People

Employment

• 2024.10- Present : Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University

• 2025.07-2026.08 : Visiting Scholar, NC State University

• 2020.09-2024.09 : Assistant Professor, Kyungpook National University

• 2012-2020.08  : Physics teacher, Gyeonggi Science High-school for the Gifted

• 2007-2011  : Physics teacher, High-schools of Gyeonggi province

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics Education, Seoul National University (2013 )

• B.S. in Physics Education, Seoul National University (2006)

Academic Service and Leadership 

• Deputy Chair of Physics Education Department (2023, 2024, 2025-1)

• Committee Member, Career Development, College of Education (2021, 2022)

• Committee Member, Science Education Research Institute (2023, 2024)

• Committee Member, Development Fund Management, College of Education (2023, 2024, 2025)

• Committee Member, Task Force for the Establishment of the Computer Education Department (2024)

• Committee Member, 6th Cycle Evaluation Preparation, College of Education (2024, 2025)

• Committee Member, Research Ethics Committee, Science Education Research Institute (2024, 2025)

• Committee Member, Science Education Research Institute at KNU (2024, 2025)

• Director of Training, Institute for Teacher Training (2024, 2025)

• Researcher, Establishment of Global Future Education Major and IBEC Accreditation, Graduate School of Education (2024)

• Researcher, Demand Survey for Establishment of Department of Science Education, Taraz International Innovative University, Kazakhstan  (2023)

• Researcher, AIEDAP (AI Education and Application Program) (2024)

• Researcher, Science Reading School Project (2024, 2025)

• Chair, Editorial Board, Science Education Research Institute at KNU (2024, 2025)

• Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Committee, Journal of Science Education Research (2024, 2025)

Awards 

• Grand Prize (Excellent Research Professor Achievement Section) from the President of Kyungpook National University in March 2025.

• Excellent Paper Presentation Award from the Korean Society of Science Education in January 2022.

• Korea Youth Science Mentor and Guidance Teacher Award from the Korea Youth Science Tournament Organizing Committee in February 2020.

• Grand Prize (Nobel Science Essay Contest) from the Korea Academy of Science and Technology in October 2019.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Science Exhibition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in July 2019.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Youth Science Exploration Competition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Superintendent in May 2019.

• Grand Prize (Student Work Mentoring Paper Section Encouragement Award) from the Minister of Science and ICT in September 2018.

• Hanwha Science Challenge Guidance Teacher Award from the Chairman of Hanwha Group in August 2018.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Science Exhibition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in June 2018.

• Commendation for education and curriculum development in Gyeonggi from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in December 2016.

• Commendation for guidance at the National Science Exhibition from the Minister of Future Planning in September 2015.

• Public Engineering Writing Camp Guidance Teacher Award from the Korea Academy of Engineering in May 2015.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Science Exhibition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in June 2015.

• Hanwha Science Challenge Guidance Teacher Award from the Chairman of Hanwha Group in September 2014.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Science Exhibition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in June 2014. 

• Commendation for guidance at the Physics Festival from the Korean Physical Society in April 2014.

• Commendation for guidance at the Korea Youth Science Tournament from the Korea Science and Creativity Foundation in January 2014.

• Commendation for guidance at the Gyeonggi Science Exhibition from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in June 2013.

• Commendation for guidance at the Korea Youth Science Tournament from the Korea Academy for the Gifted in January 2013.

• Commendation for excellent guidance from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in August 2010.

• Outstanding Presentation Award from the Korean Society of Science Education in February 2010.

• Outstanding Presentation Award from Brain Korea 21 Science Education for Next Society in October 2008.