II. CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

2023-present

Center Director, Advanced Green Energy, SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST)

2022-present

Co-Director, KIST-SKKU Carbon-Neutral Research Center

2022-present

Adjunct Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

2020-present

Professor, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

III. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2019-2020

Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

2010-2018

Assistant / Associate Professor, UNIST

2009-2010

Assistant Professor, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

2006-2009

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

IV. HONORS:

2006

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

2001

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH

VI. RESEARCH AREAS

Thermal management, interface materials, and solid-state cooling

Energy harvesting, self-powered sensors, triboelectric/iontronic systems, and hybrid energy conversion

Electrochemical and thermochemical catalysts for water electrolysis, CO2 conversion, and low-temperature NOx removal

Infrared sensing, functional oxides, gas sensors, and nanostructured interfaces

VII. EDITORIAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

Associate Editor, Nano Energy (Elsevier), 2022-present

Associate Editor, Nano Trends (Elsevier), 2022-present

Associate Editor, Materials Science for Energy Technologies (KeAi), 2023-present

Conference Chair, 8th International Conference on Nanogenerators and Piezotronics (NGPT 2026)

Conference Chair, ELSEVIER-KIST-SKKU Global Research Conference (2025)