Hyosung An 

Assistant Professor,
Petrochemical Materials Engineering, Chonnam National University
hyosungan@jnu.ac.kr  Click here for CV

EDUCATION
  Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
  M.S. Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2012
  B.S. Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Hanyang University, 2010

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
  2024 Outstanding Young Faculty of the Year, Chonnam Nat' Univ.
  2022 ACS PMSE (Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering) Future Faculty Scholar
  2019 Hanwha Travel Award Winner, AIChE Emerging Junior Investigator Innovation Forum
  2017 BASF Symposium Oral Presentation Finalist
  2016 Best Oral Presentation Winner, Inaugural Texas A&M Conference on Energy
  2014 KANEKA Scholarship Award
  2013 Kwanjeong Best Global Graduate Scholarship
  2011 Kwanjeong Best Domestic Graduate Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  Member, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering
    -  2023 - present  General Affairs Manager (Polymer Div.)
  Member, Polymer Society of Korea
    -  2023 - 2024 Academy Committee
    -  2025 - present  Board of Directors
  Member, Membrane Society of Korea
    -  2025 - present  Academic Director

BIOGRAPHY
  Hyosung received a B.S. summa cum laude and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Hanyang University, South Korea, with the guidance of Professor Jong-man Kim. He was a Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Fellow pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University under the guidance of Professor Jodie L. Lutkenhaus. His doctoral research centered on multifunctional polymeric and composite materials to develop novel conductive polymer binder systems for lithium ion-batteries and highly flexible conductive composites for strain and health monitoring sensors. He received recognition as a winner of KANEKA Scholarship Award and BASF Symposium Oral Presentation Finalist. In his postdoc with Professor Qian Chen at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he developed advanced 3D imaging-analysis platform by combining three advancements, electron tomography, quantitative morphometry, and machine-learning and elucidated a quantitative, instead of empirical, relationship between the synthesis conditions and performance of polyamide membranes, which has long been regarded unattainable due to the extreme irregularity in their morphology. For his efforts, he was recognized as ACS PMSE Future Faculty Scholar. He has a strong commitment to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion which is demonstrated by his many outreach and volunteer activities. When he is not in the lab, you may find him cooking in the kitchen and cheering for the Texas A&M Aggies Football.