Employment:

      Department of Physics, SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, Suwon, Republic of Korea

Professor: 2021 (Mar.) – Present

Department Chair: 2022 (Jan.) - 2023 (Dec.) (for 2 years)

Associated Professor (Tenured): 2016 (Mar.) - 2021 (Feb.)

        NSLS II, Photon Sciences & Electron Spectroscopy Group, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, Upton, New York

         Research Scholar (Sabbatical leave): 2017 (Sept.) – 2018 (Aug.)

Associated Professor: 2013 (Mar.) - 2016 (Feb.)

Assistant Professor: 2011 (Sept.) - 2013 (Feb.)

      Department of Physics, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Busan, Republic of Korea

Assistant Professor: 2009 (Mar.) – 2011 (Aug.)

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida, with Distinguished Prof. David B. Tanner        

Post-doctoral Associate:  2007 (Aug.) – 2009 (Feb.)

      NSLS, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, Upon, New York   

        NSLS Facility User: 2007 (June) – 2009 (August)

       LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Livermore, California     

        Visiting Scientist/Professional: 2008 (Sept.) – 2009 (Sept.)

 MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Hamilton, Canada,with Prof. Thomas Timusk 

Research Scientist: 2005 (Sept.) – 2007 (July)

Research Associate (Academic): 2003 (Sept.) – 2005 (Aug.)

Post-doctoral Research Fellow: 2001 (Sept.) – 2003 (Aug.)

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Department of Physics, with Distinguished Prof. David B. Tanner

Post-doctoral Fellow: 2001 (May) – 2001 (Aug.)

      UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Department of Physics, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Graduate Research Assistant: 1999 (Jan.) – 2001 (May)

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant: 1996 (Aug.) – 1998 (Dec.)

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Department of Physics, Boston, USA

Graduate Teaching Assistant: 1995 (Sept.) – 1996 (July)

PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Department of Physics, Busan, South Korea  

Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant: 1989 (Mar.) – 1991(Feb.)

 Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics (May, 2001): 1996 (Aug.) – 2001 (May)

   Department of Physics, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida, USA

        Electrochemical Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers

   Advisor: Distinguished Prof. David B. Tanner (Condensed matter physics experiment)

Master of Science (M.S.), Physics (August, 1991): 1989 (Mar.) – 1991 (Aug.)

   Department of Physics, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Busan, Republic of Korea

        The Study of Statistics Transmutation in 2+1 Dimension

   Advisor: Prof. Chang-Gil Han (Particle physics theory)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics (February, 1989): 1985 (Mar.) – 1989 (Feb.)

   Department of Physics, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Busan, Republic of Korea

Awards, Honors and Associations:    

   Scientific Reports Editorial Board Member: 2017 April - present   

   Coatings Editorial Board Member: 2020 February - present   

   Review Board Member of National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK): 2014 - 2017 (3 years)     

   Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fellow: Since 2019

   Korean Physical Society (KPS): since 2009

   American Physical Society (APS):  since 1999 

  Phi Beta Kappa (FBK) Academic Honors Society:  since 2001 

  Who’s Who in America 2010:  Marquis Who's Who, 64th Ed.

   Four Certificates for Outstanding Achievement (GPA 4.0/4.0):  1997 – 2000, International Student Office, University of Florida

   Certificate for Outstanding Achievement: 1998, College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Florida

   Grinter Fellowship, University of Florida:  1997 (Summer) 

   Jung-Soo Scholarship Foundation, Republic of Korea: 1986 – 1991 (for 5 years)