Ph.D. Nguyen Quang Khuyen

Position: Head of the Department of Organic Materials / Lecturer

Expertise: Chemical Engineering – Polymer Materials and Technology

Email: nguyenquangkhuyen@tdtu.edu.vn

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Main Research Directions

Chemical Engineering: Polymer materials and technology.
Advanced Organic Materials: Conducting polymers and biomaterials.
Sustainability: Innovative technologies for plastic and rubber recycling.

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering - Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea | Mar 2006 - Dec 2008
Field: Chemical Engineering | Major: Chemical Engineering
Master's Degree in Chemical Technology and Petroleum - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam | Sep 2000 - Aug 2003
Major: Polymer | Mode of study: Full-time
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Technology and Petroleum - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam | Sep 1995 - Jan 2000
Major: Polymer | Mode of study: Full-time

Experience

Feb 2000 – Feb 2001: Research Officer
- Rang Dong Plastic Joint Stock Company, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City
- Responsibilities: Researched the physicochemical properties and formulation of PVC thin films.
Mar 2001 – Feb 2006: Lecturer, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
- Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City
May 2003 – Feb 2006: Head of the Department of Organic Technology
- Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City
Mar 2006 – Feb 2009: Research Fellow
- Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), South Korea
- Responsibilities: Conducted research on nanocomposite materials.
- Education Note: PhD Candidate at Changwon National University, South Korea.
May 2009 – Present: Head of Department / Lecturer, Faculty of Applied Science
- Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU), District 7, Ho Chi Minh City

Publications

•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Zane Zondaka, Toribio F. Otero, Rudolf Kiefer, Electropolymerization and dual actuating-sensing capabilities of polypyrrole composites with two organic particles, Synthetic Metals, 311 (2025), 117825.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Rudolf Kiefer, Quoc Bao Le, rGO/Ni-MOF Composite Modified with PANI, Applied as Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor, Chemistry Letters, 17-21 (2023), 17-21.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Fred Elhi, Quoc Bao Le, Rudolf Kiefer, Sustainability of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Fibers and Their Cellulose Composite, Sustainability, 12 (2023), 9227.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Ngoc Tuan Nguyen, Rudolf Kiefer, Polypyrrole Polyethylene Composite for Controllable Linear Actuators in Different Organic Electrolytes, Materials, 540 (2022), 540.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Phan Vu Duc Han, Ngoc Tuan Nguyen, Quoc Bao Le, Madis Harjo, Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Rudolf Kiefer, Tarmo Tamm, The use of laminates of commercially available fabrics for anti-stab body armor, Polymers, 13 (2021), 1077.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Rudolf Kiefer, Zane Zondaka, Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, Toribio F. Otero, Tarmo Tamm, Multifunctionality of polypyrrole polyethyleneoxide composites: Concurrent sensing, actuation and energy storage, Polymers, 9 (2020), 2060.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Rudolf Kiefer, Fred Elhi, Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Jose G. Martinez, Tarmo Tamm, A biomimetic approach to increasing soft actuator performance by friction reduction, Polymers, 12 (2020), 1120.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Jose G. Martinez, Friedrich Kaasik, Tarmo Tamm, Toribio F. Otero, Rudolf Kiefer, Solvent effects on carbide-derived-carbon trilayer bending actuators, Synthetic Metals, 247 (2019), 170-176.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Zane Zondaka, Madis Harjo, Janno Torop, Tarmo Tamm, Rudolf Kiefer, Comparative analysis of fluorinated anions for polypyrrole linear actuator electrolytes, Polymers, 11 (2019), 849.
•   Ngoc Nhiem Dao, Minh Dai Luu, Quang Khuyen Nguyen, Byung Sun Kim, UV absorption by cerium oxide nanoparticles/epoxy composite thin films, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2 (2011), 045013.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Byung Sun Kim, Joon Hyung Byun, Atmospheric Plasma Treated VGCF/PP Nanocomposites by Melt-Mixing Process, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 4 (2010), 30-34.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Byung Sun Kim, Joon Hyun Byun, Soo Lee, Mechanical Properties of Atmospheric Plasma Treated VGCF/PP by Melt-Mixing Process, Advanced Composite Materials, 19 (2010), 381-392.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Jin Bong Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Soo Lee, Influence of Allylamine Plasma Treatment Time on the Mechanical Properties of VGCF/Epoxy, Advanced Composite Materials, 18 (2009), 221-232.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Jin Bong Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Soo Lee, Effect of Atmospheric Plasma Treatments on Mechanical Properties of VGCF/Epoxy, Advanced Composite Materials, 17 (2008), 167-175.
•   Nguyen Quang Khuyen, Jin Bong Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Soo Lee, Mechanical Properties of Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Nanocomposites with Different Methods, The Korea Oil Chemists' Society, 24 (September 2006), 264-271.