Sungwoo Cho

Chemical Engineering @ UIUC

Champaign, Illinois, United States

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Experience

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Part-time · 1 yr 2 mos)
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant - Seebauer Group
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Investigated electrochemical oxygen injection in UV-activated TiO2 to engineer scalable point defects for electronic device applications - Developed a Python-based numerical solver to model oxygen isotope diffusion, enabling predictive analysis of defect transport

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant - Schoetz Group
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Fabricated charge-neutral ionic liquids used in conductive polymer films, enabling stable pseudocapacitive ion transport in advanced energy storage applications - Developed a MATLAB GUI to compute shear modulus under cyclic loading, automating polymer mechanics analysis and reducing manual data processing time

  • Summer Intern at Samsung SDI
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    - Analyzed lithium-ion battery degradation mechanisms impacting energy fade, linking experimental test results to underlying interfacial aging processes to support lifetime prediction - Enhanced PET film tensile strength by 23% through solid-state polymerization, and improved aluminum film mechanical strength by 15% through grain refinement techniques - Identified root causes of electrode adhesion defects at metal-plastic interfaces through process analysis, informing manufacturable material design decisions