Prize/awards/honor during school and university

• Research excellence President award at Jeonbuk National University, Korea

• Achievement award by Korea Tamil Nanbrgal, Korea

• Best poster presentation award at Korean Energy Society Conference, Korea

• Best oral presentation award at Korea Hydrogen New Energy Society Conference

• Research challenge award by Korea BK21 

• Research Dream Award by Korea BK21

• Honor prize for securing highest mark in final exam at 5th std school

• 1st prize in on speech at 9th std school (About AIDS)

• Winner and runner medals in football matches (sub-junior/junior/senior levels)

• 2nd prize in drawing at 11th std school (Environmental pollution)

• Secured highest mark in public exam among the class at 12th std school