Professor

Education

1999-2003 Dept. of Env. Sci. & Eng., Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST) (Ph.D.-Environmental Engineering/Electrochemistry, Advisor: Prof. Seung-Hyeon Moon) 

1997-1999 Dept. of Env. Sci. & Eng., Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST) (M.S.-Environmental Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Seung-Hyeon Moon) 

1993-1997 Dept. of Env. Eng., In-ha University (B.S.-Environmental Engineering) 

Work Experience 

3/2011-Present 

Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Sangmyung University, Cheonan, Korea 

2/2007-6/2008  

R&D Staff Member, Energy & Environment Lab., Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Yongin, Korea 

4/2005-2/2011 

Senior Researcher, Energy Lab., Samsung SDI Corporate R&D Center (CRD), Yongin, Korea

3/2003-3/2005  

Post-doctoral fellow, Center for Facilitated Transport Membranes, Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea 

3/1999-8/2000  

Research student, Membranes & Separation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, Korea 

Thesis 

Ph.D. 

Water-Splitting Phenomena and Applications in Ion-Exchange Membranes 

M.S. 

A Study on Water-Splitting Characteristics of Bipolar Membranes for Acid/Base Generation 

Research Areas 

● Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Batteries, Fuel Cells 

● Polymer electrolytes (Synthesis/ characterization) 

● Ionic liquid-based electrolytes 

● Electrode modifications (Optimization of interfacial properties) 

● Block-copolymer templated nanostructure 

● Synthesis of ion-exchange membranes  

(Proton exchange membrane for fuel cell applications, cation/anion exchange membrane, and bipolar membrane etc.) 

● Characterization of membrane properties 

● Clean technology using electro-membrane processes (e.g. electrodialysis(ED), electrodeionization(EDI), water-splitting electrodialysis(WSED)) for waste minimization and water purification 

Professional Societies 

● Member of the Membrane Society of Korea (1997-present) 

● Member of the Chemical Engineering Society of Korea (1999-present) 

● Member of the Polymer Society of Korea (2003-present) 

● Member of the Korean Battery Society (2003-present) 

Honors and Awards 

● 제 33회 과학기술우수논문상-과총 (2023)

● 한국막학회 논문상-장려상 (제 2022 한국막학회 5호, 2022.04.29)

● 한국막학회 논문상-장려상 (제 2021 한국막학회 11호, 2021.04.30)

● 2015년 국가연구개발 우수성과 100선 (과제명 : 대면적 유연기판 염료감응 태양전지 모듈 제조기술 개발)

● 1st GIST (K-JIST) Best Paper Award (2003) 

● Scholarship fully supported by Korean government, 1997 ~ 2003 continually