Education

Mar. 2009 ~ Feb. 2014 Bachelor of Earth System Sciences, College of Science, Yonsei University, South Korea

Mar. 2014 ~ Feb. 2020 Ph D. of Geosciences, Yonsei University, South Korea

        Advisor: Prof. Yongjae Lee

        Thesis title: Pressure- and heat-induced water insertion into kaolin-group minerals

Experience

Feb. 2022 ~ Present Assistant professor at Gwangju institute of science and technology

Mar. 2021 ~ Jan. 2022 Postdoctoral Researcher at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) 

            (Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship)

Mar. 2020 ~ Feb. 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for High-Pressure Mineral Physics and Chemistry,  

            Dept. of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University

Major

Crystallography / Mineralogy / Mineral Physics / Extreme condition sciences

Research Interests

1) Time resolved dynamic compression experiment of metal / metal oxide

2) Phase transition of layered material under high pressure and temperature

3) Pressure and temperature induced phase transition and ion exchange properties of mineral

4) Development of high pressure and temperature apparatus

Skills and Techniques

1) Dynamic and static compression experiment using X-ray diffraction

2) In-situ high-pressure Raman and infrared spectroscopy

3) Structure refinement using powder X-ray diffraction

4) In-situ high pressure and temperature synchrotron X-ray diffraction

5) Development of the high pressure and temperature diamond anvil cell

• Experience using the synchrotron and XFEL facility (2011-2023) : approximately 10,000 hours

PLS-II (Pohang Light Source-II, South Korea), PAL-XFEL (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory X-ray Free-electron Laser, South Korea)

SSRL (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, USA), NSLS-II (National Synchrotron Light Source-II, USA)

APS (Advanced Photon Source, USA), PF (Photon Factory, Japan), SSRF (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, China)

PETRA III (Germany), European XFEL (Germany)

Teaching Experience

2014 ~ 2017 Teaching Assistant, Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University

Class: Earth material sciences, Earth interior, Crystallography

2019. fall Lecturer, Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University

Class: UT seminar (Understanding of Earth System Science)        

   *Class goal: Introducing the basics of synchrotron and the application of synchrotron for geoscience to an undergraduate student in Earth System Sciences

Research Experiences

2012 Research Intern at Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University, Japan (Jul. 2012 ~ Aug. 2012)

Misasa International Student Internship Program 2012 (Advisor: Prof. Takuo Okuchi, Prof. Naotaka Tomioka)

Peer Reivew for Academic Journals

 ACS Earth and space chemistry, Applied clay science, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 

Honors and Awards

2023       Young Scientist Award (젊은과학자상), Mineralogical Society of Korea (한국광물학회)

2023       21th 'Young Scientist Award (젊은과학자상)', 2024 Joint Conference of the Geological Science & Technology of Korea 

                                                                                                                                                                    (2024 춘계지질과학기술 공동학술대회)

2021 Humboldt Research fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany (01. 03. 2021 ~ 28. 02. 2023,  for 2 years)

2020 18th 'New Scientist Academic Award (신진학술상)', The 32th Synchrotron Radiation User's Workshop and KOSUA meeting

2019 The Graduate School of Yonsei University Research Scholarship Grants

2017 Chung Sung-Kee Research Award (정성기 학술상), College of Science, Yonsei University

2016 Best Poster Award, 2016 IUCr High-Pressure Workshop

2014 Best Poster Award, The 26th Synchrotron Radiation User's Workshop and KOSUA meeting