Education

Ph.D. SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2016

          (Advisor : Prof. Sang-Woo Kim)

B.S.   Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2011

​

Professional Experience

2023 - Present : Associate Professor

                         Department of Energy Science & Engineering

                         Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Korea

2018 - 2023     : Assistant Professor

                         Department of Energy Science & Engineering

                         Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Korea

2016 - 2018    : Post Doctor

                         Department of Bioengineering,  University of California, Berkeley, USA

                         Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA

​

Research Interest

- Synthesis of Nano Piezoelectric and Triboelectric materials

- Design and Development of high-performance Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Energy Generator

- Development of Self-Powered Electronics using Energy Generators

- Development of Biomimetic Biomolecule based Energy Materials and Devices

- Development of Novel Applications using Energy Materials

​

Honor and Award

• Nano Energy Early Career Researcher Board (2025~)

• 2025 Energies Award, energies (2025)

• KIM Emerging Innovator in Materials, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (2025)

• IEEE-ISAF Young Investigator (2022)

• Best paper award, KIEEME (2019)

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, NRF of Korea (2016)

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, SKKU (2016) 

• Samsung Humantech Paper Bronze Award, Samsung Humantech, (2016)

• Outstanding Graduate Student Award, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), SKKU (2016)

​