Education:

1996 Ph. D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Kentucky, USA

1990 M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Kentucky, USA  

1988 B.A. Metallurgical Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

Experience:

2009 – present: Professor, Faculty of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Eng., Sejong University

2011 – 2012: Visiting Professor, Metallurgical & Materials Eng., Colorado School of Mines, USA

2003 – 2008: Associate Professor, Dept. of Advanced Materials Eng., Sejong University, Korea

2001 – 2002: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Advanced Materials Eng., Sejong University, Korea

2000 – 2001: Research Professor, School of Advanced Materials Eng., Kookmin University, Korea

1999 – 2000: Research Professor, Dept. of Materials Eng., Hanyang University, Korea

                      R&D director, HHH Zip. Co., Korea

1996 – 1998: Research Associate, Dept. of Materials Science and Eng., University of Kentucky, USA

1990 – 1991: Second Lieutenant, Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon 

Research areas:

Cellulose nanocrystals

Materials processing development

Powder metallurgy

Nano-structured materials

Biomaterials

Surface modification