News
News by Year
January
- Our paper entitled “Bimetallic NiO/NiFe2O4 Heterostructures with Interfacial Effects for Boosting Electrochemical Water Splitting Applications” is accepted in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Congrats all!
- Our paper entitled “Assessment of Kerogen Wettability from Contact Angle Goniometry” is accepted in Energy & Fuels. Well done!!
February
- Our paper entitled “Defect engineered ternary metal spinel-type Ni-Fe-Co oxide as bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall electrochemical water splitting” is accepted in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Congrats all!
- Our paper entitled “Electrosorption-Driven Remediation of PFAS-Contaminated Water Using a MXene Nanosheet-PEDOT:PSS Adsorbent
” is accepted in ACS Applied Engineering Materials. Nice job! - Liken and Bhupen joined our group as undergraduate research assistants. Welcome!
February
- Our project entitled “Two-way shape memory polymer with physiologically relevant reversible actuation for endotracheal tube” is awarded KU General Research Fund.
March
- Our paper entitled “Manipulating wettability of catalytic surface for improving ammonia production from electrochemical nitrogen reduction” is accepted in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Congratulations to all!
- Our paper entitled “Phenolic-modified cationic polymer a coagulants for microplastic removal” is accepted in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Well done!
April
- Our project entitled “PFI-RP: Novel coated geotextile to enhance water drainage from soil” is awarded NSF support.
May
- Our paper entitled “Incorporation of Novel Graphene Nanosheet Materials as Cathode Catalysts in Li-O2 Battery” is accepted in Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. Well done!
- Dr. Kwon is awarded International Affairs Faculty Research Travel Award.
June
- Dr. Kwon gave a presentation at Global Conference on Innovation Materials 2023.
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering of UNIST (Ulsan, Korea).
July
- Our project entitled “REU Supplement: PFI-RP: Novel coated geotextile to enhance water drainage from soil” is awarded NSF support.
- Dr. Kwon gave an invited talk at the Department of Biomaterial Science in Pusan National University (Busan, Korea).
November
- Our project entitled “Developing Novel Polymer-Catalyst for Energy Storage Devices” is awarded ASCEND Fund. Thank you for the support!
December
- Our paper entitled “Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)-Enhanced Anode Catalyst Layer for Highly Efficient Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells under Low-Humidity Conditions” is accepted in ACS Applied Energy Materials. Well-done!!
January
- Vahid and Hunter joined the group. Welcome guys!
March
- Dr. Kwon gave an invited talk at the Department of Industrial Engineering Seminar (Kansas State University).
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk “Water-responsive self-repairing superomniphobic surfaces via regeneration of hierarchical topography” at the ACS Spring 2022 Meeting (San Diego, CA).
- Bishwash successfully passed a doctoral comprehensive exam. Well done!
April
- Our project entitled “All-in-one electrode assembly for single step electrochemical conversion of CO2 and in-situ collection of the produced alcohols” is awarded KU Research GO funds.
- Our paper entitled “Frost delay of water-absorbing surface with engineered wettability via non-freezing water” is accepted in Langmuir. Great work Bishwash and Amin!
May
- Bishwash successfully defended his dissertation titled “Modulation of solid-liquid interaction for removal of dissolved and suspended contaminants from water“. Congratulations Dr. Shrestha!
- Dr. Kwon is awarded Bellows Faculty Scholar Award.
July
- Antonio Carcamo joined the group as an undergraduate researcher through KUEST-Bridge program. Welcome!
- Dhiren Narne joined the group as a high school summer intern. Welcome!
August
- Our alum Amin (former PhD student) starts his new position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in Georgia Southern University. Wish you the best luck!
- Our alum Bishwash (former PhD student) starts his new position of Portland Technology Development (PTD) engineer at Intel. Congratulations and good luck!
- Dr. Kwon gave an invited presentation at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Seminar in Seoul National University.
September
- Harshit Gandhi and Titiksha Sharma joined the group as Master students. Welcome!
- Davis Nguyen joined the team as an undergraduate resaercher. Welcome!
October
- Gahee Im joined the group from Simon Fraser University. Welcome!
- Dr. Kwon gave an invited presentation at the ACS Midwest Regional Meeting.
November
- Dr. Kwon gave two presentations at 2022 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit.
January
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the Bureau of Reclamation-Desalination and Water Purification session.
March
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the Materials Science and Engineering Department seminar of Chonnam National University (Republic of Korea).
April
- Dr. Kwon was awarded the 6th Hanwha Non-Tenure Award. Great job!
- Amin successfully passed the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam. Well done!
May
- Bishwash’s work on Engineered Nanoparticles with Decoupled Photocatalysis and Wettability for Membrane-based Desalination and Separation of Oil-Saline Water Mixtures is published in Nanomaterials. Fantastic!
June
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the Hanwha Corp. Seminar.
- The Kwon group hosted two science teachers (Becky and Bailey) in the lab as a part of NSF RET: ECO-WaTER program. Welcome!
July
- Amin’s work on Lower Critical Solution Temperature-Driven Catch and Release of Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Water: Remediation and Sampling is published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Great job!
August
- Amin and Bishwash gave talks on their work at the 262nd ACS National Fall Meeting. Well done!
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the Young Scientist Workshop of Seoul National University.
September
- Amin’s work on Water-Responsive Self-Repairing Superomniphobic Surfaces via Regeneration of Hierarchical Topography is published in ACS Materials Au. Excellent!
October
- The Kwon group attended the ACS Midwest Regional Meeting in Springfield, MO. Amin, Bishwash, Titiksha, and Harshit presented their work. Great work!
- Bishwash’s work on Reversible adsorption and desorption of PFAS on inexpensive graphite adsorbents via alternating electric field is published in RSC Advances. Nicely done Bishwash!
- Bishwash’s work on Predicting kinetics of water‑rich permeate flux through photocatalytic mesh under visible light illumination is published in Scientific Reports. Congrats!
- is published in RSC Advances. Nicely done Bishwash!
- Our collaborative paper entitled Ammonium Ion Enhanced V2O5-WO3/TiO2 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction with Ammonia is published in Nanomaterials. Congrats!
November
- Amin and Bishwash presented their work at the AIChe National Fall Meeting. Excellent!
- Bishwash’s work on Delamination-Free In-Air and Underwater Oil-Repellent Filters for Oil-Water Separation: Gravity-Driven and Cross-Flow Operations is published in Energies. Great job!
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at the International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Sciences (ICFFTS).
- Dr. Kwon’s work on the Continuous Liquid–Liquid Extraction and in-Situ Membrane Separation of Miscible Liquid Mixtures is published in Langmuir. Excellent!
December
- Dr. Kwon gave a talk at World Water Forum. His proposed idea of Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination was selected as one of the top 10 innovative technologies.
- Amin successfully defended his dissertation titled “Functional Surfaces with Modulated Interfacial Properties and Liquid Wettability“. Congratulations and all the best Dr. Ezazi!