Education

2010.09 - 2016.08           Ph.D., Seoul National University

                                        Thesis: Novel Soft Lithography Technologies for Wearable Light Emitting Diodes and Biosensors                                                                                   (Supervisor: Prof. Dae-Hyeong Kim)

2005.03 - 2009.08           B.S., Seoul National University

Professional Experiences

2023.03 - Present            Associate Professor

                                           Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UNIST

2019.02 - 2023.02           Assistant Professor

                                           Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UNIST

2017.09 - 2019.02           Postdoctoral Researcher

                                           School of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley

2016.09 - 2017.08           Postdoctoral Researcher

                                           Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 

                                           School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University

2009.10 - 2010.08           Researcher 

                                           Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University 

Awards

2025.04.24   신진학술상 by 대한금속재료학회

2024.11.28   나노소재 연구개발 활성화 유공 장관표창 by 과학기술정보통신부

2024.10.18                       Small Young Innovator Award by Wiley

2024.10.01                       신진학술상 by The Polymer Society of Korea

2024.06.24                       충헌 김용주 논문상 by The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers

2023.02.20                       삼성휴먼테크논문대상 특별상 by Samsung Electronics

2022.11.09                       ARN Young Scientists Award by AsiaNANO 2022

2022.05.17                       UNIST 교육상 by Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

2020.05.07                       미원상사신진과학자상 by The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

2016                                 KVS Student Grants by 20th International Vacuum Congress

2016                                 The Best Research Award by Seoul National University & Dongjin Co. 

2016                                 QD2016 JACS Award by The 9th International Conference on Quantum Dots

2016                                 Outstanding Student Award by The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers

2014                                 2014 KBSI Exhibition Prize for Bioimaging by Korean Basic Science Institute

Other Activities

International Advisory Board Member of Small Methods (2025-)

Editor of Macromolecular Research (2022-2024)

2025 MRS Spring Meeting Session Organizer (EL14)

16th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems  Organizing Committee
 

Teaching Experience

Professor, UNIST, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Since February 2019. 

Wearable Smart Healthcare Electronic System (for undergraduate)

Display Engineering (for undergraduate)

Nanoelectroceramics (for undergraduate)

Introduction to Flexible Electronics (for undergraduate)

Wearable Displays and Electronics (for graduate)

Wearable Electronics (for graduate)