RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ultra-precision Metrology and Manufacturing using ultrafast laser pulses from IR to X-ray

Detailed research topic include
(i) high-precision dimensional/spectral/dynamical metrology for semiconductor, flat panel display, precision-engineering products, atom/molecule dynamics and bio-cell
(ii) high-precision laser manufacturing of flexible/multi-stacked electronics/optics
(iii) next generation optical devices including plasmonic nanostructures for ultrafast signal processing and EUV/X-ray applications.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)          Daejeon, Korea

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, August 2016.

Thesis: A Study on EUV Generation by Plasmonic Field Enhancement using Nanostructures

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)          Daejeon, Korea

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, February 2011.

Thesis: Design of a Non-thermal Wafer Dicing System using High Power Pulse Laser

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)          Daejeon, Korea

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, February 2009.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

School of Mechanical Engineering

Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea

Assistant Professor (March 2020 – February 2024)

Associate Professor (March 2024 – Present)

Institute for the Frontier of Attosecond Science and Technology (iFAST)

CREOL and Department of Physics,

University of Central Florida, United States

Postdoctoral Researcher (September 2017 – February 2020)

Ultrafast Optics for Ultraprecision Group,

Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea

Postdoctoral researcher (August 2016 – August 2017)

Quantum Optics and Laser Science,

Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK

Collaborative researcher (September 2012 – February 2013)

Research title: Ultrafast dynamics at surfaces and in nanoplasmonic structures