Soft and Bio Materials Lab
Assistant Prof. Chanjoong Kim, Ph. D
Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute 356-362
Kent State University, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242 
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Open Positions

  1. Postdoc

  2. We currently have one postdoctoral researcher position available. The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other related fields. Interested applicants should email ckim@lci.kent.edu the following documents in a single pdf file: a) a brief statement of their specific research interests, and b) a full CV with publications and research experience.

  3. Students

  4. Current Kent State Ph.D. and undergraduate students interested in working in the lab should contact Prof. Kim at ckim@lci.kent.edu

Research Interest

  1. Complex fluids dynamics of liquid crystal, polymer, and lipids

  2. Colloid and interface science: Colloids, emulsions, foams, membranes, and monolayers

  3. Biophysics: Cell and bio mechanics, and cell rheology

  4. Rheology and Microrheology

  5. Microfluidics

Collaborators

  1. LC Chien, Tony Jakli, Oleg Lavrentocivh, Quan Li, and Peter Palffy-Muhoray (Kent State)

  2.   Takao Sakai (Cleveland Clinic)

  3.   David A. Weitz and L. Mahadevan (Harvard university)

  4. Yaqian Liu, Christian Holtze and Angelika Kühnle (BASF, Germany)

  5.   Matthew Lynch (Proctor & Gamble)

  6. Christoph Eissenman (Germany)

  7. Johan Masson (Chalmers University, Sweden)

  8. Alberto Fernandez-Nieves and Juan Jose Lietor-Santos (Georgia Tech.)

  9. Hyuk Yu and Qiang Cui (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  10. Allan R. Esker (Virginia Tech.)

  11. Paul S. Cremer and Marc C. Gurau (Texas A&M)

  12. Jae R. Youn (Seoul National University)