Date of birth is March 4, 1963 and married with a son and a daughter
Foreign language skills: English and Japanese.
Computer Skills: Interested in IT
Personal hobbies include tennis, and mount-climbing.
B.S. from Seoul National University (Feb 1986)
Master in Chemistry Education from Seoul National University (Aug 1988)
6 months in Army as officer (May 1989)
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Seoul National University (Feb 1994)
R & D at Hanwha Chemical Research & Engineering Center (Jan 1994-October 2021)
R & D at Hanwha/GLobal (Nov 2021-Dec 2022)
Post Doc. Fellow at University of Houston (2001.9-2002.8)
Post Doc. Fellow at Howard University (2002.9-2003.8)
Leader of Inorganic R&D Team (Hanwha/Global) 11/2021~12/2022
Professional Executive 01/2000~10/2021
Leader of Future Technology R&D Center 01/2019~12/2019
Analysis Team Leader (Senior Vice President) 01/2015~12/2018
Principal Researcher, R&D 04/2007~12/2014
Research Associate, R&D 09/2003~03/2007
Post Doctoral Associate in Howard University, R&D on Nanotech. 09/2002~08/2003
Post Doctoral Associate in University of Houston, R&D on Nanotech. 09/2001~08/2002
Research Associate, Research Planning 03/2000~08/2001
Senior Researcher, R&D. 07/1995~02/2000
Assistant Researcher, R&D 01/1994~06/1995
Research and development at Hanwha Chemical (Hanwha Solutions) (2003.9-present)
- Carried out development of dispersion dye (1994.1~1996.12)
- Developed purification system of H2O2 working solution (1997.1~1999.12)
- Carried out Plant Support of OXO & ECH Process (2000.1 ~ 2001.8)
- Carried out development of light diffuser for LCD (2003.9~2007.12)
- Established PV Cell R&D Team and Carried out development of High Efficient PV Cell (Cell Efficiency: 20%<) (2008~2012)
- Carried out process development of NPG(Neopentyl glycol) (2013~2015.7)
- Chemical Analysis Team Leader (2015.8-2018.12)
- Future Technology R&D Center Leader (2019.01- 2019.12 )
- Research Fellow (2020.01-2021.10)
Carried out searching for R&D topics for business development (2017.7 ~ 2021.10):
. Derivatives of basic petrochemicals (C3, C4, C5)
. Monomers for specialty polymers : polyamide, polyimide, polyester, polyurethane
. Biodegradable polymers: PHA based on chemical process
. Biochemicals & bionaphtha : cellulose, hemicellulose & lignin derivatives .
Hanwha/Global
- Participating in establishment of Inorganic R&D Institute of Hanwha/Global (2021.11-)
- Inorganic R&D Team Leader (~2022. 12)
- Under developing of Nitration of propane & it's derivatives.