Principal Investigator

Ph.D. Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea

Mar 2007 - Feb 2011 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Thesis: Bio-inspired polymer dry adhesives and their applications to biomedical patch (Advisor: Prof. Kahp-Yang Suh)

M.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea

Mar 2006 - Feb 2007 Unified Master's and Doctor's Course

B.S. Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea

Mar 1999 - Feb 2006 Mechanical Engineering

Apr 2023 ~ present

Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University

Apr 2025 ~ present

CEO/Founder, NCT Inc. http://nct.company

Apr 2018 ~ Mar 2023

Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University

Jul 2012 ~ Mar 2018

Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University

Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

Full-time Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University

Dec 2010 - Jan 2012

Postdoctoral research associate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (Advisor: Prof. L. Jay Guo)

Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

Researcher, Micro system laboratory, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, S. Korea