Hyeyoung Cho

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Dr. Hyeyoung Cho joined Florida Polytechnic University in Fall 2025 as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Prior to this, she worked at Intel Corporation for over four years as a module development engineer in the Lithography Department, where she led defect reduction initiatives in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. She also served as a research associate on a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project at the University of Utah and completed postdoctoral research at the Reservoir Engineering Research Institute in Palo Alto, California.

Her research focuses on nanoporous materials, CO₂ capture, thermodynamics of confined fluids, and the integration of semiconductor nanofabrication with sustainable energy and environmental applications. Cho has more than 10 years of research experience and nearly 3,500 citations across her publications. Drawing from both her research and industry experience, she is passionate about inspiring students through active learning and helping them connect fundamental concepts to real-world problems.

Awards and Honors

• SAT (Significant Achievement in Technology) Award, Intel Corporation, 2021
• Excellence Graduate Student Award, Inha University, 2013
• Grand Prize, Future Energy Technology Idea Contest, SK E&S, 2012
• Best Thesis Presentation Award, Inha University, 2012
• Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (Third Place), Women’s Academy for Technology Changer in the 21st Century, South Korea, 2010

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 2017
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Inha University, South Korea, 2013
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Inha University, South Korea, 2011

Expertise

• Nanoporous Materials
• CO₂ Capture
• Confined Fluid Thermodynamics
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
• Energy Sustainability

Professional Activities

• Representative, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC), Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, Florida Polytechnic University, 2025-current
• Panelist, “AAPI Women in STEM” Event, National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), 2023
• Member, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2015-current
• Representative, MUSE Center, DOE Basic Energy Sciences Early Career Network, 2015-2018
• Committee Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), Utah Chapter, 2015-2017

Selected Publications

• Kar, T., Cho, H., Firoozabadi, A. (2022). Assessment of Low Salinity Waterflooding: Interfacial Viscoelasticity and Tuning Process Efficiency by Use of Functional Molecules. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 607 (Part 1), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.028
• Xia, Y., Cho, H., Bartl, M., Risbud, S., Sen, S. (2020). Coexistence of Structural and Dynamical Heterogeneity in Liquids Under Nanoconfinement. Frontiers in Physics, 130 (8), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.00130
• Cho, H., Kar, T., Firoozabadi, A. (2020). Effect of interface elasticity and wettability on improved oil recovery from low salinity, and functional molecules at 100 ppm. Fuels, 270, 117504-117511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117504
• Xia, Y., Cho, H., Deo, M., Risbud, S.H., Bartl, M.H., Sen, S. (2020). Layer-by-layer freezing of nanoconfined water. Scientific Reports, 10, 5327-5334. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62137-1
• Cho, H., Caputo, D., Bartl, M., Deo, M. (2018). Measurements of hydrocarbon bubble points in synthesized mesoporous siliceous monoliths. Chemical Engineering Science, 117, 481-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.12.005
• Cho, H., Bartl, M., Deo, M. (2017). Bubble point measurements of a hydrocarbon mixture in mesoporous media. Energy Fuels, 31 (4), 3436-3444. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02424
• Pathak, M., Cho, H., Deo, M. (2017). Experimental and molecular modeling study bubble points of hydrocarbon mixtures in nanoporous media. Energy Fuels, 31 (4), 3427-3435. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02422
• Cho, H., Kim, J., Kim, S.-N., Ahn, W.-S. (2013). High yield 1-L scale synthesis of ZIF-8 via a sonochemical route. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 169, 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.11.012
• Cho, H., Yang, D.-A., Kim, J., Jeong, S.-Y., Ahn, W.-S. (2012). CO2 adsorption and catalytic application of Co-MOF-74 synthesized by microwave heating. Catalysis Today, 185 (1), 35-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2011.08.019
• Yang, D.-Y., Cho, H., Kim, J., Yang S.-T., Ahn, W.-S. (2012). CO2 capture and conversion using Mg-MOF-74 prepared by a sonochemical method. Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 6465-6473. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EE02234B

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