BME PhD Defense Announcement for Seokkyoon Hong (C. Lee, advisor) Everyone is invited to attend the public presentation beginning at 2:00 PM. Title: Multiscale materials engineering for wearable health monitoring Date: Monday, July 14th, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM Location: MJIS 2001 or via Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/93049267103<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F93049267103&data=05%7C02%7Cbmeroundtable-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C4e8b81417e824b39b9c708ddb812dbde%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638869113310093675%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t8Xgo0MuhwnAz2eG6uEIcOgC6C5c7b1xYKUMJeJDl6k%3D&reserved=0> Committee: Dr. Chi Hwan Lee (Chair), Dr. Hyowon Lee, Dr. Young L. Kim, Dr. Luís Dos Santos Abstract: Recent advances in materials have opened new opportunities for wearable healthcare. However, their real-world adoption remains limited by insufficient durability across mechanical, electrical, environmental, and thermal aspects. These limitations often result in material failures such as fracture, freezing, dehydration, and thermal instability. To address these challenges, I have engineered materials at multiple scales such as micro-, nano-, molecular-levels, by establishing novel "process-structure-property" relationships that enable extreme performances. In this presentation, I will introduce the design principles of these durable materials. Specifically, I will discuss tough and environmentally resilient hydrogels, self-healing hydrogels, thermally conductive hydrogels, and stretchable spongy foams, along with their integration into wearable systems for wearable health monitoring. -- Bmeroundtable-list mailing list Bmeroundtable-list@ecn.purdue.edu https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/mailman/listinfo/bmeroundtable-list