Kailong Jin

Kailong Jin

Assistant Professor,
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Other ASU affiliations
Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing
Sustainable Macromolecular Materials Faculty
  • Kailong.Jin@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-965-4557
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  • ERC 289 551 E Tyler Mall Tempe, AZ 85281
  • Mail code: 6106
    Campus: Tempe
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Kailong Jin is currently an assistant professor in chemical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy (SEMTE) at Arizona State University (ASU), where he began in 2020.  He is affiliated with the Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing (SM3) at ASU.  Kailong Jin earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering with a Distinguished Graduate Researcher Award from Northwestern University under the direction of Professor John Torkelson. Then, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Professors Frank Bates and Christopher Ellison in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. His research broadly seeks to design, synthesize, engineer, and characterize polymeric materials that can help address technological issues in energy, the environment, and sustainability.

Education
  • Postdoc. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota (2017-2020)
  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University (2013-2017)
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University (2012-2013)
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, China (2008-2012)
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Research Interests

Polymer design and synthesis, Polymer processing and engineering, Additive manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing), Fiber manufacturing, Sustainable polymers, Chemical upcycling of waste plastics, Multilayered polymer films, Polymer nanocomposites, Nanoporous polymers (e.g., covalent organic frameworks) for water purification and gas storage, Stimuli-responsive materials, Vitrimers, Dynamic covalent chemistries

Publications

  1. H. J. Kim, K. Jin, J. Shim, W. Dean, M. Hillmyer, C. J. Ellison, Sustainable triblock copolymers as tunable and degradable pressure sensitive adhesives, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2020, Submitted.

  2. D. Sheppard, K. Jin, L. Hamachi, W. Dean, D. Fortman, C. J. Ellison, W. Dichtel, Reprocessing post-consumer polyurethane foam using carbamate exchange catalysis and twin-screw extrusion, ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, Online. (Highlighted in a C&EN news entitled “Nudging reaction in reverse repurposes polyurethane foam”) (https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.0c00083)

  3. K. Nomura, X. Peng, H. Kim, K. Jin, H. J. Kim, A. Bratton, C. Bond, A. Broman, K. M. Miller, and C.J. Ellison, Multiblock copolymers for recycling polyolefin-polyester mixed waste, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 9726-9735. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b20242)

  4. K. Jin, S. Eyer, W. Dean, D. Kitto, F. S. Bates, and C. J. Ellison, Bimodally distributed nano- and micro-fiber nonwovens by melt blowing immiscible ternary polymer blends, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 5238-5246. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04887)

  5. A. Banerji, K. Jin, K. Liu, M. Mahanthappa, C. J. Ellison, Crosslinked nonwoven fibers by room temperature cure blowing and in situ photopolymerization, Macromolecules 2019, 52, 6662-6672. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01002)

  6. T. Wei, K. Jin, J. M. Torkelson, Isolating the effect of polymer-grafted nanoparticle interactions with matrix polymer from dispersion on composite property enhancement: The example of polypropylene/halloysite nanocomposites, Polymer 2019, 176, 38-50. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2019.05.038)

  7. K. Jin, A. Banerji, D. Kitto, F. S. Bates, and C. J. Ellison, Mechanically robust and recyclable crosslinked fibers from melt blown anthracene-functionalized commodity polymers, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 12863-12870. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b00209)

  8. J. Xu, J. Eagan, S. Kim, S. Pan, B. Lee, K. Klimovica, K. Jin, T. Lin, M. Howard, C. J. Ellison, A. LaPointe, G. W. Coates, and F. S. Bates, Compatibilization of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) with iPP-PE multiblock copolymers, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 8586-8596. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01907)

  9. K. Jin, S. Kim, J. Xu, F. S. Bates, and C. J. Ellison, Melt-blown crosslinked fibers from thermally reversible Diels-Alder polymer networks, ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 1339-1345. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00685)

  10. L. Li, X. Chen, K. Jin, and J. M. Torkelson, Vitrimers designed both to strongly suppress creep and to recover original cross-link density after reprocessing: quantitative theory and experiments, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 5537-5546. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00922)

  11. K. Jin, E. Leitsch, X. Chen, W. H. Heath, and J. M. Torkelson, Segmented thermoplastic polymers synthesized by thiol-ene click chemistry: examples of thiol-norbornene and thiol-maleimide click reactions, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 3620-3631. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00573)

  12. X. Chen, L. Li, K. Jin, and J.M. Torkelson, Reprocessable polyhydroxyurethane networks exhibiting full property recovery and concurrent associative and dissociative dynamic chemistry via transcarbamoylation and reversible cyclic carbonate aminolysis, Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6349-6355. (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/py/c7py01160a)

  13. K. Jin and J. M. Torkelson, Tg-confinement effects in strongly miscible blends of poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene oxide) and polystyrene: Roles of bulk fragility and chain segregation, Polymer 2017, 11, 85-96. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.04.069)

  14. K. Jin, L. Li, and J. M. Torkelson, Bulk physical aging behavior of crosslinked polystyrene compared to its linear precursor: Effects of cross-linking and aging temperature, Polymer 2017, 115, 197-203. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.03.045)

  15. K. Jin, L. Li, and J. M. Torkelson, Recyclable crosslinked polymer networks via one-step controlled radical polymerization, Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 6746-6750. (Highlighted in a news article entitled “Reinventing the Wheel: Northwestern Researchers Develop Recyclable Rubber”) (https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201600871)

  16. K. Jin and J. M. Torkelson, Enhanced Tg-confinement effect in crosslinked polystyrene compared to its linear precursor: role of fragility, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 5092-5103. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01042)

  17. K. Jin, N. Wilmot, W. H. Heath, and J. M. Torkelson, Phase-separated thiol-epoxy-acrylate hybrid networks synthesized by simultaneous thiol-acrylate and thiol-epoxy click reactions, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 4115-4123. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00141)

  18. K. Jin, W. H. Heath, and J. M. Torkelson, Kinetics of multifunctional thiol-epoxy click reactions studied by differential scanning calorimetry: Effects of Catalysis and Functionality, Polymer 2015, 81, 70-78. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.10.068)

  19. K. Jin and J. M. Torkelson, Tg and Tg breadth of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)/polystyrene miscible polymer blends characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, ellipsometry, and fluorescence spectroscopy, Polymer 2015, 65, 233-242. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.016)

Patent list:​

  1. J. M. Torkelson, K. Jin, and L. Li, Reprocessable crosslinked network polymers with alkoxyamine dynamic covalent bonds, U.S. Patent No. US 10618991, 2020. (https://patents.google.com/patent/US10618991B2/en)

  2. L. Li, X. Chen, K. Jin, and J. M. Torkelson, A method to eliminate undesired creep in reprocessable polymer networks and network composites via alkoxyamine dynamic chemistry, U.S. Patent Application No. 62/867,455, 2019.

  3. C. J. Ellison and K. Jin, Urethane exchange catalysts and methods for reprocessing crosslinked polyurethanes foams, U.S. Patent Application No. 62/837,606, 2019.

  4. K. Jin, K. Wang, W. C. Haberkamp, F. S. Bates, and C. J. Ellison, Crosslinked nonwovens produced by melt blowing reversible polymer networks, U.S. Patent Application No. 62/682,549, 2018.

Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 599 Thesis
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 433 Modern Separations
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 494 Special Topics
CHE 598 Special Topics
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 592 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 599 Thesis
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 433 Modern Separations
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 494 Special Topics
CHE 598 Special Topics
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MAE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 599 Thesis
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 433 Modern Separations
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 792 Research
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 591 Seminar
CHE 792 Research
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 593 Applied Project
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 591 Seminar
CHE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 433 Modern Separations
BDE 792 Research
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 591 Seminar
CHE 792 Research
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
CHE 342 Intro Applied Chem Thermodyn
Honors / Awards
  • Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science, ACS Meeting (2017)
  • Terminal Year Cabell Fellowship, Northwestern University (2017)
  • Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award Symposium Participant, AIChE Meeting (2016)
  • Distinguished Graduate Researcher Award, Northwestern University (2016)
  • Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award (SISCA), The Dow Chemical Company (2016)
  • McCormick Research Catalyst Awards Fund, Northwestern University (2016)
  • The Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium at Milliken Participant, Milliken (2016)
  • Distinguished Undergraduate Thesis Award, Nanjing Tech University (2012)
  • BASF Scholarship, BASF, Shanghai, China (2011)
  • Distinguished Undergraduate Fellowships, Nanjing Tech University (2008-2011)
Professional Associations
  • Gordon Research Conference (GRC) (2019-present)
    • Polymers - GRC
  • American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (2015-present)
  • American Physical Society (APS) (2015-present)
    • Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS) (2015-present)
    • ACS Polymer Chemistry (POLY) division
    • ACS Polymer Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) division
Work History
  • Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, Arizona State University (2020-present)
  • Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota (2017-2020)
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University (2012-2017)
  • Ph.D. Summer Research Intern, Industrial Coatings Division, Engineered Polymer Solutions, Inc. (2016)
Expertise Areas
Additive Manufacturing
Biomaterials
Bioresponsive and Biomimetic Materials
Energy and Sustainability
Materials Science and Engineering
Nanoscience and Material Physics
Thin Film Materials
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