09/1999 ~ 10/2001 Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG & FU Berlin, Berlin, Germany Ph.D. student in Department of Physical Chemistry (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ertl, Nobel Laureate 2007 / Group leader: Dr. Markus Eiswirth) Electro-Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules: Kinetic Instabilities and Spatiotemporal Pattern Formation. magna cum laude
03/1996 ~ 02/1998 Inha University, Inchon, South Korea M.Sc. in Department of Chemical Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Yongsug Tak) Electrochemical Reduction Mechanism of CO2 using an in-situ Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance.
03/1992 ~ 02/1996 Inha University, Inchon, South Korea B.E. in Department of Chemical Engineering (Advisors: Prof. Sung Taik Chung & Prof. Jongwoo Nam) Electrochemical Etching of Aluminium (Capacitor)
WORK EXPERIENCE
03/2014 ~ 02/2039 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Full Professor at School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Engineering
08/2021 ~ 12/2026 GIST,Gwangju, South Korea Director at the international future Research
Center ofCHESS (NRF Programme / collaborationwith DLR Stuttgart)
01/2022 ~ 12/2024 ISE Regional Representative (RR) of KOREA / Member of ISE Scientific Meetings Committee (SMC)
07/2018 ~ 06/2023 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Prominent Professor of the University
02/2009 ~ Present GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Vice Director at the Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis (Director: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ertl)
12/2010 ~ Present President of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Alumni KOREA maxNet - the Max Planck Network (https://maxnet-alumni.mpg.de/)
02/2013 ~ Present Senior Board Member (Vorstand) of ADeKo Alumninetzwerk Deutschland-Korea (https://www.adeko.or.kr/)
01/2018 ~ Present Chairman of Scientific Committee of KECS Board member of Journal Development Committee (2014 2015)
Board member of Organization Publicity Committee (2008 2009)
01/2018 ~ Present Board member of International Cooperation Committee of KSIEC Board member of Scientific Committee (2014 2017)
01/2015 ~ Present Board member of Environment & Energy Division of KCS
01/2018 ~ Present Chairman of Honam Regional Division of MSK
02/2016 ~ 12/2017 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Director at the CHemical Energy Storage and Transformation Center (CHESS), RISE
04/2010 ~ 02/2014 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Associate Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering
02/2007 ~ 03/2010 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Assistant Professor at Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
03/2014 ~ 05/2015 National Research Foundation of Korea, Daejeon, South Korea R&D Planner (RP, Renewable Energy) at Directorate for National Science and Engineering Programs
01/2013 ~ 12/2014 International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Vice Chair at Division 7 Physical Electrochemistry (http://www.ise-online.org/divisions/index.php)
03/2011 ~ 02/2014 Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany Visiting Professor at Department of Physical Chemistry (Host : Prof. Dr. Martin Wolf / Dr. Markus Eiswirth)
04/2011 ~ 01/2013 GIST, Gwangju, South Korea Division Head at Energy Storage Laboratory at RISE
05/2011 ~ 08/2014 EU FP NCP in Energy & Environment (NCP: National Contact Point)
03/2004 ~ 01/2007 Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, South Korea Senior Researcher at Fuel Cell Research Center Research projects were involved with Electrocatalysis in liquid fuel cells, System engineering of portable fuel cells
01/2002 ~ 02/2004 RIST, Pohang, South Korea Senior Researcher at Environment & Energy Research Division Research projects were involved with Environmental Electrochemistry (Electrochemical metal recovery; Capacitive deionization (CDI); Pilot-plant scaled wastewater treatment)
06/2000 University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Visiting Scientist at Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department (Dr. P. A. Christensen, Prof. K. Scott) Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) in PEM Fuel Cells
01/1999 ~ 08/1999 University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany Visiting scientist at Dept. of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Olaf M. Magnussen (now Univ. Kiel)) Inhibition and Corrosion of Cu (111) by using an Electrochemical Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (EC-STM).
1996 ~ 1998 Inha University, Inchon, South Korea Graduate Teaching Assistant at Department of Chemical Engineering / Courses: Basic Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering.
07/1995 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Ltd., Suwon, South Korea Research Assistant in Materials Chemistry Laboratory Electrochemical Etching of Aluminium (Capacitor).
HONORS&AWARDS
2021 GIST Research Award (# of articles/2019 –2020 in SEEE)
2020 KECS Division Award(Environmental and Industrial ElectrochemistryDivision)
2020 GIST Contribution Award
2019 GIST Research Award (highest IF article in SESE)
2018 2023 GIST Prominent Professor (# of 10% articles & citations)
2018 Commendation from Minister (Ministry of Science and ICT)
2017 Inha University Alumni Award (College of Engineering)
2017 1st INNOX Research Award (KSIEC)
2017 GIST Research Award (# of 30% articles / 2015 2016)
2016 GIST Research Award (for Regional Cooperation) Top 11 Speakers at 2016 GIST Brown Bag Lunch Talks
2015 CAP Authorship Award (The Korean Physical Society)
2015 GIST Research Award & Top 10 Scientists (# of 30% articles in SESE & Total citations between 2010 and 2014)
2015 25th KOFST Best Paper Award (Appli. Chem. Eng. 2014)
2015 Visiting Professorship (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines-Diliman)
2014 Electrocatalysis-Springer Annual Authorship Award
2014 NRF of Korea 100 Contributed Reviewer
2012 ISE Tajima Prize (International Society of Electrochemistry)
2011 Alexander Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, 06/2011 ~ 02/2014 (3 blocks/ 18 months)
2011 The Distinguished Lectureship Award (The Chemical Society of Japan)
2002 ISE Oronzio De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize (International Society of Electrochemistry)
