Ilwoo Seok Data-verified

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Associate Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

faculty

20 h-index 40 pubs 1,802 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Ilwoo Seok's research investigates advanced materials, particularly nanocomposites and their applications in energy storage and electromagnetic wave absorption. He has published work on MXene and conducting polymer composites for electromagnetic wave absorption, and on cathode catalysts for nonaqueous lithium-oxygen batteries. His recent publications also include studies on flexible electrodes for supercapacitors utilizing polyaniline-coated foamed polylactic acid, and carbon-coated LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 cathodes for high-rate lithium-ion batteries. Additionally, Seok has explored the modification of activated carbon from coconut shells for wastewater purification and contributed to reviews on self-healing materials and flexible all-solid-state NiCo-Zn batteries.

His work extends to polymer blend compatibilization and toughening, as demonstrated by his publication on using styrene-butadiene-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer for blends of recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and recycled high impact polystyrene. Seok is also involved in research supported by a National Science Foundation grant for the acquisition of a nanoindenter, intended for materials science and biomaterials research. He collaborates with researchers at Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Seok has an h-index of 20 and has published 39 works, which have been cited 1,774 times.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 40
  • Citations: 1,802

Selected Publications

  • Effect of bilateral asymmetric temperature cooling on electrical properties of polypropylene insulation materials (2026)
  • In Situ Synthesis of Honeycomb Nanorods Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>@NiCo-Layered-Double Hydroxide/Nickel Foam Electrocatalysts with High Performance Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production (2024)
    31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Carbon-coated LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 cathodes for high-rate lithium-ion batteries (2024)
    56 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Graphene/polyacrylamide interpenetrating structure hydrogels for wastewater treatment (2023)
    38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Graphene/polyacrylamide interpenetrating structure hydrogels for wastewater treatment (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Compatibilizing and toughening blends of recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/recycled high impact polystyrene blends via styrene-butadiene-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer (2023)
    72 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Overview of MXene and conducting polymer matrix composites for electromagnetic wave absorption (2022)
    327 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Flexible, yet robust polyaniline coated foamed polylactic acid composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors (2022)
    93 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Influence of hot forming on microstructure and mechanical properties of laser tailor-welded dissimilar ultra-high-strength steels (2022)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recent progress in cathode catalyst for nonaqueous lithium oxygen batteries: a review (2022)
    225 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of a highly sensitive glucose nanocomposite biosensor based on recombinant enzyme from corn (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Aqueous flexible all-solid-state NiCo-Zn batteries with high capacity based on advanced ion-buffering reservoirs of NiCo2O4 (2021)
    50 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modification of coconut shell activated carbon and purification of volatile organic waste gas acetone (2021)
    42 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A bienzymatic amperometric glucose biosensor based on using a novel recombinant Mn peroxidase from corn and glucose oxidase with a Nafion membrane (2021)
    19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Self-healing Materials: A Review of Recent Developments (2021)
    55 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $586,231 total

NSF Co-PI Sep 2022 - Aug 2024

MRI: Acquisition of a Nanoindenter for Materials Science and Biomaterials Research

EPSCoR Co-Funding, Major Research Instrumentation $586,231

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