Sang E. Han, PhD. Associate Professor
Dr. Sang Eon Han is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering and Center for High Technology Materials at the University of New Mexico. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his M.S. & B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University. He was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in MIT. His current research is focused on optical and optoelectronic nanomaterials for efficient energy usage.
He is a recipient of KIChE President Young Investigator Award in 2018; UNM Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award in 2018; NSF Career Award in 2016; UNM Science and Technology Corporation Innovation Award in 2016 and 2017; Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award in 2013; and fellowship from the Samsung Scholarship Foundation 2003-2007. He currently serves as the Chief Scientific Officer of Osazda Energy LLC and Osazda Materials LLC, startup companies based on his intellectual property generated in UNM.