Professor

EDUCATION

• 2000 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, KAIST, Taejon, Korea; Thesis title: "Preparation and Characterization of Pd Three-Way Catalysts and Pd Model Catalysts for Automotive Catalytic Converter"; Advisor: Professor Seong Ihl Woo
• 1995 M.S., Chemical Engineering, KAIST, Taejon, Korea; Thesis title: "A study on the mechanism of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by propylene in excess oxygen"; Advisor: Professor Seong Ihl Woo
• 1993 B.S., Chemical Engineering, KAIST, Taejon, Korea

EXPERIENCES

• 2011/09 - present Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea
• 2002/09 – 2011/08 Senior Research Scientist I and II, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland WA, USA
• 2001 –2002/09 Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Mentor: Prof. Harold H. Kung and Mayfair C. Kung
• 2000/08 – 12 Postdoctoral Fellow, KAIST, Mentor: Prof. Seong Ihl Woo
• 1993/03-1995/02, 1996/08-2000/08 Graduate Assistant, KAIST, Advisor: Prof. Seong Ihl Woo
• 1995/9 – 1996/6 Visiting Student, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, Advisor: Prof. Sir. David A. King
• 1994/12 – 1995/6 Military Service

HONORS and AWARDS

• Bronze metal (4th Prize) in "National Competition in Transport Phenomena" (hosted by KIChE), 1992
• Chevening Scholarship from British Council, 1995 - 1996
• Outstanding Performance Award (PNNL), 2007
• Individual Performance Award (PNNL), 2009
• Science and Engineering Development Program (PNNL), 2010

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Member, American Chemical Society
• Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Member, North America Catalysis Society
• Member, SAE Internationals
• Member, Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Organizing committee (Webpage chair) for the 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM) at San Francisco in June 2009
• Session Organizer: "Fundamentals of Environmental Catalysis" at Annual AIChE meeting (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Session Organizer: "Applied Environmental Catalysis" and "CO hydrogenation" at Annual AIChE meeting (2010, 2011)
• Organizer for the monthly "Catalysis Brown Bag" seminar inside PNNL (from 2008)
• Participant for a DOE workshop on "A science-based approach to development of NOx reduction catalysts for fuel efficient transportation applications" at PNNL in September 2007