Education

(1993 - 1997) Ph.D., Dept of Material Sci. and Eng. (Electronic Materials Division), University of illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

(1998 – 2000) Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Eng., University of illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 

Carrer

(2023 – present) Committee Member, Education Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education, Korea

(2022 – 2023) Committee Member, Advanced Strategy Technology Coordination Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea

(2020 – 2024) Dean, College of Engineering, Yonsei University

(2020 – 2024) Vice President, Korean Council of Deans of Engineering

(2022 – 2024) Director, Graduate College of Engineering, Yonsei University

(2020 – 2024) Director, Yonsei Engineering Research Park, Yonsei University

(2020 – 2022) Member, Research and Development Investment Innovation Planning Group, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea

(2019 – 2020) Committee Member, 2045 Future Strategy Committee, MSIT, Korea

(2019 – 2020) Member, Innovation Challenge Project Discovery Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea

(2017 - 2020) Director, BIT Fabrication Center, Yonsei University

(2017 – 2020) Director, Engineering Research Center, Yonsei University

(2017 – present) Vice President, Materials Science Society of Korea

(2016 – 2017) Department Head, Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., Yonsei University

(2013 – present) Director, LG Display-Yonsei University Industry-Academic Cooperation Center, Yonsei University

(2013 – 2014) Visiting Professor, Northwestern University, USA

(2010 – 2011) Member, Display Division Technology Committee, Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea

(2009 - present) Director, Advanced Display & Device Research Institute, Yonsei University

(2006 – 2007) Expert Committee, Semiconductor Growth Engine Business Unit, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea

(2005 – 2007) Department Head, Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., Yonsei University

(2000 – present) Professor, Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., Yonsei University

Research Interests  

Flexible/Deformable Devices for Display Application

Perovskite LEDs 

Nanowire-based Devices (TFTs, LEDs, Sensors)

Synthesizing Nanomaterials (Semiconductor, Conductor, Insulator)

Transparent Oxide TFT & Transparent Conductive Oxides (TCOs)

ZnO-based Photonics (LEDs, Sensors)