Major
Polymer Synthesis
Research Interests
Metallocene and Ziegler-Natta Catalyzed Polymerization
Combinatorial Polymer Synthesis
Synthesis of High-performance Polyols
Synthesis of Specialty Polymers
Education
Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Engineering, Korea, 1990
Selected Publications
1. Kim, I., Shin, Y. S., and Lee, J. K., "Copolymerization of Propylene and 1,5-Hexadiene with Stereospecific Metallocene/Al(i-Bu)3/[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]," Journal of Polymer Science-Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1590-1598, 2000.
2. Kim, I., Shin, Y. S., Lee, J. K., and Won, M. S., "Cyclopolymerization of 1,5-Hexadiene Catalyzed by Various Stereospecific Metallocene Compounds," Journal of Polymer Science-Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1520-1527, 2000.
3. Kim, I., Zhou, J.-M., and Chung, H., "Higher-Olefin Polymerization Catalyzed by rac-Me2Si(1-C5H2-2-CH3-4-tBu)2Zr(NMe2)2/Al(iBu)3/[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4]," Journal of Polymer Science-Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1687-1697, 2000.
4. Kim, I., Nishihara, Y., Jordan, R. F., Rogers, R. D., Rheingold, A. L., and Yap, G. P. A., "Synthesis, Structure, Dynamics, and Olefin Polymerization Behavior of Group 4 Metal (pyCAr2O)2M(NR2)2 Complexes Containing Bidentate Pyridine-Alkoxide Ancillary Ligands," Organometallics, Vol. 16, pp. 3314, 1997.
5. Kim, I., and Jordan, R. F., "Propylene Polymerization with Ansa-Metallocene Amide Complexes," Macromolecules, Vol. 29, pp. 489, 1996.
Professional Experiences
Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (2004-Present)
Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (2001-2004)
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Korea (1990-2001)
Post-Doctorial, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, U.S.A. (1994-1995)
Engineer, Hyosung-BASF, Co., Korea (1984-1990)
Professional Societies & Activities
Member, ACS, PSK, KICE
Honors and Awards
Research Professor of the Year, University of Ulsan, Korea (1999)
International Joint Research & Activities