1996 - 2000 

Seoul National University (SNU)                                                                                                                            Seoul, Korea
Ph.D. in Department of Fiber and Polymer Science (Specialty in Polymers)
Advisor: Professor Won Ho Jo
Thesis: An Analysis of Interfacial Characteristics between Polymer and Metal

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1992 - 1996

Seoul National University (SNU)                                                                                                                            Seoul, Korea
Masters of Science in Department of Fiber and Polymer Science
Advisor: Professor Won Ho Jo
Thesis: The Miscibility and Mechanical Properties of Blends of Polystyrene 

              with Polyethylene-based Ionomer

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1992 - 1994

Military Service

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1987 - 1991

Seoul National University (SNU)                                                                                                                            Seoul, Korea

Bachelor of Science in Department of Textile Engineering

2021. 2 - current

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea  

‌Director
Basic Sciences Research Institute (Priority Research Institute)

2020. 11 - current

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea
Director
NanobioㆍEnergy Materials Center
(National Research Facilities and Equipment Center)

2020. 09 - 2021. 07

‌Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea
Director
Institute of Smart Nanohybrid Materials

2020. 2 - 2020. 10

‌Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea
Director
Institute of NanoBio Technology

2019. 10 - 2020. 8

‌Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea

‌Direct‌or
Institute of Clean ‌Energy Materials

2019. 2 -
2021. 1

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea
Department Head
Department of Chemistry and Nano Science

2018. 3 -
2018. 8

Korea Institute of Science and Technology                                                                                                      Seoul, Korea
Visiting Researcher

2017. 5. 30
- current

Royal Society of Chemistry                                                                                                                                   Cambridge, UK
Fellow

2017. 1 - 2018. 11

Fudan University                                                                                                                                                      Shanghai, China
Senior Visiting Scholar
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers,
Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials,                  
Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University

2015. 3 - current

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Ewha Fellow

2015. 3 - 2015. 12

Korea Basic Science Institute                                                                                                                                Seoul, Korea
Invited Researcher
Functional Interface Science Group, Division of Analytical Science & Technology, 

‌Western Seoul Center

2015. 3 - current

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Professor​
Department of Chemistry and Nano Science

2014. 3 - current 

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Adjunct Professor
Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

2010. 3 - 2015. 2

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Nano Science

2013. 2 - 2014. 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                                                                              Boston, USA
Visiting Scholar
Electrochemical Energy Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Professor Yang Shao-Horn

2006.3 - 2010. 2

Ewha Womans University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Assistant Professor
Division of Nano Sciences and Department of Chemistry

2005.11 - 2006. 1

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                               Yongin, Korea
Senior Scientist, Semiconductor R&D Center
Memory Division, Semiconductor Business

2005.6 - 2005. 7

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)                                                                                 Singapore
Visiting Scientist, Micro and Nano Systems Cluster

2003.5 - 2005.10

Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Polymer Research                                                                                             Mainz, Germany
Postdoctoral Scholar, Materials Science Department
Advisor: Professor Wolfgang Knoll

2000.8 - 2003. 4

University of Massachusetts at Amherst                                                                                                           Amherst, USA
Postdoctoral Scholar,  Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Advisor: Professor Thomas P. Russell

2000.3 - 2000. 8

Seoul National University                                                                                                                                       Seoul, Korea
Postdoctoral Scholar,  Nano-Bio Molecular Engineering Laboratory
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Professor Won Ho Jo

 

1.   Program Committee Member of a Symposium on Nano-Sensors and Nano Membranes for the IEEE Nano 2010
     (Joint  Symposium with Nano Korea 2010), Korea, August 17 – 20, 2010.
2.   Co-organizer for a Symposium AAA on Synthesis, Fabrication and Assembly of Functional Particles and Capsules
      for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 9 – 13, 2012.
3.   Co-organizer for the 2013 International Conference for Top and Emerging Materials Scientists (IC-TEMS 2013), Zhuhai,
      China, August 11 – 15, 2013.
4.   Co-organizer for the Chemistry of Electronics and Devices Session of Chemistry (CHM) Symposium of US-Korea
‌       Conference 2014, San Francisco, USA, August 7 – 9, 2014.
5.   Co-organizer for the 2014 International Conference for Leading and Young Materials Scientists (IC-LYMS 2014), Sanya,
      China, December 21 – 25, 2014.
6.   Program Committee Member of a Symposium on Nanomaterials for the Nano Korea 2015, Korea, July 1 – 3, 2015.
7.   Co-organizer for the Chemistry (CHM) Symposium of US-Korea Conference 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, July 29 – August 1, 
      2015.
8.   International Organizing Committee Member for the Energy Materials Nanotechnology (EMN) Croatia Meeting,
      Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 4 – 7, 2016.
9.   Committee Member for the 14th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials
      (14th ICFPAM), Daejeon, Korea, October 31 – November 4, 2016.
10. Co-Chair and International Technical Committee for the 2017 International Conference on Advanced Technologies in 
      Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ATMME 2017), Bangkok, Thailand, January 5 – 7, 2017.
11. Co-organizer for a Symposium EP5 on Emerging Light-Emitting Materials and Devices—Halide Perovskite and
     Low-Dimensional Nanoscale Emitters for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Phoenix, USA, April 2 – 6,
      2018.
12. Section Member for Resist and Directed Self-Assembly in 31st International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology
      Conference (MNC2018), Sapporo, Japan, November 13 – 16, 2018.
13. Advisory Board Member for the 2019 Symposium for the Promotion of Applied Research Collaboration in Asia
     (SPARCA 2019), Okinawa, Japan, February 28 – March 3, 2018.
14. Program Committee Member for the 1-3: Resist and Directed Self-Assembly, 32nd International Microprocesses and
      Nanotechnolgy Conference (MNC 2019), Hiroshima, Japan, October 28 – 31, 2019.
15. Program Committee Member for the Nano Korea 2019, Ilsan, Korea, July 2 – 5, 2019.
16. Symposium Committee Member for the Nano Korea 2020, Ilsan, Korea, July 2 – 3, 2020.
17. Host for the “Horizons Symposium 2020: Materials for Energy”, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, April 27 – 28, 2020

 

Chairman, International Cooperation Committee, The Korean Biochip Society, January 2021 – December 2021
Chairman, Colloid & Molecular Assembly Division, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2021 – December 2021
Member of Board of Directors, The Korean Electrochemical Society, January 2020 – December 2021
Chairman, Public Relation and Information Committee, The Korean Biochip Society, January 2020 – December 2020
Committee Member of Selection for PSK Fellow, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2019 – December 2019
Council, The Korean Biochip Society, January 2019 – December 2019
Council, The Korean Electrochemical Society, January 2018 – December 2019
Council, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, January 2018 – current
Editorial Committee, Polymer Division, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, January 2018 – December 2018
Audit, American Chemical Society Korean Chapter, January 2017 – December 2017
Chairman, Inorganic Material Division, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, January 2016 – current
Development Committee, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2016 – December 2016
Auditor, Division of Polymer Chemistry, The Korean Chemical Society, January 2016 – December 2016
Planning Committee, Polymer Division, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, January 2015 – December 2017
Secretary of General Affairs, Division of Polymer Chemistry, The Korean Chemical Society, January 2015 – December 2015
Secretary for Public Relations, Polymer Division, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, January 2015 – December 2015
Project Director, Division of Polymer Chemistry, The Korean Chemical Society, January 2015 – December 2015
Education Committee, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2014 – December 2017
Council, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2014 – current
International Committee Member, Asia Pacific Society for Materials Research (APSMR), January 2014 – current
Academic Secretary, Inorganic Material Division, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, January 2013 – December 2014
Information System Director, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2011 – December 2012
Operations Director, The Polymer Society of Korea, January 2009 – December 2012
Manager of Editorial Board of Directors, The Federation of Chemistry-Related Society of Korea, January 2010 – December 2010
Member of Materials Research Society (MRS), The Electrochemical Society (ECS), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Physical Society (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society for Information Display (SID), Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), The Polymer Society of Korea, The Korean Chemical Society, The Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry, The Korean Electrochemical Society, The Korean Biochip Society, The Korean Physical Society