Research
Dr. Park’s principal fields of interest include: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Sustainable energy conversion systems, Synthesis of hydrogen and liquid fuels from alternative energy sources, Particle technology, Electrostatic charging phenomena in multiphase flows and Electrostatic tomography. The specific on-going research efforts of Park's group include the fundamental studies of novel organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for application in CO2 capture and conversion, tailored synthesis of engineered carbon-neutral filler materials and production of hydrogen and liquid fuels from biomass and solid municipal wastes with integrated carbon sequestration.
The Park Group in December 2011
Front, left to right: Kyle Fricker, David Dogon, Huangjing Zhao, Greeshma Gadikota, Tom Ferguson, Xiaozhou Helios Zhou
Back, left to right: Patrick Han, Andrew Lin, Alissa Park, Chenchen Feng, Youngjune Park, Edward Swanson, Andrew Lepore, Harry Liu
Missing members: Sonali Bhatnagar, Govind Nadadur, Camille Petit
News
March 2012 Park group receives a new grant from POSCO on particle technology!
February 17th, 2012 Prof. Park gives an invited talk at Capital District E-Week (Chemical Engineering Track), Albany, NY
February 1st ,2012 Youngjune starts his new position at SK Energy in South Korea. Congratulations!
January 11th, 2012 Andrew successfully defends his Ph.D. thesis! Congratulations! He joins Prof. Na’s research group at University of Notre Dame as a post-doctoral researcher on Jan. 20th, 2012
December 2011 A new Park group paper! Congratulations Camile, Youngjune and Andrew!
C. Petit, Y. Park, K. A. Lin & A.-H. A. Park*, “Spectroscopic Investigation of the Canopy Configurations in Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials of Various Grafting Densities during CO2 Capture,” Journal Physical Chemistry C, (2011). DOI: 10.1021/jp210391c
November 7-10, 2011 Prof. Park gives an invited talk at the 6th Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering, Beijing, China
October 2011 A new Park group paper! Congratulations Youngjune!
Y. Park, D. Shin, Y. N. Jang & A.-H. A. Park*, “CO2 Solubility and Swelling Measurements of Liquid-like Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials using ATR FT-IR,” Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, (2011). DOI: 10.1021/je200623b
September 2011 Tom presents his poster at the Congressional Capital Hill Reception as a part of his Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship. Great job!
August 2011 A new Park group paper! Congratulations Youngjune and Andrew!
Y. Park, J. Decatur, K. A. Lin & A.-H. A. Park*, “Investigation of CO2 Capture Mechanisms of Liquid-like Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials via Structural Characterization,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22631b
July 2011 A joint paper with the Cornell group! Congratulations Tom!
N. Hansen, T. E. Ferguson, J. E. Panels, A.-H. A. Park and Y. L. Joo*, “In organic Nanofibers with Tailored Placement of Nanocatalysts for Hydrogen Production via Alkaline Hydrolysis of Glucose,” Nanotechnology, 22, 325302 (13pp), (2011). DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/32/325302
April 2009 Park gives an invited seminar at the Regional Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering
December 2008 Park gives an invited seminar at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University
November 2008 Park appointed as a member of the Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC) of the AIChE
October 2008 Park elected as an executive committee member of the Particle Technology Forum of the AIChE
April 2008 Park receives Research Fellowship through the University Diversity Initiative
April 2008 Park receives ORICA Grant
March 2008 Park receives KAUST Grant
October 2007 Park gives a lecture at Natural Gas & Climate Change Forum: Panel on Technologies for the Future – Solutions and Challenges to Consider (with Callahan, Gunning, and Carroll)