J.J. Oh

J.J. Oh is a Researcher in the Applied Sciences faculty at Delft University of Technology, working within the BN/Marie-Eve Aubin-Tam Lab. The researcher maintains active collaborations both within Delft and internationally, including with MIT researchers as evidenced by recent publications.

The research focuses on engineered living materials, with particular expertise in systems combining bacterial spores and microalgae within hydrogel matrices. Key research themes include developing materials with on-demand functionality, studying photosynthetic efficiency in 3D environments, and optimizing carbon capture capabilities of biological material systems.

Recent publications demonstrate significant contributions to the field, with four research outputs between 2023-2025 including articles in Science Advances, ACS Synthetic Biology, and Trends in Biotechnology. The 2023 Advanced Materials paper on algal growth in hydrogels has garnered substantial attention with 27 citations and 44 Mendeley readers.

• 2025 Science Advances paper on bacterially-grown materials with on-demand functionality
• 2025 ACS Synthetic Biology review on microalgae-based living materials
• 2024 Trends in Biotechnology review on bacterial spores in materials
• 2023 Advanced Materials paper on algal photosynthesis in hydrogels

The work has received notable media attention, with a January 2024 press coverage event (Hoe levende materialen van algen het best koolstof kunnen opnemen) picked up by 6 news outlets and shared by 36 X users, highlighting the environmental applications of this research for carbon capture. The researcher maintains active participation in the living materials research community with substantial cross-disciplinary collaboration.