Compound Semiconductor Lab.

• 2003 - 2007 Ph.D. Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

• 2000 - 2002 M.S. Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

• 1994 - 2000 B.S. Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Professional Experiences

• 2021 - present Professor, Department of Physics, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea

• 2025 - present Chief Executive Officer, NovaQD Inc., Republic of Korea

• 2024 - 2024 Visiting Professor, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, KIST, Republic of Korea

• 2023 - 2024 Visiting Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Tennessee, United States

• 2016 - 2021 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea

• 2014 - 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea

• 2012 - 2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea

• 2010 - 2012 Senior Researcher, Advanced Photonics Research Institute, GIST, Republic of Korea

• 2007 - 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz-IFW Dresden, Germany

• 2002 - 2003 Researcher, Memory Laboratory, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Republic of Korea

Awards and Honors

• Boho Vacuum Science Award, Korean Vacuum Society (2024)

• Research Paper Award, Korean Vacuum Society (2021)

• Best Teaching Award, Jeonbuk National University (2019)

• Best Science and Technology Paper Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2019)

• Outstanding Advisor Award, Capstone Design Challenge, Jeju National University (2013)

• Best Research Paper Award, Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (2012)

• Outstanding 100 National R&D Projects in 2010, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2010)

• Bombi Physics Award, Korean Physical Society (2009)

• Abroad Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea (2008)

• C. N. Yang Award, Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (2007)

• Young Physicist Award, Korean Physical Society (2007)

• Best Research Paper Award, Institute of Physics & Applied Physics, Yonsei University (2007)

• Seoul Science Special Fellowship, Seoul Metropolitan Government (2007)

• Outstanding Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society Fall Meeting (2006)

• Best Research Paper Award, Graduate School, Yonsei University (2006)

• Seo-Am Academic Prize Fellowship, Seoul Broadcasting Service Foundation (2006)

• Outstanding Presentation Award, International Nanotech Symposium & Exhibition (2005)

• Seoul Science Sellowship, Seoul Metropolitan Government (2005)

• Best Research Paper Award, Institute of Physics & Applied Physics, Yonsei University (2005)

• Outstanding Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society Spring Meeting (2004)

• Outstanding Presentation Award, Korean Physical Society Spring Meeting (2002)

Editorial Board

• 2020 - present Vice-Editor-in-Chief, Applied Science and Convergence Technology

• 2024 - present Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Korean Physical Society

• 2015 - present Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports

• 2017 - 2020 Editorial Board Member, Applied Science and Convergence Technology

• 2014 - 2015 Special Issue Guest Editor, Journal of Nanomaterials

Professional Activities