Fong, Hao - Associate Professor

FONG, HAO (2003) Associate Professor Chemistry Department (CHEM) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China Ph.D., University of Akron


Spring 2009
BME 798, Section M081, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
CHEM 108L, Section M051, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
CHEM 200, Section M085, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
CHEM 316, Section M001, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
CHEM 498, Section M085, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
MES 604, Section M001, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
MES 798, Section M074, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
MES 898, Section M071, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials
NANO 898D, Section M088, Fong, 2009SP - Course Materials

Fall 2008
BME 798, Section M081, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
CHEM 108, Section M001, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
CHEM 200, Section M085, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
CHEM 498, Section M084, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
MES 788, Section M085, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
MES 798, Section M076, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
MES 898, Section M077, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials
NANO 898D, Section M087, Fong, 2008FA - Course Materials

Summer 2008
BME 798, Section M081, Fong, 2008SU - Course Materials
CHEM 498, Section M081, Fong, 2008SU - Course Materials
MES 788, Section M082, Fong, 2008SU - Course Materials
MES 798, Section M071, Fong, 2008SU - Course Materials
MES 798, Section M071, Fong, 2008SU - Course Materials

Spring 2008
BME 798, Section M081, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials
CHEM 108, Section M001, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials
CHEM 108L, Section M051, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials
CHEM 498, Section M085, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials
MES 604, Section M001, Fong/Zhu, 2008SP - Course Materials
MES 798, Section M074, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials
MES 898, Section M071, Fong, 2008SP - Course Materials

Academic/Professional Expertise:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 6/22/08 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701 6/1/03 – 6/21/08 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701 11/1/01 – 5/31/03 Staff Research Scientist, Paffenbarger Research Center of the American Dental Association (PRC-ADA)/Polymer Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 20899 7/1/00 – 10/31/01 Guest Research Scientist (Contract through Universal Technology Corporation, Fairborn, Ohio), Polymer Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Dayton, OH 45433 10/1/99 – 6/30/00 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325

Academic/Professional Interests:
COURSES TAUGHT: • CHEM 106 Chemistry Survey (3 credits) • CHEM 108 Organic and Biochemistry (4 credits) • CHEM 108L Orgranic and Biochemistry Lab (1 credit) • CHEM 200 Introduction to Research (various credits) • CHEM 290 (Chemistry) Seminar (0.5 credit) • CHEM 316 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3 credits) • CHEM 426/526 Polymer Chemistry (3 credits) • CHEM 490 (Chemistry) Seminar (0.5 credit) • CHEM 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (various credits) • MES 603 Atomic/Molecular Structure of Materials: Organic Module (2 credits) • MES 603 Atomic/Molecular Structure of Materials: Polymer Module (1 credit) • MES 604 Chemistry of Materials (4 credits) • NANO 717 Nanochemistry (3 credits) • BME 798 Master’s Thesis (various credits) • MES 798 Master’s Thesis (various credits) • MES 898 Ph.D. Dissertation (various credits)

Research Expertise:
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Nano-Scaled Polymer, Ceramic, Carbon/Graphite Fibers and Their Applications

Research Interests:
MAJOR RESEARCH GRANTS: (1) "Polycarbonate/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanofiber Nanocomposites for Ballistic Protection", Principal Investigator (PI): Hao Fong; Co-PI: David A. Boyles, Total Award Amount: $940,000, Source of Support: DOD: Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Total Award Period Covered: 5/1/05 to 4/30/10. (2) “Nanofiber Nanocomposites for Novel Space Mirror Backing Structure”, PI: Hao Fong; Co-PI: Christopher H.M. Jenkins (Montana State University), Total Award Amount: $300,000 Source of Support: DOD: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Total Award Period Covered: 8/1/06 to 7/31/09. (3) “Continuous Nano-Scaled Carbon Fibers with Superior Mechanical Strength and Their Innovative Composites for Aeronautics and Space Applications”, Science PI: Hao Fong; Administrative PI: Edward F. Duke; Co-Investigators: Shawn P. Decker, Myung-Keun Yoon, Total Award Amount: $750,000, Source of Support: NASA/EPSCoR, Total Award Period Covered: 9/1/07 to 8/31/10. (4) “Fabrication and Bioseparation Studies of Adsorptive Nanofelts made from Electrospun Cellulose and/or Carbon Nanofibers”, PI: Todd J. Menkhaus; Co-PI: Hao Fong, Total Award Amount: $315,269, Source of Support: National Science Foundation (NSF)/CBS Program, Total Award Period Covered: 9/1/08 to 8/31/11. (5) “South Dakota Catalysis Group”, PI: James D. Hoefelmeyer; Co-PI: Hao Fong, Jan A. Puszynski, Scott P. Ahrenkiel, Ranjit Koodali, Grigoriy A. Sereda, Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz, Dan S. Engebretson, Total Award Amount: $924,000, Source of Support: Department f Energy (DOE), Total Award Period Covered: 7/1/08 to 6/30/10. (6) “Dental Composite Resins with Polymer Nanofibers”, PI: Hao Fong; no Co-PI, Total Award Amount: $130,555, Source of Support: National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR),Total Award Period Covered: 9/1/04 to 8/31/07.

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Hao Fong
CHEM / C 313
(605) 394-1229
hao.fong@sdsmt.edu

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