Employment/Professional experience 

2024. 03 - present       Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, KR

2022. 06 - 2024. 02     Senior Researcher, Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, KR

2021. 06 - 2022. 06     Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, US                                     

2019. 08 - 2021. 06     Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, US 

2019. 08 - 2020. 07     User Researcher, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,  Oak Ridge, US

2019. 03 - 2019. 07     Casual Professional Staff, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AU

2013. 04 - 2014. 02     Intern Scientist, Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR

2008. 12 - 2011. 02     Research Trainee, Functional Materials Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR

2006. 07 - 2008. 07     Signal Corps, 13st Special Mission Brigade, Military Service in Korean Army Special Forces, Jeungpyeong, KR

Education

2015. 07 - 2019. 08     Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia 

2011. 03 - 2013. 02     M. E., Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 

2005. 03 - 2011. 02     B. E., Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SNUST), Seoul, Korea

Award

2023. 12. 31     Excellent Department Award (Photovoltaics Research Department) by the KIER

2023. 11. 10     AFORE 2023 Best Poster Award (The Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy)

2022. 12. 16    The Energy Grand Prize was awarded to the Photovoltaics Research Department by the KIER

2019. 12. 20     Dean's award, High quality of PhD thesis, Top 10% 

2015. 04. 22     University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA), Ph.D. course scholarship (Tuition fees & Living allowance) by the UNSW

2009 - 2010     Semester Honor Scholarship by the SNUST