Hyungsoo Choi

Hyungsoo Choi
Hyungsoo Choi
  • Research Professor
(217) 244-6345
2050 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg

Education

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Brown University, 1983

Academic Positions

  • Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, August 2023 - present
  • Faculty Affiliate, Micro and Nano Technology Laboratory, May 2009 - present

Research Interests

  • Targeted Delivery and Controlled Release of Therapeutics/Cells Mediated by Nano- and Micro- Spheres and Capsules --Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging --Cell Therapy via Microencapsulation
  • Nanostructured Materials Synthesis --Sensors/Detectors and Plasmonic Metamaterials --Metal Oxide Topological Insulators --Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Research Areas

  • Biomedical imaging
  • Bionanotechnology
  • Nano-materials
  • Semiconductor materials
  • Sensors

Research Topics

  • Charge particle physics and engineering
  • Nanomedicine and bio-nanotechnology
  • Semiconductor devices and manufacturing
  • Solar and renewable technology

Selected Articles in Journals

Patents

  • Encapsulated Materials and Methods for Encapsulating Materials, K. Kim, and H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 8,663,511 B2, 2014.
  • Microparticles, K. Kim, H. Choi, Y. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 8,409,621 B2, 2013
  • High Intensity Discharge ARC Lamp Using UV-Absorbant Coating, K. Kim, J. Gao, H. Choi, R. P. Singh, U.S. Patent No. 8,469,762 B2, 2013.
  • Apparatus and Methods for Applying a Film on a Substrate, K. Kim, H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 8,507,048 B2, 2013.
  • Apparatuses and Methods for Applying One or More Materials on One or More Substrates, K. KIM, H. Choi, P. E. Heil, U. S. Patent No. 8,342,120 B2, 2013.
  • Encapsulated Materials and Methods for Encapsulating Materials, K. Kim, and H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 8,293,271 B2, 2012.
  • Electron Emission Device Incorporating Free Standing Monocrystalline Nanowires, H. Choi, K. Kim, U. S. Patent No. 8,030,833 B2, 2011.
  • Apparatus and Method for Applying a Film on a Substrate, K. Kim, H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 8,025025 B2, 2011.
  • Organometallic Compounds and Their Use as a Precursors for Forming Films and Powders of Metal or Metal Derivatives, H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 7,507,390, 2009.
  • "Nanostructures Including A Metal," H. Choi, PCT 10/664,431(US), 2003; U. S. Patent No. 7,344,753, 2008.
  • "Microparticles," K. Kim, H. Choi, and Y. B. Choy, U. S. Patent No. 7,309,500, 2007.
  • "Organometallic Compounds and their use as Precursors for Forming Films, and Powders of Metal or Metal Derivatives," H. Choi, China Patent Pub. No. 101139365, 2008; Korean Patent Pub. No. 1020030028767, 2003; European Patent Pub. No. 1299404 (A1), 2003; U. S. Patent No. 6,777,565, 2004.
  • "Organocopper Precursors for Chemical Vapor Deposition," H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 6,538,147, 2003.
  • "Amidoalane Precursors for Chemical Vapor Deposition of Aluminum", H. Choi, U. S. Patent No. 5,880,303, 1999.

Research Honors

  • UI College of Medicine, Student Award, Britta & Charles Wolfe Awards for Diabetes Research, 2019
  • National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Winner of EnvisioNano Contest, 2015
  • Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, 2012
  • Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, 2006

Recent Courses Taught

  • ECE 110 - Introduction to Electronics