-Education 

• Sep. 2004 ~ Aug. 2010    Ph.D., Physics, KAIST  (PI: Prof. Jae-Eun Kim)     
• Mar. 2000 ~ Aug. 2003    B.Sc., Physics, Chosun University (First Class Honor) 

-Professional  Experience:

• Sep. 2020 ~ Present          Assistant Professor, University of Ulsan
• Mar. 2017 ~ Aug. 2020    Research Professor, Young Scientist Fellow, IBS SKKU
• Mar. 2015 ~ Feb. 2017     Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Birmingham 
• Sep. 2013 ~ Feb. 2015      NRF Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Birmingham (PI: Prof. Shuang Zhang)
• Sep. 2010 ~ Aug. 2013     Postdoctoral Research Fellow, KAIST (PI: Prof. Bumki Min) 

• Outstanding Teaching Professor, UoU (2024)
• Young Scientist Fellowship, IBS  (2016)
• Marie Curie Fellowship (IIF), European Commission (2014)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Overseas), NRF of Korea (2013)
• Excellent presentation Award, META (2017) 
• Excellent Thesis Award, OSK (2010)   
• Excellent presentation Award, KPS (2010)
• Excellent presentation Award, KPS (2009)
• Flowers of the field scholarship, KAIST (2004)
• The top-ranked graduate, Chosun University (2003)