Center for Nanoparticle Research

◆ Address : Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

◆ Educational background

 - B. S., Seoul National Univ, Chemical Technology, 1986

 - M. S. Eng., Seoul National Univ, Chemical Technology, (Advisor Prof. Ho-In Lee), 1988

 - M. A., Columbia University, Chemistry, (Advisor Prof. C. M. Lieber), 1991

 - Ph. D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chemistry, (Advisor Prof. Andrzej Wiekowski), 1996

◆ Professional Experience

 - 2012- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute Basic Science, Group leader

 - 2008- Seoul National University, Professor 2004-2008 Center of Materials for Advanced Batteries, Director

 - 2004-2008 Seoul National University, Associate professor

 - 2003-2004 Kwangju Institute of Science & Technology, Associate professor

 - 1998-2003 Kwangju Institute of Science & Technology, Assistant professor

 - 1998-1998 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Visiting researcher

 - 1996-1998 University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Researcher

 - 1989-1990 Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Research scientist

◆ Honors and Awards

 - Academic Honor Prizes & Scholarships, Seoul National University, 1982-1985

 - Graduation Honor (Magna Cum Laude), Seoul National University, 1986

 - Faculty Fellowship, Columbia University, NY, USA, 1990-1991

 - Excellent Teaching Assistant, 1994

 - Student Achievement Award, The Electrochemical Society, 1995

 - Energy Research Summer Fellowship, The U. S. Department of Energy, 1995

 - Outstanding Student Award, The International Precious Metal Institute, 1995

 - Honorable Mention Award in Electrochemical Science and Technology, 187th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Nevade, USA, 1995

 - University of Illinois Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995-1996

 - Graduate Research Award, The American Vacuum Society, 1996

 - Best Teaching Award,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, 2003

 - 7th Korean Young Scientist Award by the President of Korea, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2004

 - 41th Science Day President Award, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, 2008

 - Sinyang Engineering Award, Sinyang Foundation, 2008

 - Outstanding Research Award, Engineering School, Seoul National University, 2008-2010

 - PBFC Research Award ( The Korean Electrochemical Society), 2010

 - Sinyang Reserach Award, Sinyang Foundation, 2008

 - Member (Engineering), The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, 2012-Present