Jae Cheol Cho

Jae Cheol Cho has a long and varied work experience. Jae Cheol began their career in 1998 as a Senior Researcher at Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd., where they studied and optimized the rheological properties of polymers with the control of molecular structures of polymers. In 2000, they moved to LG Chem as a Senior Researcher, where they investigated the development of thermoplastic elastomers (SBS rubber) for asphalt modifier and improved optical properties of polymer blends sheet with the control of the polymer's microstructure. In 2002, they became a Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where they exploited anionic and cationic polymerizations techniques to develop novel elastomers applicable to the coating materials of cardiovascular devices and co-worked with Boston Scientific Corporations to optimize SIBS elastomer structure using cationic polymerization. In 2004, they moved to the University of Michigan as a Research Fellow, where they synthesized new EDOT and thiophene derivatives for conductive polymers and developed the polymers for biomedical devices, biosensors, and photovoltaic cells, as well as synthesized uniform size of metallic nanoparticles and nanorods and controlled and optimized their aggregate sizes to develop the surface plasmonic and negative refractive indices behaviors. In 2008, they became the NVH Lab Manager at International Automotive Components, where they managed the analysis lab to characterize fibers, polymers, and plastics for NVH materials, identified the cause of failure in organic/inorganic compounds in automotive components, and supported the developments of productions by monitoring the quality controls of the products. In 2009, they moved to Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Co. as a Principal Research Engineer, where they managed the materials and process developments of plastic substrates for the flexible LCD display and developed the composite materials comprised of curable resins and inorganic fillers. In 2010, they moved to Samsung Cheil Industries as a Principal Research Engineer, where they directed R&D of the plastic substrates for the flexible LCD and OLED devices and investigated UV curable materials including acrylic resin and silicone compounds, as well as developed the gas barrier materials and their coating technologies for plastic LCD and OLED devices using dry and wet coating technologies and optimized the structural transformation of polysilazane derivatives. In 2014, they moved to Samsung SDI as a Principal Research Engineer. Finally, in 2016, they moved to TeraPore Technologies, Inc. as a Senior Vice President, where they investigated the synthetic routes of multiblock copolymer using ionic polymerization techniques, led the semi-automation processes of block copolymer and establish +100kg/yr scale production facilities, and improved the performance of isoporous membranes via surface chemistry.

Jae Cheol Cho obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Fiber and Polymer Science from Seoul National University between 1994 and 1998.