Hyung Gyu Park

Name Hyung Gyu Park
Work Groups Work Group 1 - Synthesis
Work Group 2 - Characterisation
Work Group 3 - Devices
Laboratory Nanoscience for Energy Technology and Sustainability
Organisation ETH Zurich
Website http://www.mavt.ethz.ch/research/professoren/park
Areas of Research Nanoscience, Nanofluidics, Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization
Research Keywords Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, Carbon Nanofluidics, Solar Energy, Battery, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Areas of Future Interest Solar Energy Harvesting and Storage, Water Purification, Desalination, Novel Energy Generation, SERS

Selected Publications:

Brief CV
Areas of Expertise and Interest:
Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
Graphene Synthesis
Microfabrication
Nanofabrication
Novel Membrane Technology
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Solar Energy Harvesting and Storage

Prior Experience:
2009 - present: Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2007 - 2009: Postdoctoral Research Staff Member, Engineering, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, U.S.A.
2001 - 2007: Graduate Student Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Ph.D. dissertation: "Mass Transport through Carbon Nanotubes" supervisor: Prof. C.P. Grigoropoulos
2000 - 2001: Assistant Researcher, Seoul National University Advanced Machinery and Design
1998 - 2000: Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
1992 - 1994 / 1996 - 1998: Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
1994 - 1996: Military Service, South Korea

Awards:
2010: R&D100 Editor's Choice Award: Ultrapermeable Carbon Nanotube Membranes
2010: R&D100 Award: Ultrapermeable Carbon Nanotube Membranes

Patent:
(1) Membranes with Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Pores for Selective Transport, US patent (IL-11985)and PCT International Applications.
(2) Controllable capillary pump, US Patent (2668-0122PUS1)