Curriculum Vitae
Education
Nov. 2004:
Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Dissertation:"Energy Landscapes: Application to Silicon Nanoclusters and Protein Stabilities"
Advisor: Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng
Feb. 1998:
MS in Physical Chemistry
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Seung-Joon Jeon and Dr. Sun-Hee Jung
Feb. 1996:
BA in Genetic Engineering
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Research Experience
May 2023 ~
Research Professor
Department of Energy Science
Sungkyunkwan University
Supervisor: Prof. Chang Woo Myung
Mar. 2020 ~ April 2023
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Illinois Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Prof. David Minh
Jan. 2019 ~ Feb. 2020
Senior Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Illinois Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Prof. David Minh
Dec. 2016 ~ May 2017
Research faculty
School of Electronic, Information and Electrical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Nov. 2014 ~ Mar. 2016:
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Supervisor: Prof. So Hirata
Feb. 2012 ~ Nov. 2014:
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Supervisor: Prof. So Hirata
Feb. 2014 ~ Aug. 2014:
Senior Research Scientist
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
Supervisor: Prof. Kwang S. Kim
Feb. 2011 ~ Jan. 2014:
Senior Research Scientist
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
Supervisor: Prof. Kwang S. Kim
Aug. 2008 ~ Jan. 2011:
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA
Supervisor: Dr. Sotiris S. Xantheas
June 2006 ~ July 2008:
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Chemistry, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA
Supervisor: Prof. Mark S. Gordon
Dec. 2005 ~ May 2006:
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Chemistry, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Supervisor: Prof. Sung-Hou Kim