchoring and
Photolithography) on Patterned Substrates", M. S. Jung, S. O. Jung, D. H. Jung, Y. K. Ko, Y. W. Jin, J. M. Kim, and
H.-T. Jung, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 10584 (2005)
9.
“Carbon Nanotube Conducting Arrays by Consecutive Amidation Reactions", D.-H. Jung, M. S. Jung, Y. K. Ko, S. J.
Seo, and H.-T. Jung, Chem. Comm., 5, 526 (2004)
10. “Covalent Attachment and Hybridization of DNA Oligonucleotides on Patterned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube
Films", D.-H. Jung, B. H. Kim, Y. K. Ko, M. S. Jung, S. O. Jung, S. Y. Lee, and H.-T. Jung, Langmuir, 20, 8886 (2004)
11. “Aggregation behavior of chemically attached poly(ethylene glycol) to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
ropes", D. H. Jung, Y. K. Ko, and H.-T. Jung, Materials Science & Engineering C, 24, 117 (2004)
12. “Surface alignment and control of a dendritic liquid crystal in thin films", D. K. Yoon, Y. K. Ko, and H.-T. Jung, Liquid
Crystals, 30, 559 (2003)
13. “Surface Order in Thin Films of Self-Assembled Columnar Liquid Crystals", H.-T. Jung, S. O. Kim, Y. K. Ko, D. K. Yun,
S. D. Hudson and V. Percec, M. N. Holerca, W.-D. Cho, and P. E. Mosier, Macromolecules, 35, 3717 (2002)
14. “Molecular Order and Morphology of Polymer Stablized Liquid Crystals", Y. K. Ko, S. Y. Kang, and H.-T. Jung,
Materials Science Forum, 412, 1729 (2002)
15. “Surface Order of Hexagonal Columnar Mesophases Induced by Molecular Assembly", S. O. Kim, Y. K. Ko, D. K.
Yoon, S. Y. Kang, and H.-T. Jung, Journal of KIEE, 11c, 32 (2001)
PROCEEDINGS
International Presentation
1.
“Alignment of SWNTSs by protein-Ligand innteraction on functionalized magnetic particles under low magnetic
fields” T. J. Park, J. P. Park, S. J. Lee, D-H. Jung, Y. K. Ko, H-T. Jung and S. Y. Lee, 20th IC ME&D, Seoul, Korea
(May 2009)
2.
“Preparation of SWNT Rings Via Non-Covalent Interaction between Porphyrins and Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes” Jianxin Geng, Young Koan Ko, Sang Cheon Youn, Yun Ho Kim, Seung A Kim, Dae-Hwan Jung and HeeTae Jung, NT 08 Conference, Le Corum, Montpellier, France (June 2008)
3.
“Fabrication of Well-Aligned SWNT Arrays Using Colloidal Self-Assembly” Young Koan Ko, Jianxin Geng, Se-Gyu
Jang, Seung-Man Yang, Tae Won Jeong, Yong Wan Jin, Jong Min Kim, Moon Ki Park, Hee-Tae Jung, IEEE-NEMS
2008, China (Jan 2008)
4.
“Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Sheets using Low Molecular Liquid Crystals” Hyoen Su Jeong, Young Koan Ko,
Yun Ho Kim, Dong Ki Yoon, Hee-Tae Jung, The 20th International Symposium on Chemical Engineering (KyushuDaejeon/Chungnam), Daejeon, Korea (Dec 2007)
5.
“Study on the carbon nanotube sheets using low molecular liquid crystals” Hyoen Su Jeong, Young Koan Ko, Yun Ho
Kim, Dong Ki Yoon, Hee-Tae Jung, 2007 International Symposium on Chemical Engineering: AOTULE, Daejeon,
KAIST, Korea (Nov 2007)
6.
“Alignment Behavior of Magnetic Particle-SWNT hybrids and their Emission Characteristics” Sang Cheon Youn,
Young Koan Ko, Dae-Hwan Jung, Yong Wan Jin, Jongmin Kim and Hee-tae Jung, NT 07 Conference, Ouro Preto,
Brazil (Jun 2007)
7.
“Vertical Alignments of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes using External Fields” Young Koan Ko, Sang Cheon Youn,
and Hee-Tae Jung, The 18th Symposium on Chemical Engineering Daejeon/Chungnam(Korea)-Kyushu(Japan) and
Cornerstone of International Collabration for Chemical Engineering, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan (Dec 2006)
8.
“The behavior of single walled carbon nanotubes in SWNT/Macromolecule composites” Young Koan Ko, Hyun Su
Jeong, and Hee-Tae Jung, IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies,
Busan, Korea (Oct 2006)
9.
“Vertically Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Supported by a Colloidal Monolayer and Their Field Emission
Characteristics” Y. K. Ko, N. Jeong, Y. Seo, and H.-T. Jung, International Conference on Nanoscience and
Technology, Basel, Switzerland (Aug 2006)
10. “Alignments of SWNTs using SWNT/supramolecule composites” Young Koan Ko, and Hee-Tae Jung, 7th
International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (Nanotube 2006), Nagano, Japan (Jun 2006)
11. “Highly Aligned Magnetic Particles functionalized SWNTs by Magnetic Fileds” Sang Cheon Youn, Young Koan Ko,
Dae-Hwan Jung, Youn Kyoung Baek, and Hee-Tae Jung, 7th International Conference on the Science and
Application of Nanotubes (Nanotube 2006), Nagano, Japan (Jun 2006)
12. “Field emission array from vertical aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes” Young Koan Ko, Se-Gyu Jang, SeungMan Yang, Yong Wan Jin, Jong Min Kim, and Hee-Tae Jung, 1st IEEE Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and
Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS), Zhuhai, China (Jan 2006)
13. “Formation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) films pattened by dry etching” Dae-Hwan Jung, Sang Cheon
Yoon, Young Koan Ko, and Hee-Tae Jung, 2nd KAIST-UCSB Student Symposium, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea (Sep
2005)
14. “Physical and chemical deposition of SWNTs on solid substrates using micro-contact printing and photolithography”
Do Hwan Choi, Young Koan Ko, Dae-Hwan Jung, and Hee-Tae Jung, The 17th Symposium on Chemical
Engineering Kyushu(Japan)- Taejon/Chungnam(Korea), Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan (Dec 2004)
15. “Covalent attachment and hybridization of DNA oligonucleotides on patterned SWNT films” Dae-Hwan Jung, Byung
Hun Kim, Young Koan Ko, Myung Sup Jung, Sungouk Jung, Sang Yup Lee, and Hee-Tae Jung, The 17th
Symposium on Chemical Engineering Kyushu(Japan)-Taejon/Chungnam(Korea), Kagoshima University, Kagoshima,
Japan (Dec 2004)
16. “Nano-fabrication of hexagonally ordered carbon nanotube multi-layer” Young Koan Ko, Ki Young Kwon, Do Hwan
Choi, and Hee-Tae Jung, Fifth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (Nanotube
2004), San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Jul 2004)
17. “Core-shell formation from poly(butadiene)-grafted single-walled carbon nanotubes self-assembly” Young Koan Ko,
Dae-Hwan Jung, Do Hwan Choi, and Hee-Tae Jung, 1st Annual Symposium of the Korea Society of Microsystem on
Life Science and Chemistry & 1st Korea-Japan Symposium on Microsystem for Life Science and Chemistry, KASIT,
Daejeon, Korea (Oct 2003)
18. “New building blocks using polymer-grafted-single-walled carbon nanotubes” Young Koan Ko, Dae-Hwan Jung, and
Hee-Tae Jung, International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes 2003, Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea (Jul 2003)
19. “Micro-Structure and Morphology of Polymer-graft-SWNTs” Young Koan Ko, Sang ouk Kim, Dong Ki Yoon, and HeeTae Jung,, KAIST-TIT Joint Symposium for Young Scientist, Daejon, South Korea. (Sep 2002)
20. “Surface morphologies of the self-assembled amphiphilic liquid crystals” Dong Ki Yoon, Young Koan Ko, Myung Soo
Lee, Wang Chul Zin, and Hee-Tae Jung, ILCC 2002, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Jul 2002)
Domestic Presentation
1.
“Self assembled plate-like structures of single-walled carbon nanotubes by non-covalent hybridization with smetic
liquid crystals” Hyeon Su Jeong, Young Koan Ko, Yun Ho Kim,Dong Ki Yoon, and Hee-Tae Jung, The 21th
Synchrotron Radiation User's Workshop&KOSUA Meeting, Pohang, Korea (Nov 2009)
2.
“Effect of CNTs on the improvement of thermal and electrical properties of polycarbonates” Young Koan Ko, Sang
Hwa Yoon, and Sang Hyun Park, The Polymer Society of Korea, Fall Meeting, GIST, Korea (Oct 2009)
3.
“Synthesis of SWNT Rings by Noncovalent Hybridization of Porhyrins and SWNTs” Young Koan Ko, Sang Cheon
Youn, Yun Ho Kim, and Hee-Tae Jung, The Polymer Society of Korea, Fall Meeting, KINTEX, Korea (Oct 2008)
4.
“Study on the Formation of Carbon Nanotube Sheets using Low Molecular Liquid Crystals” Hyeon Su Jeong, Young
Koan Ko, Yun Ho Kim, and Hee-Tae Jung, KIChE, Fall Meeting, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea (Oct 2007)
5.
“Aligned Nanoparticles functionalized Carbon nanotubes by External Fields” Sang Cheon Youn, Young Koan Ko, and
Hee-Tae Jung, The Polymer Society of Korea, Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea (Apr 2007)
6.
“The behavior of carbon nanotubes(CNTs) in CNTs/supramolecules composites” Young Koan Ko and Hee-Tae Jung,
KSIEC, spring meeting, Jeonju, Korea (May 2006)
7.
“Vertical alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes using colloidal monolayer as a supporting frame” Young Koan
Ko and Hee-Tae Jung, The Polymer Society of Korea, Fall Meeting, Jeju, Korea (Oct 2005)
8.
“SWNT patterning on Solid Surfaces using Photolithography & µ-Contact Printing Method” Do Hwan Choi, Young
Koan Ko, and Hee-Tae Jung, KIChE, Fall Meeting, Cheonan, Korea (Oct 2004)
9.
“Nano-fabrication using Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes & Macromolecular Hybridization” Hee-Tae
Jung, Dae Hwan Jung, Young Koan Ko, and Myung Sup Jung, KIChE, Spring Meeting, Kongju, Korea (Apr 2004)
10. “Micro-Patterned Conducting Arrays Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Multilayers” Dae-Hwan Jung, Young
Koan Ko, and Hee-Tae Jung, KSIEC, fall meeting, Seoul, Korea (Oct 2003)
11. “Formation of Self-assembled Nanostructures from Polymer-grafted Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes” Young Koan Ko,
Dae-Hwan Jung, Dong Ki Yoon, and Hee-Tae Jung, The Polymer Society of Korea, Sprin Meeting, Seoul, Korea (Apr
2003)
12. “Microstructure of chemically attached poly(ethylene glycol) to single-walled carbon nanotubes” Dae-Hwan Jung,
Young Koan Ko, and Hee-Tae Jung 14th Molecular Electronics & Devices Symposium, Seoul, Korea (Mar 2003)
13. “Structure and Morphology of Polymer-graft-Single-walled Carbon Nanotube” Young Koan Ko, Dong Ki Yoon, Sang
Ouk Kim, and Hee-Tae Jung, The Polymer Society of Korea, fall meeting, Suncheon, Korea (Oct 2001)
PATENTs
1.
“Method for Manufacturing a Field Emitter Electrode Using the Array of Cabon Nanotubes” Hee-Tae Jung, Sang
Cheon Youn, Young Koan Ko, KR Patent No.(0801131)
2.
“Method for Manufacturing a Field Emitter Electrode Using the Vertical Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes” Hee-Tae
Jung, Sang Yup Lee, Dae Hwan Jung, Byung Hun Kim, Young Koan Ko, KR Patent No.(0785377), WO Publication
No.(WO07/139271), US Publication No.(20070275627), JP Publication No.(2007-317666), CN Publication No.
(101079356)
3.
“Carbon naanotubes structure and vertical alignement method of the carbon nanotubes” Yong Wan Jin, Jong Min
Kim, Hee-Tae Jung, Tae Won Jeong, Young Koan Ko, KR Publication No.(2007-0040129), US Patent No.(7371696)
4.
“A Biochip Using Carbon Nanotube Film with High Surface Density” Hee-Tae Jung, Sang Yup Lee, Dae Hwan Jung,
Byung Hun Kim, Young Koan Ko, KR Patent No.(0573851)
5.
“Carbon Nanotube Film with High Surface Density” Hee-Tae Jung, Sang Yup Lee, Dae Hwan Jung, Byung Hun Kim,
Young Koan Ko, KR Patent No.(0556580)
6.
“A conductive carbon nanotubes dotted with metal and method for fabricating a pattern using the same” Hee-Tae
Jung, Sang Yup Lee, Do Hyun Kim, Dae Hwan Jung, Young Koan Ko, Seok Jae Lee, Byung Hun Kim, Jae Shin Lee,
KR Patent No.(0549051)
7.
“Method for Manufacturing a Biosensor Using the High Density Carbon Nanotube Pattern” Hee-Tae Jung, Sang Yup
Lee, Dae Hwan Jung, Byung Hun Kim, Young Koan Ko, KR Patent No.(0539318), US Publication No.(20050019791),
JP Publication No.(2005-040938)
8.
“Biosensor using the conductive carbon nanotubes and method thereof” Sang Yup Lee, Hee-Tae Jung, Dae Hwan
Jung, Young Koan Ko, Do Hyun Kim, Seok Jae Lee, Byung Hun Kim, Jae Shin Lee, Korea Patent No.(0523765), US
Publication No.(20100009432), DE Publication No.(1004027865), JP Registration No.(3996913)
9.
“Method for fabricating a carbon nanotube array using the nanopattern of supramolecules” Hee-Tae Jung, DaeHwan Jung, Young Koan Ko, Ki Young Kwon, Su Rim Lee, Korea Patent No.(0523765)