Profile

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Ph.D. in Materials Science (2013)

Advisor: Prof. Padma Gopalan

Thesis: Tailoring Electronic Structure and Properties of Graphene Using Functional Organic Molecules

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

M.S. in Materials Science (2011)

Advisor: Prof. Padma Gopalan

Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

M.S. in Physical Chemistry (2004)

Advisor: Prof. Daewon Sohn

Thesis: Adsorption of Hydrophobically End-capped Poly(ethylene oxide) on Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Latex Particles

Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

B.S. in Chemistry (2002)

Professional Experience

Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Professor (2023-present)

Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Associate Professor (2018-2023)

Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Assistant Professor (2015-2018)

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Visiting Professor (2024-2025)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Honorary Associate (2016)

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Visiting Scholar (2015)

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Postdoctoral Associate (2013-2015)

Under supervision of Prof. Christopher K. Ober

Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

The Research Institute for Natural Sciences

Research Scientist (2007-2008)

Korea Kumho Petrochemical, Co. Ltd, Asan, Korea

Electronic Chemical Division (Currently SK Materials Performance, Co. Ltd)

Research Scientist (2004-2007)

honors and awards

Outstanding Research Award, Inha University, 2024.

Best Teaching Award, Inha University, 2023.

ASML Korea Tech Talk Young Professor Award, ASML Korea, 2022.

Emerging Investigator, Polymer Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022.

Co-Finalist, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Award, 2013.

David Turnbull Award for Best Research Paper in Materials Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Corporate Advisory Board

Onegene Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (2017-present)

Onegene Electronics Co. Ltd. (2019-present)

Journal Editor

Editorial board member of Polymer Science and Technology (2015-2017)

Editorial board member of Polymers (2021-present)

Guest editor for special issue “Advances in Polymer Nanofibers” in Polymers (2019-2020)

Guest editor for special issue “Advances in Polymer Nanofibers II” in Polymers (2020-2021)