March 26, 2024
The Oh lab had our spring ice cream social and safety group meeting!
March 14, 2024
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh is awarded the National Academy of Science (NAS)’s US – Africa Frontiers Fellowship.
March 6, 2024
Yongha Kim gave oral and poster presentations on his research (“Ion Transport in Weak Polyelectrolyte Membranes at Varying External pH”) at the 2024 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting. Congratulations Yongha!
March 6, 2024
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh co-organized three invited and focus sessions on “Transport and Separation in Polymer Membranes” at the 2024 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting.
March 5, 2024
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was elected to the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Board of Directors. More information is found here.
January 21-26, 2024
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was elected to serve as co-chair for the 2028 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Separations with Prof. Piran Kidambi at Vanderbilt University. Prof. Oh will serve as a co-vice chair for the 2026 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Separations. More information: https://www.grc.org/chemical-separations-conference/2024/
January 16-18, 2024
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was selected to participate the 2nd U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium organized by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Rabat, Morocco between January 16-18, 2024. The U.S.- Africa symposium brings together outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the member countries of the African Union to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields. More information can be found here.
December 6, 2023
Our undergraduate researchers shared their research discoveries and progress in summer & fall 2023. Michael, Riley, Kyle, Charleen, Taekwon, Rachel, Jack and Andrew have made enormous progress and did wonderful presentations. Congratulations Michael, Riley, Kyle, Charleen, Taekwon, Rachel, Jack and Andrew! Thank you to graduate mentors, Yongha and Luis for fantastic mentoring, help and support for our undergraduate researchers!
December 1, 2023
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was selected to participate the 2nd U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium organized by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The U.S.- Africa symposium brings together outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the member countries of the African Union for a series of symposia to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields. More information can be found here.
October 27, 2023
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh served on the 2023 Materials Day Panel “Reducing dependence on critical minerals for energy storage systems through innovations in materials, reuse, and recycling.” This panel discussed the climate impact of emerging and state-of-the-art energy storage system technologies, including sourcing of materials, their use, and potential for recycling and reuse.
October 16, 2023
Luis Felipe attended the 2023 Membrane Science, Engineering and Technology (MAST) Center’s Review Meeting between October 15-17 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. Luis gave oral and poster presentations on his project “Electrically aided membrane separation using ion-exchange membranes for enhanced charged species separations.”
October 12, 2023
The Oh Lab welcomes new undergraduate researchers to the group! We are excited to start research with Rachel Lau from Chemical Engineering and Anastasia Zola from Biomedical Engineering. Welcome Rachel and Anastasia!
September 26, 2023
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh had an interview with Yifan Gao from GradSWE at UCLA. Yifan is leading a series of interviews for a Youtube Channel “Women in Science: We have the power to change the world.” Check out YouTube video!
August 23, 2023
The Oh Lab welcomes new undergraduate researchers to the group! We are excited to start research with Mike Shaqfeh and Charleen Rahman from Chemical Engineering. Mike and Charleen are in the Schreyer Honors College. Welcome Mike and Charleen!
August 8, 2023
Prof. Oh received a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award and gave a talk at 3M. Thanks to 3M for their support!
August 5, 2023
Dan Kang graduated with his BS in Chemistry at Penn State. Best of luck on your future chapters!
August 3, 2023
Kyle gave a poster presentation at the Penn State REU Poster Symposium. Kyle was awarded a NSF REU Biofellowship for summer 2023.
July 28, 2023
Lauren completed her Big 10 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) at Penn State and went back to the University of Michigan. Best of luck on your future endeavor!
July 26, 2023
Lauren and Dan gave research presentation on polyacrylic acid based polymers for water and energy applications. Lauren completed her Big 10 summer research program at Penn State, and Dan graduated with his BS in Chemistry at Penn State. Best of luck on your future chapters!
July 10, 2023
Taekwon, Riley, Dan and Lauren led our “Fun Polymer – Diper, the Superabsorbent” booth for preschool kids and families at Art Festival at Penn State. Our booth was one of the most popular and busiest exhibitions at the festival. Taekwon was interviewed by a local TV channel. Check out more photos in our group gallery.
June 23, 2023
Our PhD student, Luis Felipe Caspari Thiele was awarded GREaT GradS Scholarship (Graduate Research Experience and Transitioning to Grad School) from the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Penn State. Congratulations Luis!
June 9, 2023
Our PhD student, Yongha Kim has successfully passed his comprehensive exam! Warmest congratulations Yongha!
June 6, 2023
Our undergraduate researcher, Riley Kracaw was awarded the Tom and Nancy West Chemical Engineering Undergraduate scholarship for her summer research from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State. Congratulations Riley and Riley’s mentor, Yongha!
June 1, 2023
Our new undergraduate researcher, Lauren Collins from the University of Michigan was awarded the Big 10 Academic Alliance SROP Scholarship. Congratulations Lauren!
June 1, 2023
The Oh Lab welcomes new undergraduate researchers to the group! We are excited to start research with Taekwon Kim from Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dan Kan from Chemistry, and Olivia Gould from Biological Science and Health Professions at Penn State, as well as Lauren Collins from the University of Michigan. Lauren was awarded the Big 10 Academic Alliance SROP Scholarship for this summer. Welcome Taekown, Dan, Olivia and Lauren!
June 1, 2023
The Oh Lab welcomes Luis Felipe Thiele to the group. Luis is a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering. Welcome Luis!
May 15, 2023
Prof. Oh co-organized two “Electrochemical Separations” sessions at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
May 5, 2023
Warmest congratulations to Evan Bhagat, Ziqiao Wang and Hai Doan on graduating. Evan will start his RA position in Chemical Engineering at MIT this summer, Ziqiao will start his Ph.D. studies in Chemical Engineering at Penn State this fall, and Hai will start her Ph.D. studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida this fall. We are proud of your achievement, and we can’t wait to see what’s next in your journey! Best of luck on your new beginning!
May 3, 2023
The Oh lab receives the ENOWA grant. The ENOWA is the energy and water company for NEOM. This grant will fund our work on sustainable water solutions, especially designing highly selective polymers for Li ion separations. Thank you to the ENOWA for their support! More information: check the Penn State News on May 2, 2023.
April 12, 2023
The Oh Lab had ice cream social at the Berkey Creamery and safety group meeting. Spring is here on campus!
March 29, 2023
Prof. Oh gave an invited talk for the “Polymer Membranes for molecular and Ion Separations” Symposium sponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National March Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
March 29, 2023
Kyle Tierney (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) was awarded NSF Research Experiences Undergraduates (REU) Biofellowship for Summer 2023. Congratulations Kyle!
March 4-5, 2023
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh co-organized the 2023 American Physical Society (APS) Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY)’s Short Course entitled “Polymer Physics of Separation Membranes” on March 4-5, 2023 in Las Vegas. More information: Check DPOLY Website.
March 6, 2023
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh co-organized the 2023 American Physical Society (APS) Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY)’s Invited Session entitled “Polymer Membranes for Separations” and two Focus Sessions entitled “Transport Phenomena in Membranes for Separations” on March 6, 2023 in Las Vegas.
February 10, 2023
The Oh lab is selected as a recipient of one of two National Academy of Engineering (NAE)’s Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants with Prof. Manan Arya, an Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. More information: check the NAE’s press release on March 15, 2023.
November 14, 2022
Evan Bhagat and Adele Godby (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) presented the research posters on “Biosponge adsorbent polymers for capturing toxic chemotherapy drugs in the body” on Monday, the 14th of November, 2022 at the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Evan and Adele were awarded the Larry Duda Scholarship to travel to the AIChE Meeting.
October 25, 2022
The Oh lab received two research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) IUCRC (Industry-University Cooperative Research Center)‘s MAST (Membrane Science, Engineering and Technology) Center with Prof. Andrew Zydney. These two grants will fund our work on (1) designing ion-exchange, charged structured polymer membranes for enhanced electrically aided separations of charged species, and (2) investigation of detergent/surfactant retention during ultrafiltration/diafiltration for biotherapeutic formulation. Thank you to the NSF MAST Center for their generous support!
October 19, 2022
The Oh lab receives the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund (PRF)’s Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grant. This grant will fund our work on designing highly selective polymers for ion-ion separations. Thank you to the American Chemical Society (ACS) for their support!
September 27, 2022
Evan Bhagat and Adele Godby (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) were awarded Larry Duda Scholarship to travel to the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting to present their research on “drug capturing absorbent polymers.” Congratulations Evan and Adele !
More Information about the Student conference: https://www.aiche.org/conferences/annual-aiche-student-conference/2022/registration-info
August 8, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh co-organized “Power Hour” with Prof. Joe DeSimone at Stanford University, Prof. Nancy Sottos at UIUI, and Dr. Nancy Zhang at Carbon, Inc., at the first Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials. More information: https://www.grc.org/additive-manufacturing-of-soft-materials-conference/2022/
August 5, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was elected to serve as co-chair for the 2026 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Membranes: Materials and Processes with Prof. Haiqing Lin at University of Buffalo. Prof. Oh will serve as a co-vice chair for the 2024 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Membranes. More information: https://www.grc.org/membranes-materials-and-processes-conference/2022/
August 5, 2022
Warm congratulations to Yongha Kim for successfully passing qualifying exam!
June 13, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh is affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MATSE) at Penn State. New profile in MATSE faculty directory: https://www.matse.psu.edu/directory/hee-jeung-oh
May 18, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh is one of 84 early-career scientists and engineers selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)’s Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 US based symposium in September 2022. More information in PSU Engineering News: https://news.engr.psu.edu/2022/oh-hee-jeung-NAE-grainger-foundation.aspx
May 10, 2022
Oh lab welcomes our undergraduate researchers for summer research 2022. Wyatt, Evan, Ziqiao, Alyssa and Zeming are awarded NSF REU biofellowships, REM scholarships and Drawndown scholarhip for the summer 2022 research. Congratulations Wyatt, Evan, Ziqiao, Alyssa and Zeming!
May 1, 2022
Wyatt Thomas (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) and Ziqiao Wang (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) were awarded Research Experiences Undergraduates (REU) scholarships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) IUCRC Membrane Research Center (MAST). Congratulations Wyatt and Ziqiao!
April 27, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh was awarded the 7th Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award.
April 21, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave a guest lecture for the Taylor Lecture at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State. The Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering honors the memory of Professor Nelson W. Taylor (1869–1965) who was head of Penn State’s Department of Ceramics from 1933–1943. The Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series was established in 1969, and has consistently attracted scientists of international prominence. More information: https://www.matse.psu.edu/about/lectures-and-awards/nelson-w-taylor-lecture-materials
April 8, 2022
Zeming He (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) was awarded Drawndown Scholar Research Experiences Undergraduates (REU) fellowship at Penn State. Congratulations Zeming! More information: https://www.engr.psu.edu/drawdown/
March 23, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave an invited talk in the E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Symposium in honor of Prof. Joseph DeSimone at Stanford University and a co-founder of Carbon, Inc., in the American Chemical Society (ACS) National March Meeting in San Diego, CA.
March 23, 2022
Evan Bhagat (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) and Alyssa Keptner (Chemical Engineering, Trine University) were awarded Research Experiences Undergraduates (REU) Bio-fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Congratulations Evan and Alyssa!
January 27, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave an invited talk in “the Future of Plastics” in Materials Spotlight Series at the Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State.
January 25, 2022
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave an invited seminar in Additive Manufacturing & Design Seminar Series in the Additive Manufacturing and Design Program at Penn State.
November 5, 2021
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave a talk in 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Symposium.
November 1, 2021
The Oh Lab welcomes Yongha Kim to the group. Yongha is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering. Welcome Yongha!
September 1, 2021
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave an invited talk in the “Convergence: Medical and Public Health” session in the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Boulder, CO in September 1, 2021.
August 26, 2021
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh gave an invited seminar in the Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing at the Arizona State University.
May 24, 2021
Wyatt Thomas (Chemical Engineering, Penn State) and Moaz Elazzazi (Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Buffalo) were awarded Research Experiences Undergraduates (REU) Bio-fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Congratulations Wyatt and Moaz!
May 17, 2021
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh awarded the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award to study new materials for polymer-based membrane separation, particularly for biomedical applications. More covered here
June 29, 2020
We successfully received and installed the state-of-the-art @Carbon M2 printer. Thank you @Joseph_DeSimone for your wonderful help and support! We are very excited for future research using the @Carbon printer!
April 14, 2020
Two faculty members join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (link)
January 16, 2020
Prof. Hee Jeung Oh has been named recipient of a Young Membrane Scientist Award from the North American membrane Society (NAMS)
January 1, 2020
The Oh Lab is affiliated with the Institute of Energy and the Environment (link).
September 5, 2019
Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering (link).