Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2019)
Advisors: Dr. C. Grant Willson and Dr. Nathaniel A. Lynd
Dissertation: “Functional Organic Materials for Directed Self-assembly of Silicon-containing Block Copolymers”
Seoul National University
M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering (2013)
Advisor: Dr. Kookheon Char
Seoul National University
B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering (2011)
Graduated Cum Laude
Experience
Senior Research Scientist (2020–Present)
Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Fellow (2016–2019)
McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Dr. C. Grant Willson Group and Dr. Nathaniel A. Lynd Group
Research Scientist (2013–2016)
Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea
Graduate Research Assistant (2011–2013)
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Kookheon Char Group
Honors and Awards
• Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Fellowship (2016–2019)
• Graduate Dean's Prestigious Fellowship, UT Austin (2016–2019)
• Bronze Prize, Samsung HumanTech Paper Award (2013)
• Superior Academic Performance Scholarship, Seoul National University (2012)
• BK21 Scholarship, National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (2011–2012)
• National Undergraduate S&T Scholarship, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (2007–2011)
• Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Scholarship (2006)
• Bronze Prize, Korean Chemistry Olympiad (2005)