Happi Staff01.27.20
Applechem welcomed Dr. Joon Ho Roh as its new research scientist. Roh is joining Applechem after several years as a guest research scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as well as the University of Maryland. Previously, Roh has also worked as an NRC researcher for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC and spent several years in South Korea both as a tenured research fellow at the prestigious Institute for Basic Science as well as a professor of biomolecular science at the University of Science and Technology.
Roh is an accomplished scientist with 29 published papers in topics ranging from synthetic polymers to biological macromolecules. His educational background includes a Ph.D in polymer science from the University of Akron as well as post-doctorate degrees from both Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. His responsibilities at Applechem will include long term material science innovation, new chemistry and new test method development.
“We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Roh’s expertise on board with our R&D team,” said Dr. Samuel Lin, managing director of Applechem. “This is an important position in our company that helps drive our goal of providing unique, scientifically sound specialty materials to the personal care and cosmetics industry.”
Roh is an accomplished scientist with 29 published papers in topics ranging from synthetic polymers to biological macromolecules. His educational background includes a Ph.D in polymer science from the University of Akron as well as post-doctorate degrees from both Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. His responsibilities at Applechem will include long term material science innovation, new chemistry and new test method development.
“We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Roh’s expertise on board with our R&D team,” said Dr. Samuel Lin, managing director of Applechem. “This is an important position in our company that helps drive our goal of providing unique, scientifically sound specialty materials to the personal care and cosmetics industry.”