Faculty
 Nakho Sung
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
4 Colby Street, Rm. 276A, Medford, MA 02155
Telephone: 617-627-3447 ~ Fax: 617-627-3991
nsung@tufts.edu
Education:
1972 Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, M.I.T.
1967 M.S. Physical Chemistry, University of Chicago
1964 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University
Brief Biography:
Dr. Nakho Sung is currently a professor and also serves as the Chair of the Graduate Program in the Department since Fall of 2003. He was the Director and Founder of the Laboratory for Materials and Interfaces (LMI). Prior to joining Tufts University in 1978, he was a Research Associate and Assistant Professor at M.I.T. Professor Sung's research is in Polymer Science and Engineering, focused on structural composites and multiphase systems. Specific area includes interface science, in-situ monitoring techniques for reactions in polymers and composites, fiber-optic spectroscopy, and sorption/ diffusion of organic molecules in polymeric system. Recently, his research is focused on membrane development for fuel cell and hydrogen purification. He has been a Technical Advisor to SK (Sunkyong) Group in Korea for 24 years, has served as the 30th President of the Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), a member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and currently serves as the President of the Korean American University Professor's Association in America (KAUPA). He organized many international conferences, delivered numerous invited talks, including Gordon Conference, presented lectures in Korea, and in the Peoples' Republic of China. He has been a member of ACS, AIChE, APS, SAMPE, SPE Adhesion Soc., and N.Y. Academy of Science. He has published about 100 technical papers and chapters, and edited a book, "Science and Technology of Polymer Processing," (MIT Press) and holds two patents.
Courses Taught:
ES 10: Structure and Strength of Materials
ChBE 121: Principles of Polymerization
ChBE 122: Physical Chemistry of Polymers
EN 45: Your Car-Collection of Functional Materials
ChBE 11: Process Calculations
Research:
Polymer Structure and Properties
Processing and Properties of Composite Materials
Surface, Interface and Adhesion
Diffusion and Sorption in Polymers
Honors & Awards:
Burlington Industry Fellow
Du Pont Young Scholar
Panel Member, National Science Foundation
Service Award, Korea Federation of Science & Technology Societies
Elected President, Korean-American Scientist and Engineers Assoc.
Elected President, Korean-American University Professor’s Assoc.
Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi
Selected Publications:
"Reaction Monitoring in the Epoxy/Fiber Interphase Using Evanescence Wave Fluorimetry: Instrumentation and Methods," in “Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces”, K.L. Mittal and K.W.Lee (Eds.), P. 345, VSP (1997) (with Alan Fuchs).
"Heat Effects on Sorption of Organic Vapors in Rubbery Polymer," J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 59, 937-944 (1996) (with P. Wang and J. Meldon)
"Toluene Diffusion in Butyl Rubber," J. Poly. Sci. B.- Poly. Phys. Ed., 32, 491 (1994), (with N. Schneider and J. Moseman).
"Fiberoptic Intrinsic Fluorescence for In-Situ Cure Monitoring of In-Situ Cure Monitoring of Amine Cured Epoxy and Composites," Polymer Eng. Sci., 34, 1025(1994) (H.J. Paik).
"In-Situ Cure Monitoring of Epoxy by Fiberoptic Dye Labeling Fluorimetry," Polymer Eng. Sci., 34, 707 (1994) (with W. Dang).
"Fluorescence Characterization of Cure and Water-Uptake in Polymers and Composites," J. Materials Sci. Eng., A162, 241 (1993) (with C.S.P. Sung).
"Moisture Effects on Adhesive Joints," in Engineered Materials Handbook, Vol. 3: Adhesives and Sealants, P.622, ASM International, Metals Park, OH (1990).
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