About

Research Interests

• Climate and Energy Policy

• Electricity Masrket Design & Analysis

• Network and Utility Economics

• Electricity Distribution System & Distributed Energy Resources

• New Energy Business Development based on Smart-grid Tech

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Feb. 2018)

• Power System Economics and Energy Policy

• Dissertation Title: A Deveolved Scheme of Active Distribution System Operator for Utilizing Flexibility Options under Market Envisonment (Distinguished Dissertation Award)

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Feb. 2012)

• Courses include linear system, algebraic analysis, control theory, and electric circuit

Academic Experience

Associate Professor,

Dept. of Electrical engineering, Chungnam National University, Korea (Sep.2022 ~ present)

Assistant Professor, 

Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Korea (Sep. 2018 ~ Aug. 2022)

Post-docoral Researcher,

Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Mar. 2018 ~ Aug. 2018)

Visiting Student,

Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Oct. 2016 ~ Feb. 2017)

Graduate Student Researcher

Electric Power Network Economics Laboratory (EPNEL), Seoul National University, Korea (Mar. 2012 ~ Feb. 2018)

Civil society Organization Experience

NEXT Group (non-profit energy & environment policy thinktank), CEO, Founder

Granted by Growald Climate Fund, European Climate Foundation, Climate Works Foundation, and Rocefeller Foundation (Sep. 2020 ~ present)

AWARD

• Distinguished Service Commendation for Proliferation of Distributed Energy Resource by MOTIE (Dec. 2022)

• Academic Prize by Korea Institute of Electrical Engineering (KIEE) (Dec. 2022)

Government Commission & Board

2050 Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth Commission (The Presidential Body)

Commission Member (Oct. 2022 ~ present)

Central Envisonmental Policy Commision (under The Ministry of Envisonment)

Commission Member (Aug. 2022 ~ present)

2050 Carbon Neutrality Commision (The Presidential Body)

Commission Member / Secretary in Science and Technology Division (May. 2021 ~ Oct. 2022)

Hydrogen Emonomy Council (under The Prime Minister's office)

Council Member (Jul. 2020 ~ Oct. 2022)

Korea Energy Agency

Director (Board Member) (Nov. 2020 ~ Oct. 2022)

National Council on Climate and Air Quality (The Presidential Advisory Body)

Expert Committee (Nov. 2019 ~ Apr. 2021)

Advisory & Evaluation Committee

T/F for Grid Stabilization in MOTIE

Member (Nov. 2022 ~ present)

Long-term Wind Power Auction Committee in MOTIE

Menber (May. 2022 ~ present)

The 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand WG in MOTIE

WG Member in System Reliability Division (Jan. 2022 ~ Dec. 2022)

The 3rd Basic Plan for Smart Grid WG in MOTIE

WG Member (Jan. 2022 ~ Dec. 2022)

Electricity Market Reform Committee in MOTIE

Committee Member in New and Renewable Market Division (May. 2021 ~ Apr.  2022)

The 5th Basic Plan for New and Renewable Energy WG in MOTIE

WG Member (Jun. 2020 ~ Dec. 2022)

The 1st Distributed Energy Resources Activation Roadmap WG in MOTIE

Expert Committee (Mar. 2020 ~ Dec. 2020)