B.S. : Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (2002)

M.S. : Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southern California, USA (2003) 

Ph.D. : Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southern California, USA (2008)

Vice President, Research and Information, Ajou Univ, 연구정보처장 (2023 ~ present)

President, Industiry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Ajou Univ, 산학협력단장 (2025 ~ present)

President, Ajou Univ Technology Holding Co., Ajou Univ, 아주대기술지주회사 대표이사 (2025 ~ present)

President, N4U Univ Union Technology Holding Co., 엔포유대학연합기술지주회사 대표이사 (2025 ~ present)

Director, Ajou Univ Startup Support Foundation, Ajou Univ, 창업지원단장 (2025 ~ present)

Director, G-LAMP Research Center, Ajou Univ, 대학기초연구소(G-램프) 사업단장 (2023 ~ present)

Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Ajou Univ, 공과대학 부학장 (2020 ~ 2023)

Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou Univ, 신소재공학과 학과장 (2016 ~ 2018)

Adjunct Research Professor, University of Southern California, USA, 초빙교수 (2011 ~ 2021)

Professor, Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou Univ, 에너지시스템학과 교수 (2013 ~ present)

Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou Univ, 신소재공학과 교수 (2011 ~ present)

• World's Top 2% Researchers, Elsevier & Stanford Univ (2023, 2024, 2025) 

• 90 SCIE publications in recent 5 years (2021 ~ 2025), h-index = 41, i10-index = 108 (as of Dec 2025) 

• PI of G-LAMP project, Ministry of Education & NRF Korea (20M USD, 253억원) (2023 ~ 2028)

• Advance powder metallurgy (PM) processes

• High-entropy alloys (HEAs)

• Phase change materials (PCMs)

• Metal additive manufacturing

• Hydrogen storage materials & hydrogen catalyst

• Reactive high energy density materials (HEDMs)