EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- 1992-1997 Ph.D University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA
- Organic Chemistry
- The Synthesis of Donor-Sigma-Acceptor Molecules with Dinitrobenzyl
- or TCNQ Acceptors, Pyrene or Tetrahydropyrene Donors, and Alkyl or
- Methylthioalkyl Tails
- (Advisor : Prof. Daniell L. Mattern)
- 1989-1991 MS Kyung Hee University, Korea
- Analytical Chemistry
- A study on the Elution Behavior of some Metal3-Methyl-1-Phenyl-4
- -5-Chloro-2-Hydroxyphenylazc-5-Pyrazolone Chelates by Reversed
- Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)
- (Advisor : Prof.Won Lee)
- 1982-1989 BS Kyung Hee University, Korea
- Chemistry
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 2009.03-present Professor of Department of Chemistry and SAINT, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
- 2015.11-2022.12.31 Associate Director Centre for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute of Basic Science (IBS)
- 2015.03-2016.02 Duke University, Chemistry Department, USA
- 2014.03-present Director of Creative Research Institute (CRI), Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
- 2006.04-2015.02 Director of National Creative Research Institute (NCRI), Center for Smart Molecular Memory,
- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
- 2007-2009.02 Adjunct Professor, University of Science and Technology, Korea
- 2000-2009.02 Principal Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI)
- Daejeon, Korea
- 1999- 2000 Senior Researcher, Dept. of Chemistry, POSTEC, Korea
- 1997-1999 Postdoctoral Researcher Associate, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, USA
- 1984-1986 Military Service (required), Korean Army
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HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2021 Taeseon Kang's Academic Chemistry Award
- 2015 SKKU Fellow
- 2014 Prime Basic Research Award
2014 Best 100 National Research Development Excellency Award
2011 Best 50 Basic Research Excellency Award in Korea
2009 Prime Teaching Professor Award as an adjunct Professor, University of Science and Technology, Korea
- 2008 Best Poster Awards, MRS 2008 Spring, San Francisco, USA
- 2007 Best Poster Awards, International conference on molecular electronics & devices, Korea
- 2000 Best Research Awards(main contributor for publishing Nature journal),
- Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTEC), Korea
- 1998 American Institute of chemists Student Award(American Institute of Chemists Foundation),
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
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- EDITOR'S JOB
- 2015.06-present Editorial board member of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)
- 2020-present Editorial board member of Nano-Micro Letters
- PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
● American Chemical Society
● Material Research Society
● Korean Chemical Society
● Korean Electrochemical Society
● Nano Technology Research Association
● Nano Interface Controlled Electronic Devices (IDC-NICE)
