Education

• Ph.D: Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (2003 – 2008)

  - Dissertation: Bio-inspired assembly of nanomaterials for applications on nano-electronics and biosensors

  - Advisor: Prof. Yi Lu 

• M.S: Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University (2001 – 2003)

  - Dissertation: Hydration of MgO thin film used as a protective layer in AC-plasma display panel

  - Advisor: Prof. Hyeong Joon Kim

• B.S: Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University (1994 – 2000)

Selected Professional Positions

• Professor, Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (2012.3 – Present)

• Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (2023.1 – Present)

• Chair, Bio-Convergence Materials Division, Korean Ceramic Society (2019 – Present)

• Secretary General, Korean Biochip Society (2022)

• Associate Editor, Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies (2024 – Present))

• Associate Editor, Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society (2022 – Present))

• Associate Editor, BioChip Journal (2019-2020)

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University (2009 – 2011), Advisor: Prof. Teri Odom

• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (2003 – 2008)

• Graduate Research Assistant, Seoul National University (2001 – 2003)

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Selected Fellowships and Awards

• Science and Technology Excellence Paper Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2023)

• Achievement Award, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (2022)

• Best Teaching Award, Sungkyunkwan University (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021)

• Academic Award, BioChip Journal (2020, 2021, 2022)

• Racheff-Intel Award Finalist (2008)

• Ministry of Information and Communication of Republic of Korea Fellowship (2003 − 2005)

• Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Fellowship for Oversea Studies (2003, Awarded)

• Korea Science and Engineering Foundation Fellowship (2003, Awarded)

• Young Poong Foundation Scholarship (1998 − 1999)