Research SummaryScope of Thesis TopicsProfessional Experience and HonorsSpecialized Research EquipmentSelected Recent Publications
Chemical Engineering Department
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
(NTUST)
(Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1987)
(B.S., National Taiwan University, 1980)
Phone: 886-2-737-6625; Fax : 886-2-737-6644
E-mail: huangyj@mail.ntust.edu.tw
Research Summary
Scope of Thesis Topics
Professional Experience and Honors
Specialized Research Equipment
Selected Recent Publications
Professor Huang's major research interests are to investigate the curing behavior and to establish the structure-property relationships for thermoset polymers, polymer blends, and polymeric composites in the reactive polymer processing. Related processes include compression molding, injection molding, reaction injection molding (RIM), resin transfer molding (RTM), and pultrusion. Materials studied contain low-shrink unsaturated polyester (UP), vinyl ester resin (VER), epoxy (EP), polyurethane (PU), and interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN). These polymers have outstanding mechanical properties, and most of the processes are able to handle fiber-reinforcement loadings and long fiber lengths. Due to the desirability of lightweight composite materials for structural applications in the aerospace, automotive, and housing industries, these processes have accepted wide application and will offer great potential for growth in the future.
Our current research in the reactive polymer processing can be divided into three aspects, namely, material design; curing behavior including reaction kinetics, phase separation, rheological changes, and morphological changes during the cure; and resin processability and physical and mechanical properties of molded parts.
Recently, polymer nanocomposites containing graphene oxide (GO), thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO), polymer-grafted GO or polymer-grafted TRGO, and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques in polymer physics have been the research interest in our laboratory.
Professor Huang served as a post-doctoral researcher in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Ohio State State University (U.S.A.) in 1987-1988. He received the Society of Plastics Engineers (U.S.A.) ANTEC best paper award in 1990, and the National Science Council (Taiwan, R.O.C.) Annual Research Award from 1990 to 2001.
Specialized equipments include TA Q20 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC); Nicolet iS10 Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) with temperature-controlled flow-through cell (TFC); Testometric M500-25AT Universal Testing MachineB ; Dynisco Basic PendulumB Impact Tester; Small Angle and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering System (Rigaku Innovative Technologies Inc., USA, installed in Jan. 2005.)
1. Rong-Woei Chang, Yeong-Jenq Wang, Jy-Ning Yang, and Yan-Jyi Huang*,b Synthesis of polymer-grafted thermally reduced graphene oxide by RAFT polymerization and their effects on properties of cured unsaturated polyester resins. I. Synthesis of polymer-grafted thermally reduced graphene oxide by RAFT polymerization,b Journal of Polymer Research, 32:167 (2025). (Project Number: MOST 108-2622-E-011-009-CC3)
2. Rong-Woei Chang, Yeong-Jenq Wang, Jy-Ning Yang, and Yan-Jyi Huang*,b Synthesis of polymer-grafted thermally reduced graphene oxide by RAFT polymerization and their effects on properties of cured unsaturated polyester resins. II. Volume shrinkage, mechanical properties, thermal conductivity, and surface resistivity,b Journal of Polymer Research, 32:159 (2025). (Project Number: MOST 108-2622-E-011-009-CC3)
3. Jhong-Yan Huang, Jhong-Huei Huang, Feng Chen*, Whitney K. Huang, Zhigang Tian, and Yan-Jyi Huang**, b Effect of metal ions on stability of ascorbic acid determined by HPLC and novel modelling of its degradation kinetics,b Agricultural Products Processing and Storage. 2025/6/26 accepted.
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Last Updated:06/30/2025