Research Interests and Contribution

• Development, implementation, and application of novel devices and instrumentation for in situ electron microscopy to achieve high spatial, temporal, and spectral clarity.

• Nanoscale investigations of liquid-solid, gas-solid, and plasma-solid interfaces.

• Exploring electron beam-mediated reaction chemistry of soft and hard materials.

Education

2013. 3 - 2020. 8.    Ph. D. in Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Supervisor: Jong Min Yuk

2009. 2 - 2013. 2.    B. S. in Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Professional Appointments

2025. 3. - Assistant Professor

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University

Busan, Republic of Korea

2024. 9 - 2025. 2.    Senior Research Associate

Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center

Evanston, Ill, USA

Supervisor: Vinayak P. Dravid

2021. 7 - 2024. 8.    Postdoctoral Research Associate

Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center

Evanston, Ill, USA

Supervisor: Vinayak P. Dravid

2020. 8 - 2021. 6.    Post-doc Researcher

Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)

Daejeon, Republic of Korea