Education

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea (2014.03~2020.08)

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Dissertation: Influence of Interphase Strengthening on Mechanical Properties of Carbon-fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Containing Carbon Nano-fillers 

Advisor: Dr. Young-Bin Park

Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea (2008.03~2014.02)

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering

Work Experience

Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, Republic of Korea

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering

(Assistant Professor, 2024. 01 – working) 

Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Chassis & Materials Research Labortory, Cheonan-si, Republic of Korea

Chemical Materials R&D Department

(Senior Researcher, 2022. 04 – 2023.12) 

Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Jeonbuk, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Wanju-gun, Republic of Korea

Carbon Composite Materials Research Center

(Postdoctoral Researcher, 2021. 07 – 2022. 03) 

(Adv.: Dr. Seung-Yeol Jeon)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea

Polymer Nanocomposite & Carbon Fiber Laboratory (PnC Lab)

(Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Material Science and Engineering, 2020. 09 – 2021. 06)

(Adv.: Dr. Han Gi Chae) 

Service Activities

Editorial Director, The Korean Society for Composite Materials  (2025)

Planning Director, Korea Carbon Society  (2025)

Academic Director, The Rubber Society of Korea (2024)

Awards

Elaschem Emerging Scholar Award (엘라스켐 신진학술상), The Rubber Society of Korea Fall Meeting (November 2024)

Certificate of Excellence in Research (우수박사논문상), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UNIST (February 2021)

Best Oral Presentation Award, Korea Society for Composite Materials (December 2019)

Best Oral Presentation Award, Korea Carbon Society (November 2019)

Best Paper Award, AMSM 2019 (October 2019)

Certificate of Excellence Research (우수연구상), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UNIST (February 2019)

Best Poster Award, Korea Carbon Society (May 2017)

Creative Materials Design Competition Award (창의적재료종합설계 경진대회 최우수상), PNU (June 2013)

U-WURF Program Citation (동계연구장학생 표창), UNIST (Febraury 2013)