Education
PhD, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech, USA (2007)
(Advisor: Prof. Jim Heath & Sir Fraser Stoddart (the 2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry))
In the field of molecular electronics and electrochemistry
BS, Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (2002)
Work and Research Experience
- – Director of Board, SES AI (2022/02-present)
- – Director, Hyundai Motors Group-Seoul National University (HMG-SNU) Joint Battery Research Center (2021/11-present)
- – Professor, CBE@SNU (2020/09-present)
- – Associate Professor, CBE@SNU (2017/09-2020/08)
- – Associate Professor, EEWS@KAIST (2012/09-2017/08)
- – Assistant Professor, EEWS@KAIST (2010/07-2012/08)
- – Postdoc, MSE@Stanford (2008/05-2010/07)
(Advisor : Prof. Yi Cui) - – Yen Postdoc, Chemistry@U. of Chicago (2007/08-2008/03)
(Advisor : Prof. Rustem Ismagilov)
Awards and Honors
- – Young Engineer Award, Korean National Academy of Engineering, 젋은 공학인상, 한국공학한림원 (2024)
- – Lee Byoungho Teaching Award, School of Engineering, SNU, 이병호 우수강의상, 서울대학교 공과대학 (2023)
- – Samsung Humantech Bronze Medal (with Minsoo Kim, Inwoo Kim), Samsung Electronics (2023)
- – 신양기술상Sinyang Technological Award, Sinyang Cultural Foundation
- – 2019 홍진기 창조인상 (과학기술 분야)
- – 2025년 대한민국을 이끌 100대 기술 주역, 한국공학한림원 (2017)
- – Highly Cited Researcher (HCR, global top 1% citation), Clarivate Analytics (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- – Research Award 2015, KAIST (2016)
- – Samsung Humantech Bronze Medal (with You Kyeong Jeong), Samsung Electronics (2016)
- – Best Award, EEWS Business Competition, KAIST (2016)
- – Young Scientist Award (젊은 과학자상), the President of Korea (2015)
- – Creative Knowledge Award (지식창조대상) (top 1% citation), Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (미래창조과학부) (2015)
- – Top 100 R&D Project (국가연구개발 우수성과 100선) (silicon anode), Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (미래창조과학부) (2015)
- – KAIST Technology Innovation Award (2014)
- – This Month’s Scientist (이달의 과학기술인상), City of Daejeon (대전시), (2014 May)
- – Samsung Humantech Gold Medal (with Soo Yeon Lim), Samsung Electronics (2014)
- – Best Collaboration Award (with Prof. Haeshin Lee, battery binder), KAIST (2013)
- – Top 10 KAIST R&D Project (graphene energy storage), KAIST (2012)
- – Yen Fellowship for Postdoctoral study, Institute of Biological Dynamics, U of Chicago (2007-2008)
- – Demetriades-Tsafka Prize for the Best PhD Thesis, Caltech (2007)
- – Future Scientist Award (molecular electronic memory), Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea (2007)
- – Silver Medal, Samsung Humantech Paper Competition (molecular electronic memory) (2007)
- – Samsung Lee Kun Hee Scholarship for Graduate Study (2002-2006)
- – William H. Corcoran Memorial Fellowship, Caltech (2002)
- – Silver Medal, Transport Phenomena Competition, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2001)
- – GE Scholarship (2000-2002)
[Editorial Activity]
2021/11-present
Associate Editor, ACS Applied Energy Materials
2021-2022
Guest Editor, “Energy Storage: Batteries and Supercapacitors” in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry.
2020/06-2021/10
Editorial Advisory Board Member, ACS Applied Energy Materials
2020/06-present
Executive Board Member, Advanced Science
2020/06-present
Editorial Board Member, Materials Today Energy
2018-present
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chemistry of Materials, ACS
2018-present
Editorial Board Member, General Chemistry
2017-present
Early Career Board, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2017-present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Materials Science and Research, Gavin Publisher
2014-present
Editorial Board Member, ChemNanoMat, Wiley-VCH
2014-present
Editorial Board Member, Flexible Electronics, De Gruyter
2013-present
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
Research Interests
Rechargeable Battery, Materials Chemistry, Polymer, Supramolecular Chemistry, Battery Management System