Inorganic
Chemistry / Materials
Chemistry / Nano-Medical Science
Education
1988 – 1993 Ph.D. University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
1985 – 1987 M.S. Department of Chemistry, Yonsei
University
1981 – 1985
B.S. Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
Experience
2006 – present Director of Convergence Nanomaterials
System,
National
Research Laboratory
2004 – present Division Head of Nano-Medical National Core Research Center
2003 – present Junior Member of Korean Academy of Science and Technology
2002 – present Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Yonsei University
1998 –
2002 Assistant and Associate
Professor, Department of Chemistry,
KAIST
1995 – 1998
Staff Research Associate, Department of Chemistry,
UCLA
1993 – 1995 Post Doc.,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & University of
California, Berkeley
1993
Visiting Researcher, AT&T Bell Labs,
Murray Hill, NJ
Activities
2007
Organizing Committee,
Materials Research Society 2007
Fall Meeting
2006 Chief of Organizing Committee,
Yonsei Nobel Forum and the
International Symposium for Nanobio Molecular Assemblies
2005 Organizing Committee,
Korea-Japan
Symposium for Inorganic Chemistry, the Korean Chemical Society (KCS)
2004 Scientific Advisor,
Samsung Electromechanics
2004
Plenary Lecturer,
the
International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, SPIE Nanotechnology
2004 Plenary Lecturer,
36th International Conference
on Coordination Chemistry, ICCC 36 Nanotechnology
2002 Ambassador of Science and Technology,
Ministry of Science and
Technology / Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development
2001 Committee of Nanotechnology Industrialization,
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
Awards
2007 World Top 1%
Most Cited Scientists,
ISI Thomson
2007 World Top 1% Most Cited Papers: 14,
ISI Thomson
2007 9th Songgok Science and Technology Award,
Korea Institute of Science and
Technology (KIST)
2006 Yonsei Scientific Award,
Yonsei University
2005 Yonsei Research Achievement Award,
Yonsei University
2004 Research Achievement Award in Inorganic
Chemistry,
the Korean Chemical Society
2002 6th Young Scientist Award,
Ministry
of Science and Technology
/ Korean Academy of Science and Technology
2002 the Outstanding Scientist,
JoongAng Daily
2001 1st
the KCS / Wiley Young Chemist Award,
the Korean Chemical Society / Wiley-VCH