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)

VIII. HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

2025

•  Best Contributor Award, International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (2025)

2024

•  SKKU Seonggong Contribution Award (2024)

2020

•  Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST), 2020-2023

2018

• Rising-Star Distinguished Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 2018 – 2020

• Best Poster Award, International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE) 2018

2016

•  Best Poster Award, the 2nd International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems 2016 (NENS2016)

2014

•  Best Poster Award, International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE) 2014

• Best Poster Award, International Nanophotonics and Nanoenergy Conference (INPEC) 2014

• Best Poster Award, International Conference on Nanogenerators and Piezotronics (NGPT) 2014

•  Award of Excellence in the Academic Division of Materials Photo Contest, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIMM)

2013

•  Best Poster Award, International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE) 2013

• Best Paper Award, Korean journal of metals and materials (KIM) 2013

2012

•  Best Poster Award, Nano Korea

2011

•  Flash Paper Presentation award, KIChE 2011

•  Outstanding paper award, International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE) 2011

2010

•  The 8th Young Scientist Award from the Korea Synchrotron Radiation User’s Association (KOSUA)

2006 - 2009

•  Full Post-doc Fellow of University of California, Santa Barbara

2005

•  The 12th Young Scientist Award from the Korean Vacuum Society