Inhong Hwang Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

- Synthesized and characterized diamide-strapped calix[4]pyrrole to perform mechanistic study of how synthetic ion transporters influence apoptosis and autophagy. Published in Chem. (Impact factor: 22.804)- Synthesized hemispherand-strapped calix[4]pyrrole based ion pair receptors to promote Na+ influx and K+ efflux (Na+/K+ exchange) in cancer cells to induce apoptosis. (collaboration with other professors in terms of biological & medicinal research at University of Sydney and Yonsei University). Published in Chem. (Impact factor: 22.804)- Developing a polymeric extractants containing a calix[4]pyrrole-based ion pair recognition subunit to extract hard-to-capture ion pairs under competitive conditions.- Synthesized a calix[4]pyrrole-based ion pair receptor for recognition and extraction of sodium hydroxide.- Prepared a dicationic calix[4]pyrrole for remediation and sensing of nerve agents.- Supervised two undergraduate students for organic synthesis.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Aided undergraduate students with organic chemistry in a lecture as a head TA.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Supervised undergraduate students with organic chemistry experiments and graded laboratory reports.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Supervised undergraduate students with general chemistry experiments and graded laboratory reports.

Seoul, South Korea

- Constructed multifunctional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by self-assembly or solvothermal synthesis as valuable materials for a wide range of sophisticated applications such as selective CO2 sorption, heterogeneous catalysis and photoluminescence (collaboration works with groups at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Ewha Womans University). Published in Cryst. Growth Des. and Dalton Trans. Filed patents in Korea.- Developed highly selective and sensitive fluorescent turn-on chemosensors for the detection of Al3+ and Zn2+ for cellular imaging, resulted in multiple publications and patents. In particular, I got a nomination from Nowon Institute of Education for the Gifted at SeoulTech to teach - Synthesized and characterized various transition metal complexes capable of cleaving DNA, which has many potential applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine, resulted in multiple publications.

Seoul, South Korea

- Supervised and aided undergraduate students with inorganic chemistry experiments and data analysis.- Graded laboratory reports, assisted in proctoring and grading lecture exams.

Seoul, South Korea

- Mentored middle school gifted classes from Nowon Institute of Education for the Gifted on research in chemistry where, our goal was to detect metal ion selectively.- Designed and synthesized new organic receptors and successfully detected aluminum and copper.- Taught experimental techniques and standard laboratory safety protocols.- Published in Dyes Pigm. and Inorg. Chem. Commun.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Synthesized and characterized a naphthalene diimide-strapped calix[4]pyrroles through complicated multi-step synthesis in order to study anion–π interactions in a constrained system.

Seoul, South Korea

- Examined the binding affinity of fluorescent chemosensor based-on naphthol-quinoline towards various metal ions for selective detection of aluminium ions. Published in Tetrahedron Lett.- Manufactured the food composition for the cholesterol reduction by aging the wood-cultivated ginseng in the persimmon vinegar. Filed a patent in Korea.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organic Chemistry

Master'S Degree, Inorganic Chemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Fine Chemistry