PROFESSOR

EDUCATION

University of Delaware (09/2008 - 02/2013)

    Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Newark, DE

 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (03/2004 - 02/2008)

    M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Daejeon, Korea

         *Mandatory military service (03/2004-03/2006)

Hanyang University (03/2000 - 02/2004)

    B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Seoul, Korea 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor (09/2022 – present)

Hanyang University, Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Seoul, Korea (Primary)

                                    Department of Chemical Engineering (Adjunct)

                                    Human-Tech Convergence Program (Graduate School for BK21 Four Program)

Associate Director (10/2024 – present)

          Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB), PI for Team Korea

Adjunct Research Professor (01/2023 – present)

SUNY ESF (State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry)

                                   Department of Chemical Engineering 

Corresponding Member (10/2022 – present)

SUNY ESF (State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry)

                                    The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute (PRI)

Visiting Scholar (08/2021 – 07/2022)

State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF),

Department of Chemical Engineering, Syracuse, NY, USA

Assistant/Associate Professor (09/2015 – 08/2022)

Inha University, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Incheon, Korea

Visiting Scholar (01/2016 – 02/2016)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge MA, USA

Postdoctoral Research Associate (10/2014 – 07/2015)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge MA, USA

Postdoctoral Research Associate (09/2012 – 09/2014)

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, WPAFB OH, USA

Foreign Researcher (03/2008 – 06/2008)

Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) R&D Ltd., Kobe, Japan

AWARDS & HONORS

         • Best of the Small journals (2024)

         • Grand Prize, Human Rights Center Healthy Lab Culture, Hanyang University (12/2024)

         • Young Investigator Award, Korean Fiber Society (KFS) (10/2024)

         • Editor's Choice, Small Structures (09/2024)

          • Best Lecture of 2024 Liquid Crystal Summer School (07/2024)

         • US Army xTechInternational Part 1 Winner (Semi-finalist) (05/2024)

          • LG Electronics Target Lab (2022, 2023, 2024) 

         • INHA Excellence in Teaching Award (2021)

         • TCI Outstanding Research Award for AMRL, Polymer Society of Korea (04/2020)

• Outstanding Young Faculty Awards, Inha University (01/2020)

• Conference Highlights, Euromat 2019 (09/2019)

• Excellent Lecturer, 21st KLCC Liquid Crystal Summer School (07/2018)

• Conference Highlights, SPIE Photonics West 2018 (02/2018)

• Outstanding reviewer (Top 10%), Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical (03/2017)

• 43rd NAMRC Young Reviewers Panel (2015)

• Best Poster Award, PPS-31 (06/2015)

• Best of Macromolecular Journals (2014)

• Nature Chemistry’s Altmetric top 10 (2013)

• Soft Matter Hot Papers (2013)

• Korean Government Scholarship, KAIST (03/2006 – 02/2008)  

• Dean’s List, Hanyang University (03/2002, 03/2003)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Editorial Boards

Polymer Science and Technology (Polymer Society of Korea), 2017-2018

Journal Reviewer

270+ reviews (Web of Science verified) including 

Nature, Nat. Commun., Sci. Robot., Sci. Adv., Adv. Mater, Adv. Funct. Mater., ACS Nano, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and Mater. Today

Membership in Professional Societies

Director of Education, Korean Fiber Society (KFS) (2025-Present)

Director of Academic Affairs, Korean Liquid Crystal Conference (KLCC) (2025)

Director of Academic Affairs, Robotics and Automation, Korean Society for Composite Materials (KSCM) (2025-Present)

Committee Member of General Affairs, Korean BioChip Society (2025-Present)

Organizing Director, Polymer Society of Korea (PSK) (2024)

Director of Academic Affairs, Polymer Society of Korea (PSK) (2023)

External Cooperation Director, Korean BioChip Society (2023-2024)

Accounting Director, Korean Liquid Crystal Conference (KLCC) (2024)

Director of Academic Affairs, Korean Liquid Crystal Conference (KLCC) (2023)

Council Member, Polymer Society of Korea (PSK) (2020-Present)

Committee Member, Korean Liquid Crystal Conference (KLCC) (2017-Present)

Lifetime member, Polymer Society of Korea (PSK)

Lifetime member, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)

Lifetime member, Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC)