he/him

so423@cornell.edu

B.S., Boston College, 2020

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2025

Current: Post-doc with Marisa Kozlowski at University of Pennsylvania

Sewon received his Ph.D. in 2025 for his work on the photooxidative and photothermal degradation of polystyrene.

Read more about Sewon’s work!

Tuning the Thermal Properties of Polymethacrylates WithBicyclobutane Monomers

Photothermal Conversion Recycling of Commercial Polystyrene Plastic

Selective poly(vinyl ether) upcycling via photooxidative degradation with visible light

Selective Electrocatalytic Degradation of Ether-Containing Polymers

Mechanistic insights enable divergent product selectivity in catalyst-controlled photooxidative degradation of polystyrene

Chemical Upcycling of Commercial Polystyrene via Catalyst-Controlled Photooxidation

Recent advances in oxidative degradation of plastics

Recycling of Post-Consumer Waste Polystyrene Using Commercial Plastic Additives

Cumene-to-Phenol Process Mediated by Bromine Radicalsthrough Photoinduced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer

Photooxidative Upcycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene Plastics into Phenol Using Eosin Y