{"id":16,"date":"2022-01-07T10:03:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:06:55","slug":"welcome-to-the-e-seo-research-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/","title":{"rendered":"The E. Seo Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Nano<\/strong>technology for <strong>M<\/strong>acromolecular <strong>M<\/strong>aterials Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-557\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic.png 1080w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/09\/nature-and-plastic-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Research in the E. Seo group is focused on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing soft polymeric and functional composites (hybrid materials) at the interface of polymer chemistry, additive manufacturing, self-assembly, and nanotechnology. We strive to establish structure-property relationships and develop sustainable polymeric materials from stimuli-responsive macromolecular and nanostructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, our projects are split into four subgroups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dynamic Polymer Nanocomposites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wavelength-Selective Photopolymerization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Solid-State Enzymology using Polymer Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Non-equilibrium Colloidal Crystals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to join us, please contact Prof. Seo (eileenseo@asu.edu) and include your CV with research interests and potential project ideas. Prospective PhD students are encouraged to apply to the PhD program in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at ASU. In the application, please indicate your interest in the PI Eileen Seo. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds, including chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, or related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-1500x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775\" style=\"width:571px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/11\/DSC_0016_1-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We gratefully acknowledge the following organizations for supporting our research and training efforts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1721\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" style=\"width:906px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1.png 1721w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1-500x221.png 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1-1500x662.png 1500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1-1000x442.png 1000w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/eseo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-12.05.49-PM-1-1536x678.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1721px) 100vw, 1721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-2\">Nanotechnology for Macromolecular Materials Lab Research in the E. Seo group is focused on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing soft polymeric and functional composites (hybrid materials) at the interface of polymer chemistry, additive manufacturing, self-assembly, and nanotechnology. We strive to establish structure-property relationships and develop sustainable polymeric materials from stimuli-responsive macromolecular and nanostructures. 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