
Jeffrey Pyun
- Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry-Sci
- Professor, BIO5 Institute
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- Professor, Optical Sciences
- (520) 626-1834
- Chemistry, Rm. 319
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jpyun@arizona.edu
Biography
Professor Jeffrey Pyun is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Arizona. In Fall 2004, he joined the faculty in Chemistry at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010 has been a Full Professor since 2015. Prof. Pyun’s research interests focus on the synthesis, self-assembly, characterization and device evaluation of novel polymers, nanoparticles, and nanocomposites materials. He is currently working on materials are anticipated to broadly impact the areas of information storage, optical materials, sulfur utilization, photocatalysis-solar fuels and energy storage technologies. In 2002, he obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University working in the area of controlled radical polymerization applied to the synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid materials. He then moved on to postdoctoral research in a joint position with Prof. Jean M.J. Fréchet and Prof. Craig J. Hawker at the IBM Almaden Research Center from 2002-2004 focusing on the synthesis of complex macromolecular architectures for catalysis. Since 2009, he has also served as a World Class University Professor, in the School of Chemical & Biological Engineering at Seoul National University. Prof. Pyun’s research contributions have been recognized by a number of prestigious awards for young investigators, namely, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the IBM Faculty Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship and for important contributions to the magnetic tape industry thru the Information Storage Industry Consortium (INSIC) Technical Achievement Award. He has also been recognized by the University of Arizona with the Innovation and Impact Award from Tech Launch Arizona and was named the Academic Innovator of the Year in 2017 from the State of Arizona. He was also recently appointed as a Kavli Fellow, an ACS PMSE Fellow (2019) and admitted into the National Academy of Inventors (2019). In 2021, he was also appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Prof. Pyun serves on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Polymer Science, Progress in Polymer Science and Polymer.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Chemistry
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- B.A. Chemistry
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2010 - 2015)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2004 - 2010)
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Chemistry, Fall 2021
- Adjunct Professor
- Department of ChemistryPusan National UniversityPusan, S. Korea, Spring 2020
- Visiting Professor
- Department of Chemical EngineeringKorea UniversitySeoul, S.Korea, Summer 2019
- ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering Fellow
- American Chemical Society, Spring 2019
- National Academy of Inventors, Senior Member
- National Academy of Inventors, Spring 2019
- Best Paper Award
- Microscopy Society of America, Spring 2017
- Catalyst Award for Applied Chemical Sciences
- University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Spring 2017
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Spring 2016
- Tech Launch Arizona Innovation and Impact Award in Chemistry
- University of Arizona, Spring 2016
- World Class University Professor
- National Research Foundation of KoreaSeoul National University, Winter 2009
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Fall 2009
- INSIC Technical Achievement Award
- Information Storage Industrial Consortim, Spring 2009
- IBM Faculty Award
- IBM, Fall 2007
- NSF CAREER Award
- National Science Foundation, Fall 2007
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
- Office of Naval Research, Summer 2007
Interests
Teaching
Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
Research
Organic Polymer Chemistry, nanomaterials, energy, photocatalysis, batteries, next generation optics & photonics
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 492 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2025) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2025) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 392H (Spring 2025) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 492H (Spring 2025) -
Honors Preceptorship
CHEM 491H (Spring 2025) -
Lecture Organic Chem
CHEM 241A (Spring 2025) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Spring 2025) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2025) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2025) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2025) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Fall 2024) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2024) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 492 (Fall 2024) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2024) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 492H (Fall 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 492H (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2024) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Fall 2024) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 442B (Fall 2024) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2024) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2024) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Honors Directed Research
CHEM 392H (Summer I 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 492H (Summer I 2024) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2024) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Spring 2024) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 392 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2024) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 392H (Spring 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 492H (Spring 2024) -
Lecture Organic Chem
CHEM 241A (Spring 2024) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Spring 2024) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2024) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2024) -
Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Fall 2023) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Fall 2023) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2023) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 392 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2023) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2023) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Fall 2023) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 492H (Fall 2023) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Fall 2023) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2023) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2023) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Summer I 2023) -
Directed Rsrch
MCB 392 (Summer I 2023) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2023) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2023) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2023) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 392H (Spring 2023) -
Honors Preceptorship
CHEM 491H (Spring 2023) -
Lecture Organic Chem
CHEM 241A (Spring 2023) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Spring 2023) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 291 (Spring 2023) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2023) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2023) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2023) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Fall 2022) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2022) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2022) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Fall 2022) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2022) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2022) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2022) -
Lecture Organic Chem
CHEM 241A (Spring 2022) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Spring 2022) -
Preceptorship
CHEM 491 (Spring 2022) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2021) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2021) -
Organic Chemistry
CHEM 696C (Fall 2021) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2021) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Directed Research
OPTI 492 (Summer I 2021) -
Adv Organic Chemistry
CHEM 546 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2021) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2021) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2021) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2021) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2020) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2020) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2020) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2020) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2020) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2020) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2020) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2020) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 392H (Spring 2020) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2020) -
Thesis
CHEM 910 (Spring 2020) -
Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Fall 2019) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Fall 2019) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Fall 2019) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2019) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2019) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2019) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2019) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2019) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2019) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2019) -
Honors Directed Research
CHEM 492H (Spring 2019) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEM 299H (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
CHEM 498H (Spring 2019) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2019) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Fall 2018) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2018) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2018) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2018) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEM 499H (Fall 2018) -
Honors Thesis
CHEM 498H (Fall 2018) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2018) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2018) -
Thesis
CHEM 910 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Summer I 2018) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2018) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2018) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEM 499H (Spring 2018) -
Org Struct Analysis Lab
CHEM 447 (Spring 2018) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2018) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2018) -
Thesis
CHEM 910 (Spring 2018) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Fall 2017) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2017) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2017) -
Honors Independent Study
CHEM 499H (Fall 2017) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2017) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2017) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Summer I 2017) -
Thesis
CHEM 910 (Summer I 2017) -
Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Spring 2017) -
Directed Research
CHEM 392 (Spring 2017) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2017) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2017) -
Org Struct Analysis Lab
CHEM 447 (Spring 2017) -
Org Struct Analysis Lab
CHEM 547 (Spring 2017) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2017) -
Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Fall 2016) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Fall 2016) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Fall 2016) -
Polymer Chemistry
CHEM 542B (Fall 2016) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Directed Research
CHEM 492 (Spring 2016) -
Dissertation
CHEM 920 (Spring 2016) -
Exchange Chemical Info
CHEM 695B (Spring 2016) -
Org Struct Analysis Lab
CHEM 447 (Spring 2016) -
Research
CHEM 900 (Spring 2016)
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