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)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Honorary Associate (2016)

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Visiting Scientist (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

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)