Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering
I. EDUCATION
• Ph.D. (1991 – 1996), Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Kie Hyung Chung
Dissertation: A millimeter-wave free-electron laser driven by a recirculating electrostatic
accelerator
• M.S. (1989 – 1991), Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
• B.S. (1985 – 1989), Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 2010.9 – present: Professor (Tenure), Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST
• 2008.9 – 2009.8: Visiting Scientist, Brookhaven National Lab., USA
• 2008.3 – present: Joint Professor, KAIST Institute of NanoCentury, KAIST
• 2005.9 – present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST
• 2002.9 – 2005.8: Assistant professor, Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST
• 1996.9 – 2002.8: Senior Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
• 1994.3 – 1996.8: Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
III. HONORS and AWARDS
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanoscience Letters, Simplex Academic Publishers, 2010-Present
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Nanopraticles, Inderscience publishers, 2009-Present
• Editorial Board Member, The Open Materials Science Journal, Bentham Science Publishers, 2007-Present
• Editorial Board Member, Nuclear Engineering Technology, Korean Nuclear Society, 2006-2008
• Editorial Board Member, Special Issues of Journal of Korean Physical Society (Accelerator and Beam
Applications), Korean Physical Society, once per year from 2005 to 2009
• 50 Excellent Research Award of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2007.
• Best Poster Award, 2008 Conference of Korea Accelerator and Plasma Research Association (KAPRA) & Dept.
Plasma Physics of Korea Physical Sociaty (KPS/DPP), Korea, 2008
• Best Poster Award, 2006 Conference of Korea Accelerator and Plasma Research Association (KAPRA) & Dept.
Plasma Physics of Korea Physical Sociaty (KPS/DPP), Korea, 2006
• Award for the Outstanding Young Researcher, 3rd International Symposium on Pulsed Power and Plasma
Applications, China, 2002
IV. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• Member, Materials Research Society
• Member, The American Ceramic Society
• Member, The Korea Accelerator and Plasma Research Association
• Member, The Korean Physical Society
• Member, The Korean Nuclear Society
• Member, The Korean Association for Radiation Protection
• Member, The Korean Society of Radiation Industry
V. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
International Journal Editorial and Reviewer Activities
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Nanopraticles, Inderscience publishers, Switzerland (2009 - Present)
• Editorial Board Member, The Open Materials Science Journal, Bentham Science Publishers (2006 - Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Nuclear Engineering Technology, Korean Nuclear Society (2006 - 2008)
• Editorial Board Member, Special Issues Journal of Korean Physical Society (Accelerator and Beam Applications),
Korean Physical Society, once per year from 2005 – 2009
• Reviewer of Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Advanced Materials (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Journal of the American Chemical Society (2008 – current)
• Reviewer of Advanced Functional Materials (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of ACS Nano (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Chemistry of Materials (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Langmuir (2007 – current)
• Reviewer of Journal of Physical Chemistry (2006 – current)
• Reviewer of Crystal Growth & Design (2008 – current)
• Reviewer of Macromolecular Rapid Communication (2006 – current)
• Reviewer of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2007 – current)
• Reviewer of Journal of Electroceramics (2008 – current)
• Reviewer of Inorganic Chemistry (2008 – current)
• Reviewer of International Journal of Optomechatronics (2007 – current)
• Reviewer of Open Materials Science Reviews (2008 – current)
• Reviewer of International Journal of Nanoparticles (2009 – current)
• Reviewer of Journal of the Korean Physical Society (2002 – current)
Committee Activities
• Member, 4th generation Synchrotron Light Source Project Review Committee (2010)
• Member, 4th generation Synchrotron Research Committee (2010)
• Member, Next-generation Synchrotron Light Source Project Review Committee 2008)
• Member, Technical Equipment Review Committee in KAIST (2010 – 2012)
• Member, Undergraduate Research Program launching Committee under KAIST VISION ad hoc Committee (2007)
• A number of various Grant Evaluation Committees ( 2 – 4 times per year)