Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in Jan 2009.
Thesis title: Oxidative and Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition for application to Organic Electronics.
Thesis advisor: Professor Karen K. Gleason.

Seoul National University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
M. S. in Chemical Engineering, February 1999.
Thesis title: Recovery phenomena of polymer light emitting diodes by reverse bias.
Thesis advisor: Professor Hong H. Lee.

Seoul National University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
B. S. in Chemical Engineering, February 1997. Graduated with the highest honor.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
January, 2020 – present  Professor
September, 2014 – February, 2020  Associate Professor
August, 2010 – August, 2014  Assistant Professor

National Academy of Engineering of Korea, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
January, 2023 – present  General Member

Chemical Frontier Festival, Korea Petrochemical Industry Association, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
January, 2021 – present  Chairperson of the Review Board

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
August, 2020 – August, 2022  Review Board Member

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
July, 2017 – July, 2018  Visiting Professor

Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
January, 2010 – August, 2010  Postdoctoral Researcher in Dept. of Critical Care.
Advisor: Professor Daniel S. Kohane and Professor Robert S. Langer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
January, 2009 – December, 2009  Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemical Engineering.
Advisor: Professor Daniel S. Kohane and Professor Robert S. Langer

LG Display, Anyang, Rep. of Korea
October, 2002 – March, 2004  Researcher

LG Chemicals/Research Park, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
January, 1999 – October, 2002  Research Engineer

  Dec. 2022, Selected as a general member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)

  Oct. 2020, 2020 Mid-Career Award, The Polymer Society of Korea

  Apr. 2019, 2018 KAIST Fusion Research Award

  Apr. 2019, 2019 Excellent Paper Award, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)

  May. 2018, Selected as one of the KAIST Top Ten Representative Research Achievements in 2017

  Nov. 2017, Selected as one of the Top 100 Technologies and Leaders to Lead Korea in 2025, by the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)

  Aug. 2017, UDC Innovative Research Award in Organic Electronics, IMID 2017

  Mar. 2017, The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer from The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ)

  Mar. 2016, 2015 KINC Fusion Research Award, KAIST

  Dec. 2015, KAIST 2015 Technology Innovation Award

  Feb. 2015, 21st Samsung HumanTech Paper Award, Silver medal in Material Science & Engineering

  Feb. 2013, 19th Samsung HumanTech Paper Award, Gold medal in Material Science & Engineering