Curriculum Vitae

General Information
Full Name Changwoo Bae
Languages English, Korean
Email changwoo.bae@univ-lyon1.fr
Website changwoobae.com
Education
Ph.D. in Physics
Institut Lumière Matière, Université de Lyon, France 2024
Thesis: 'Nanofluidics with Soap Bubbles and Surfactants'
  • Investigated various physical phenomena at interfaces using soap bubbles and surfactants
  • Designed and built experimental setups for studying bubble transport phenomena
  • Investigated electronic properties of surfactants at liquid/gas interfaces
Master of Engineering
KyungHee University, South Korea, Mechanical Engineering 2020
Thesis: 'Penetration Dynamics of Water Droplet on Janus Mesh'
  • Research focus on droplet dynamics and impact phenomena on engineered surfaces
  • Developed models for penetration dynamics of water droplets on Janus membrane
Bachelor of Engineering
KyungHee University, South Korea, Mechanical Engineering 2018
  • Specialization in fluid dynamics
  • Undergraduate research on energy conversion from saline water
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institut Lumière Matière, Université de Lyon, France 2025 - Present
  • Extending Ph.D. research on electro-driven bubble transport with tunable surfactant concentration
  • Investigating electronic interactions of oligothiophene-based surfactants at liquid/gas interfaces
  • Mentoring a master's student on experimental techniques and data analysis
Research Fellow
Inha University, South Korea 2021
  • Characterized various properties of hydrogels
  • Developed novel microfluidic devices for studying diffusioosmosis on superhydrophobic surfaces
Research Fellow
KyungHee University, South Korea 2020
  • Investigated drop impact dynamics on lubricated surfaces
  • Designed and optimized experimental setups for high-speed imaging
  • Analyzed complex fluid behavior using custom image processing algorithms
Publications
2025
  • Bae C., et al. 'Reversing the electro-driven bubble transport by tuning surfactant concentration.' In preparation
  • Bae C., et al. 'Electronic interactions of a quatertiophene-based surfactant at liquid/gas interface.' Soft Matter, Accepted
  • Idriss H., Bae C., et al. 'Molecular assemblies of amphiphilic oligothiophenes at the air-water interface.' Langmuir, Accepted
2024
  • Bae C., Ko Y., Shin S., Lee C. 'A bouncing and rotating drop after oblique impact on Lubricant-Impregnated surfaces.' Physics of Fluids, 36(12), 2024
  • Pati A., Ko Y., Bae C., Choi I., Heo Y., Lee C. 'Highly porous hydrogels for efficient solar water evaporation.' Soft Matter, 20(25), 4988-4997, 2024
2020
  • Bae C., Oh S., Han J., Nam Y., Lee C. 'Water penetration dynamics through a Janus mesh during drop impact.' Soft Matter, 16(26), 6072-6081, 2020
  • Han J., Kim W., Bae C., Lee D., Shin S., Nam Y., Lee C. 'Contact time on curved superhydrophobic surfaces.' Physical Review E, 101(4), 043108, 2020
2019
  • Han J., Bae C., Chae S., Choi D., Lee S., Nam Y., Lee C. 'High-efficiency power generation in hyper-saline environment using conventional nanoporous membrane.' Electrochimica Acta, 319, 366-374, 2019
Skills
Experimental Techniques
  • High-speed imaging and analysis
  • Microfluidics and nanofluidics
  • Surface characterization (contact angle, surface tension measurement)
  • Rheology and interfacial tensiometry
Programming & Software
  • Python, LaTeX
  • Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape
  • Data analysis and visualization
Fabrication
  • Microfluidic device fabrication
  • Soft lithography
  • Surface functionalization and modification
Honors and Awards
  • Excellent Paper Award, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (2020)
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship, KyungHee University (2017)
  • Silver Prize in Korean Physics Olympiad (2009)
Teaching & Mentoring
2021-2024
  • Mentor for two Master's students on research projects
2019-2020
  • Research assistant
  • Supervised undergraduate research projects
Professional Activities
Conference Presentations
  • Charged Matter 2025, Wien, Austria, 2025
  • 15th European Foam Conference (EUFOAM), Dresden, Germany, 2024
  • American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Washington DC, 2023
  • Journees Plenieres GDR MicroNanoFluidique, Lyon, France, 2023
  • Congres Français de Mechanique, Nantes, France, 2022
  • Journées de Physique Statistique, Paris, France, 2022
  • The Korean BioChip Society, South Korea, 2021
  • The 11th National Congress of Fluids Engineering, South Korea, 2020
  • The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering Fall Conference, South Korea, 2019
  • The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering Spring Conference, South Korea, 2019
  • the 10th National Congress on Fluids Engineering, South Korea, 2018
Academic Schools
  • Complex Motion in Fluids, Homerton College in Cambridge, UK, 2023
  • International School of Soft Matter, Cargese, France, 2022
Professional Service
  • Reviewer for scientific journals (Physics of Fluids)