1. Appointments
2015.09-present, Distinguished Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
2018.06-present, Director, Creative Research Initiatives Program (리더연구사업)

Past experiences
Director and Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
Full Professor, Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

2. Education
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, USA
Ph.D. Inorganic Materials Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.S. Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

3. Honors and Awards
2022, Rank Prize , Established by Lord J. Arthur Rank, a British industrialist and philanthropist
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate
2019, Kyung-Ahm Prize (경암상) by the Kyung-Ahm Education & Cultural Foundation
2017, Korea Scientist award (한국과학상) by Korean government
2015, PVSEC (International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference) Award
2014, Science and Technology Medal from Korean Government
2006, 2010, KRICT Award for Excellence (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
2011, National Science and Technology Commission Award for Excellence 100
2012, 2013, 2014, Excellent Paper Award (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
2012, 2013, 2014, Excellent Research Award (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology): GREEN STAR Award
2014, Best Researcher Award (Korea Research Council for Industrial Science & Technology)

4. Official Functions Symposium Organizer
ICA (2017, 2013, Korea), PARIM (2015, Korea), SPINS (2013, Spain) etc.

5. Selected Professional Activities (as Official Reviewer)
Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Science, Nature Comm, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Energy and Environmental Science, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, Scientific Report, Journal of Physical Chemistry C etc.