“Nanofibril Technology for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties and Foaming Ability”

Chul Park is Distinguished Professor of Microcellular Engineered Plastics at University of Toronto. He is also NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Multi-Functional Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites and Foams. He has an international recognition in the polymer foaming area. Prof Park has published more than 1000 papers, including over 310 journal papers and four books. Prof Park serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cellular Plastics, and sits on the Advisory Editorial Board of several journals. He has been inducted into 4 academies (the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and The National Academy of Engineering of Korea), and a fellow of 5 other professional societies. He has received over 70 awards.