Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (August 15, 2005)
Major: Engineering Mechanics
Dissertation Title: The Mechanical Modeling of Proteins
M.S.E., The University of Texas at Austin (May 30, 2003)
Major: Engineering Mechanics
Thesis Title: The New Homogenization Scheme for Lattice under the Significant Variation of the Temperature Field
B.S.E., Korea Aerospace University (February 15, 2000)
Summa Cum LaudeProfessional Experience
Associate Professor (2017 - Present)
College of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea
Assistant Professor (2013 - 2017)
College of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea
Research Professor (2011 - 2012)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
Research Professor (2008 - 2011)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Republic of Korea
Senior Research Scientist (2005 - 2008)
Nano-Bio Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of KoreaResearch Interests
- Protein structure prediction and characterization
- Biomechanics of human motion
- Protein aggregation and self-assembly
- Nanomechanics and multi-scale mechanics
- Nano-bio-interface
- Atomistic modeling and simulations
Professional Activities
Associate Editor (2019 - Present)
Multiscale Science and Engineering (Nature Springer Publication)
Guest Editor (2016)
Journal of Nanomaterials (for Special Issue on "Nanoscale Biological Materials")
Board Member (2015 - Present)
Korea Multi-Scale Mechanics
Board Member (2015 - Present)
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Division of Computer-Aided Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Reviewers for Grant Evaluation
- Dutch Research Council Grant (2019)
- European Research Council Grant (2018)
- Dutch Technological Foundation STW Grant (2016)
- Supercomputing Supporting Program granted by Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (2018, 2016)
- Basic Research Program sponsored by National Research Foundation of Korea (2014)
- Sport Science Convergence Program sponsored by National Research Foundation of Korea (2014)
- Korea Defense Research Project "Survival Technology" Sponsored by Agency for Defense Development (2013)