1997 - 2004 B. S. in chemistry: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Korea (summa cum laude) Major field: Templated Silica and Carbon Mesoporous Materials (Advisor: Prof. Ryong Ryoo)2004 - 2008 Ph. D. in chemistry: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Major field: Polyvalent Nanoparticle-Oligonucleotide Conjugates (Advisor: Prof. Chad A. Mirkin)2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Associate: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge, MA, USA Major field: Nanoparticle-Based Intracellular Delivery (Advisor: Prof. Robert Langer)2019 - present Professor at Korea University2015 - 2016 Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Host: Prof. Russ Algar)2014 - 2019 Associate Professor at Korea University2009 - 2014 Assistant Professor at Korea University2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Associate at MIT2005 - 2008 Research Assistant at Northwestern University2004 - 2005 Teaching Assistant at Northwestern University2003 - 2004 Research Assistant at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, KAIST2001 - 2003 Military Service in the Republic of Korea Air Force1999 - 2001 Research Assistant at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, KAIST2025 Granite Award (for best teaching during the fall semester of 2024), Korea University2024 Selected as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2024, Scopus
2024 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2024), Korea University 2023 The 21st Young Materials Chemist Award, Materials Chemistry Division, Korean Chemical Society2022 Granite Award (for best teaching during the fall semester of 2021), Korea University2021 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2021), Korea University 2021 Granite Award (for best teaching during the fall semester of 2020), Korea University2018 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2018), Korea University2018 Granite Award (for best teaching during the fall semester of 2017), Korea University2017 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2017), Korea University2016 Crimson Professor Award of Excellence 2016, Korea University2013 Granite Award (for best teaching during the fall semester of 2012), Korea University2012 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2012), Korea University2009 Granite Award (for best teaching during the spring semester of 2009), Korea University2008 Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Northwestern University2007 Malkin Scholar Award, Northwestern University2020 - present Editorial Board Member: Materials (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - present Editorial Committee: Electronic Materials Letters (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - 2018 Editorial Board Member: Nanotechnology Reviews (Indexed in SCIE)2014 - 2015 Editorial Board Member: Polymer Science and Technology2016 - 2016 Future Planning Committee Member: the Polymer Society of Korea2007 - present Member of the American Chemical Society2009 - present Member of the Materials Research Society of Korea2009 - present Member of the Korean Chemical Society2012 - present Member of the Polymer Society of Korea2013 - present Member of the Korean Institute of Metals and Materials