News

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

•  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!