Chinedum Osuji
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| Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
Event | 80 kg | ||||||||||||||
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Chinedum Osuji (born December 15, 1976)[1] is the Eduardo D. Glandt Presidential Professor and the departmental chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering (CBE) at University of Pennsylvania. He is also a former Taekwondo Olympian and represented Trinidad and Tobago. His laboratory works on polymers and soft materials for functional application including liquid filtration.[2] He is the associate editor of the journal Macromolecules.[3]
Chinedum Osuji was born in Trinidad and Tobago and lived there until he began his education in the United States.[4] He studied materials science and engineering, receiving his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1999.[5] During his studies Cornell he completed a senior thesis on random copolymers for polymer interface reinforcement with Edward J. Kramer.[5] In 2003, Osuji received his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[6] At MIT he worked under the supervision of Edwin L. Thomas.[7] His research thesis was on the structure and properties of liquid crystalline block copolymers.[7]
After receiving his PhD, he worked at Surface Logix Inc., a start-up company, working on using soft lithography to fabricate cell-based assays, planar waveguides and other devices.[5][6] From 2005 to 2007, Osuji was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University working with David A. Weitz on colloidal gels.[5]
Taekwondo career
In 2000, while at MIT, Chinedum Osuji co-founded the MIT sport taekwondo team.[8]
He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the World Taekwondo Championships in the 2001, 2003, and 2005 games.[9]
In 2003, he received a silver medal at the Pan American Games qualifier.[9]
In 2004, Chinedum qualified to compete in taekwondo men's 80 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but was defeated by Rashad Ahmadov of Azerbaijan in the preliminary round.[1]
He competed in the 2007 Pan American Games, receiving a bronze medal[9] and then announced his retirement from future international competitions.[4]
