®Meet Dr. Hwajin Oh, ECLEAR Director of Polymer Engineering
Dr. Hwajin Oh brings expertise in polymer processing, display-module manufacturing, surface finishing, lamination and advanced materials development.
Dr. Hwajin Oh earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University in 2012. His expertise spans polymer structure–processing–property relationships, rheology, injection molding, thermoforming, coating, lamination and plastic-component manufacturing.
His process background includes rapid heating and cooling, in-mold lamination and decoration, injection-compression molding, overmolding, gas-assisted molding, die casting, dip coating, spray coating and die coating.
In display-module manufacturing, his work has included OLED bonding processes, dispensing, laser cutting, 3D lamination for flexible OLED panels, roll lamination, bending and the development of associated materials and production methods.
Selected areas of expertise
- Residual stress and viscoelastic deformation in injection-molded polymer parts
- Film-insert molding, warpage prediction and local film-heating processes
- Hybrid composites, microstructured manufacturing and polymer flammability
- OLED module materials, surface finishing, assembly and supplier collaboration
- Three-dimensional product handling and display manufacturing methods
Selected research and patent themes
- Research on residual-stress measurement and viscoelastic deformation in molded polymer parts (2007–2009)
- Studies of film wrinkling, microstructured lab-on-a-chip fabrication and composite behavior (2011–2013)
- Work on nanoinjection molding, thermal-insulation-film surface strengthening and impact strength (2015–2019)
- U.S. patent records concerning display-device manufacturing and vacuum fixtures for three-dimensional products
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