EDUCATION

Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2015   Ph.D. in ECE, Seoul National University
Dissertation: Symmetry Breaking in Complex, Disordered, and Nonlinear Optical Potentials for the Manipulation of the Flow of Light
(Advisor: Prof. Namkyoo Park)

Mar. 2003 - Feb. 2007   B.S. in ECE, Seoul National University

EMPLOYMENT

Sep. 2024 - Present          Associate Professor
                                                            Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

Sep. 2020 - Aug. 2024    Assistant Professor
                                                            Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

June. 2016 - Aug. 2020   Postdoctoral Fellow
                                                      Presidential Postdoc Fellowship Project
                                                      Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

Aug. 2015 - May. 2016     Postdoctoral Fellow
                                                      BK21 Creative Research Engineer
                                                      Development Program
                                                      Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

HONORS AND AWARDS

Minister Commendation (Apr. 2021)
Ministry of Science and ICT, Korean Government

50 Outstanding Achievements (Minister Prize, Dec. 2020)
Ministry of Education, Korean Government

Rising Stars 30 (Feb. 2020)
Optical Society of Korea

Young Researcher Award (Oct. 2018)
IASSF 2018, KAST

Best Citation Award (Jul. 2016)
Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

Presidential Post-Doc. Fellowship (Jun. 2016 - Dec. 2020)    
Ministry of Education, Korean Government

Distinguished Dissertation Award (Aug. 2015)
Dept. of ECE, Seoul National University

PROJECTS (PI) - Ongoing

Jun. 2024 - May. 2025       Young Researcher Infrastructure Program
Femtosecond Laser Equipment Setup for THz and Quantum Photonic Artificial Intelligence
Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF)

­May. 2024 - Apr. 2027       Basic Research Laboratory (Subsequent)
Basic Research Laboratory for Memristic Devices based on Electron-Photon Hybrids
Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF)

Jul. 2023 - Jun. 2032       Creative-Pioneering Researchers Program
Research on Photonic Complex and Neural Networks based on Evolution Processes
Seoul National University

Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2026       Young Researcher Program
Engineering Disordered Materials for Photonic Technology
Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF)

PROJECTS (PI) - Completed

Jun. 2021 - Feb. 2024       Basic Research Laboratory
Basic Research Laboratory for Memristic Devices based on Electron-Photon Hybrids
Ministry of Science and ICT (NRF)

Jun. 2016 - Dec. 2020       Presidential Postdoc Fellowship Project
Multidisciplinary Research for Nonclassical Optical Integrated Devices
Ministry of Education (NRF)