기계공학과

고분자 연구실(Kwon Lab)

지도 교수님 소개

주요 경력

• 2025~Present Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University
• 2025~Present Member, Matters of Activity, Berlin, Germany
• 2022~2025 Postdoc., Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany (Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Peter Fratzl & Dr. Richard Weinkamer)
• 2022 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
• 2020 Plastic Materials Engineer, iPhone PD, Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA
• 2016 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
• 2013 Engineer, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ltd., Ulsan
• 2013 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Korea University

연구원 소개

• Master Program: 성창현(Chang-Hyun Sung), 조아론(Aaron Cho)
• Undergraduate Intern: 유재현(Jaehyeon You), 최계영(Gyeyeong Choi), 박지석(Jiseok Park), 유화수(Hwasu Yoo)

국제 학술 논문지

• Beeswax luminaries: sustainable lighting through materials design J. Kwon*, P. Asa*, M. Jaffar-Bandjee, S. Amini, P. Fratzl, and K. Dierichs (*: Co-first) (IF: 7.9) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114025) (2025)
• Reversible nanocomposite by programming amorphous polymer conformation under nanoconfinement T, Chen, Y. Qian, A. Laine, J. Kwon, L. Liu, S. Pal, S. Gupta, E. Vargo, G. Su, R. Ritchie, S. Keten, R. Wang, M. Salmeron and T. Xu Adv. Mater. (IF: 27.4) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202415352) (2025)
• Editorial: multifunctional, flexible, polymeric materials with controlled nanostructures L. Ren, Z. Peng, J. Kwon, H. Li Front. Mater. (IF: 2.6) (2024)
• Advancing programmable metamaterials through machine learning-driven buckling strength optimization S. Lee, J. Kwon, H. Kim, R. Ritchie, G. Gu Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. (IF: 12.2) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cossms.2024.101161) (2024)
• The propensity for covalent organic frameworks to template polymer entanglement E. Neumann*, J. Kwon*, C. Gropp, L. Ma, R. Giovine, T. Ma, N. Hanikel, K. Wang, T. Chen, S. Jagani, R. Ritchie, T. Xu, and O. Yaghi Science (*: Co-first) (IF: 44.7) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf2573) (2024)
• Functional composites by programming entopy-driven nanosheet growth E. Vargo, L. Ma, Q. Zhang, J. Kwon, K. Evab, X. Tang, V. Tovmasyan, J. Jan, A. Arias, H. Destaillats, I. Kuzmenko, J. Ilavsky, W. Chen, R. Ritchie, Y. Liu, T. Xu Nature (IF: 64.8) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06660-x) (2023)
• Molecular weaving of chicken wire covalent organic frameworks X. Han, T. Ma, B. Lannenga, X. Yao, E. Neumann, P. Kumar, J. Kwon, Z. Rong, K. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Navarro, R. Ritchie, Y. Cui, O. Yaghi Chem (IF: 25.832) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2023.07.015) (2023)
• Flexible all-organic nanocomposite films interlayered with in. situ synthesized covalent organic frameworks for electrostatic energy storage H. Li, Z. Xie, C. Yang, J. Kwon, A. Lainé, C. Dun, A. Galoustian, X. Li, P. Liu, J. Urban, Z. Peng, M. Salmeron, R. Ritchie, T. Xu, Y. Liu Nano Energy (IF: 19.069) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108544) (2023)
• High performing polysulfate dielectrics for electrostatic energy storage under harsh conditions H. Li, B. Chang, H. Kim, Z. Xie, A. Lainé, L. Ma, T. Xu, C. Yang, J. Kwon, S. Shelton, L. Klivansky, V. Altoe, B. Gao, A. Schwartzberg, Z. Peng, R. Ritchie, T. Xu, M. Salmeron, R. Ruiz, K. Sharpless, P. Wu, and Y. Liu Joule (IF: 41.248) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2022.12.010) (2023)
• Catenane covalent organic frameworks constructed from polyhedra T. Ma, Y. Zhou, C. Diercks, J. Kwon, F. Gándara, H. Lyu, N. Hanikel, Y. Liu, N. Diercks, R. Ritchie, D. Proserpio, O. Terasaki, and O. Yaghi Nat. Synth. (IF: 49.962) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00224-z) (2023)
• Conductive ink with circular life cycle for printed electronics J. Kwon, C. DelRe, P. Kang, A. Hall, D. Arnold, L. Ma, I. Jayapurna, M. Michalek, R. Ritchie, and T. Xu Adv. Mater. (IF: 30.849) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202202177) (2022)
• Near-complete depolymerization of polyesters with nano-dispersed enzymesC. DelRe, Y. Jiang, P. Kang J. Kwon, Z. Ruan, L. Ma, A. Hall, K. Zolkin, T. Li, R. Ritchie, T. Russell, and T. Xu Nature (IF: 45.819) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03408-3) (2021)
• Scalable electrically conductive spray coating based on block copolymer nanocomposites J. Kwon, K. Evans, L. Ma, D. Arnold, M. Yildizdag, T. Zohdi, R. Ritchie, and T. Xu, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (IF: 8.456) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b20817) (2020)
• Embedded enzyme nanoclusters depolymerize polyesters via chain-end mediated processive degradation C. DelRe, J. Kwon, P. Kang, L. Ma, A. Hall, Z. Ruan, K. Zolkin, T. Li, R. Ritchie, and T. Xu bioRxiv (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.25.052050) (2020)
• Hyperelastic phase-field fracture mechanics modeling of the toughening induced by bouligand structures in natural materials S. Yin, W. Yang, J. Kwon, A. Wat, M. Meyers, and R. Ritchie, J. Mech. Phys. Solids. Vol. 131 pp. 204-220, (IF: 4.087) (DOI: https://10.1016/j.jmps.2019.07.001) (2019)
• Steered molecular dynamics analysis of the role of cofilin in increasing the flexibility of actin filaments J. Kim, J. Kwon, I. Baek, and S. Na, Biophys. Chem.Vol. 218 pp. 27-35 (IF: 2.363) (DOI: https://10.1016/j.bpc.2016.08.002) (2016)
• Sodium chloride’s effect on self-assembly of diphenylalanine bilayer J. Kwon, M. Lee, and S. Na, J. Comput. Chem. Vol. 37 pp. 1839-1846, Cover Paper of July issue (IF : 3.589) (DOI: https://10.1002/jcc.24404) (2016)
• Biophysical characterization of cofilin-induced extension-torsion coupling in actin filaments J. Kim*, J. Kwon*, I. Baek, and S. Na, J. Biomech. Vol. 49 pp. 1831-1835 (IF : 2.751) (*: Co-first) (DOI: https://10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.04.015) (2016)
• Mechanical behavior comparison of spider and silkworm silks using molecular dynamics at atomic scale M. Lee*, J. Kwon* and S. Na, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Vol. 18 pp. 4814-4821 (IF : 4.493) (*: Co-first) (DOI: https://10.1039/c5cp06809f) (2016)
• Cofilin reduces the mechanical properties of actin filaments : approach with coarse-grained methods J. Kim*, J. Kwon*, I. Baek, H. Park and S. Na, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Vol. 17 pp. 8148-8158 (IF: 4.493) (*: Co-first) (DOI: https://10.1039/c4cp06100d) (2015)