Chulsung Bae
Associate Professor
chemistry and chemical biology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Bae received a Ph.D. in chemistry at University of Southern California in 2002 under the guidance of G. K. Surya Prakash and Nobel Laureate George A. Olah. Following his graduate work, Dr. Bae moved to Yale University to carry out postdoctoral studies with John F. Hartwig investigating functionalization of C-H bonds in alkanes and polyolefins. He started independent career at University of Nevada Las Vegas as Assistant Professor in 2004 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. During his tenure at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Dr. Bae received New Investigator Award (2005), ACS-Petroleum Research Fund Grant (2006), and NSF CAREER Award (2008). In summer of 2012 Dr. Bae joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Research Interest
Clean energy technology, Ion-conducting polymers for energy conversion, Green chemistry
Publications
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A. D. Mohanty, S. E. Tignor, J. A. Krause, C. Bae* "Systematic Alkaline Stability Study of Polymer Backbones for Anion Exchange Membrane Applications" Macromolecules 2016, 49, 3361–3372.
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T. Hwang, J. –S. Oh, W. Yim, J. –D. Nam, C. Bae, H. Kim, K. J. Kim* "Ultrafiltration using grapheme oxide surface-embedded polysulfone membranes" Sep. Purif. Tech. 2016, 166, 41–47.