Professor

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA

Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, May 2012

Thesis: Production of Green Aromatics and Olefins from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis: Chemistry, Catalysis, Process Development

Advisor: Prof. George W. Huber

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

M.S., Department of Chemical Engineering, May 2007

Advisor: Prof. Spyros N. Pandis

Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

B.S., (Magna cum Laude) Department of Chemical Engineering, Feb 2005

EXPERIENCE

Assistant/Associate Professor (Sep 2018 - Present)

Pusan National University

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Adjunct Professor (Mar 2014 - Aug 2018)

University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

KIST School, Division of Energy & Environment Technology

Senior Research Scientist (Dec 2013 - Aug 2018)

Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

Clean Energy Research Center

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (May 2012 - Nov 2013)

- Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of biomass-derived oxygenates to renewable fuels or chemicals

- Catalytic transfer upgrade of furfurals to alkylated furans and biodiesels

 Advisor: Prof. Dion G. Vlachos and Prof. Raul F. Lobo

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, USA (Sep 2007 - Mar 2012)

- Design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels and chemicals

- Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of biomass in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor