Education

    Ph.D.  Chemical Engineering, 2000 - 2006, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

    M.S.    Materials Science and Engineering, 1998 - 2000, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

    M.S.    Polymer Materials, 1995 - 1998, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    B.S.     Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, 1987 - 1991, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China

Research Interests

• Biomineralization of novel peptoids and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-based hydrogels for bone tissue engineering
• Inorganic-organic biocompatible and self-healing biocomposites for bone tissue engineering via freeze casting and robocasting
• Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites and blends

Research Experience

2010 - present   Post-doc Fellow, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

2009 - present   Research Affiliate, Research Laboratory of Electronics and Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

2007 - 2009   Post-doctoral Research Associate/Research Assistant Professor, NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and Dept. of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Lowell

2006 - 2007   Post-doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

2000 - 2006   Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

1998 - 2000   Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University

1995 - 1998   Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

1991 - 1995   Assistant Engineer and Director Assistant, China Leather Chemicals Research and Development Center (Dandong Chemical Institute of Light Industry), Dandong, Liaoning, China

Publications

1. “Reinforcing and toughening effects of bamboo pulp fiber on poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) fiber composites,” Long Jiang, Feng Chen, Jun Qian, Jijun Huang, Michael Wolcott, Linshu Liu, Jinwen Zhang, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, 572–577 (2010)
2. “Study of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/bamboo pulp fiber composites: effect of nucleation agent and compatibilizer,” L. Jiang, J. J. Huang, J. Qian, F. Chen, J. W. Zhang, M. P. Wolcott, Y. Zhu, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 16, 83-93 (2008)
3. “Synthesis, mechanical property and chemical/solvent resistance investigation of crosslinked poly(aryl-ether-ether-ketones) at high temperatures,” M. E. Yurchenko, J. J. Huang, A. Robisson, P. T. Hammond, G. H. McKinley, 
4. “Comparison of fracture behavior of nylon 6 versus an amorphous polyamide toughened with maleated poly (ethylene-1-octene) elastomers,” J. J. Huang, D. R. Paul, Polymer, 47, 3505-3519 (2006)
5. “Comparison of the toughening behavior of nylon 6 versus an amorphous polyamide using various maleated elastomers,” J. J. Huang, H. Keskkula, D. R. Paul, Polymer, 47, 639-651 (2006)
6. “Elastomer particle morphology in ternary blends of maleated and non-maleated ethylene-based elastomers with polyamides: Role of elastomer phase miscibility,” J. J. Huang, H. Keskkula, D. R. Paul, Polymer, 47, 624-638 (2006)
7. “Rubber toughening of an amorphous polyamide by functionalized SEBS copolymers: morphology and Izod impact behavior,” J. J. Huang, H. Keskkula, D. R. Paul, Polymer, 45, 4203-4215 (2004)

Patents

1. Jijun Huang and Joey Mead, “Hierarchical polymer-based nanomaterials for electromagnetic interference shielding,” US 20100311866