1990.3 ~ 1994.2 : Ph.D., Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
1988.3 ~ 1990.2 : MS, Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
1983.3 ~ 1987.2 : BS, Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

Working Experiences
2007.03 ~ present : Professor. Inha University
2011.07 ~ 2011.08 : Visiting Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
2010.07 ~ 2010.08 : Foreign Cooperative Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
2002.08 ~ 2007.02 : Associate Professor. Chonnam National University
2005.12 ~ 2007.01 : Visiting professor. University of Alberta, Canada
1996.03 ~ 2002.07 : Assistant Professor, Associate Professor. Sunchon National university
1999.03 ~ 2000.02 : Visiting Scientist. National Research Institute of Materials (NIRIM), Japan
1995.09 ~ 1996.02 : Senior Researcher. Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
1994.08 ~ 1995.08 : Visiting Scientist. National Research Institute of Materials (NIRIM), Japan
1994.03 ~ 1994.07 : Post-doc. Pohang University of Science and Technology
1987.01 ~ 1988.02 : Researcher, Daewoo Precision Inc.

Academic Activities
- Editor
Editorial Board Member (2004.1-2019.12), Metals and Materials International
Editorial Board Member (2009.1- ), Electronic Materials Letters
Editorial Board Member (2004.1-2008.12), Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
Editorial Board Member (2013.1- ), Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
Editorial Board Member (2014.1-2015.12), Journal of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering
Editorial Board Member (2014.1 - ) Journal of Sensors
Editorial Board Member (2014.1 - ) Scientific Reports
Editorial Board Member (2017.1 - ) Sensors
Editorial Board Member (2017.1 - ) Applied Sciences

- Academy
Executive Member (2007.1-), Materials Research Society of Korea
Executive Member (2009.1 - 2009.12), The Korean Ceramic Society
Executive Member (2009.1 - ), The Korean Institute of Surface Engineering
Executive Member (2011.1 - 2011.12), The Korean Sensor Society

Organizer
- Conference Co-Chairman, 2nd International Conference on Electrospinning 2012 (Electrospin 2012), May 29 - June 1, 2012, Jeju, Korea.
- Organizer, Focused Session 3: Next Generation Technologies for Innovative Surface Coatings at 36th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, 22-27, January, Daytona Beach Florida, USA.
- Program Chair, The 27th Korea-Japan International Seminar on Ceramics, November 24-26, 2010, Incheon, Korea.
- Program Committee Member, IUMRS-ICEM 2010 (International Conference on Electronic Materials 2010 presented by International Union of Materials Research Societies), 22nd - 27th August, 2010, KINTEX, GyeongGi-Do, Korea.
- Local Organizing Committee Member, The 7th AMF-AMEC-2010 (The 7th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity and the 7th Asian Meeting on ElectroCeramics), June 28 - July 1, 2010, Jeju, Korea.
- Local Organizing Committee, The 7th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity and the 7th Asian Meeting on ElectroCeremics (AMF-AMEC-2010), June 28 - July 1, 2010, Jeju, Korea.
- Local Organizing Committee Member, The 14th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics, October 7-10, 2007, Jeju Island, Korea.
- Organizing Committee Member, The 21st International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, November 4-6, 2004, Gwangju, Korea.
- Technical Program Committee Member, The 16th International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics (ISIF), April 5-8, 2004, Gyeongju, Korea.
- Program Committee Member, The 6th International Symposium on Blue Laser and Light Emitting Diodes (ISBLLED), March 15-19, 2004, Gyeongju, Korea,
- Program Committee Member, The 5th International Symposium on Blue Laser and Light Emitting Diodes (ISBLLED), March 15-19, 2004, Gyeongju, Korea.
- Organizer, Symposium 11: Next Generation Technologies for Innovative Surface Coatings at 37th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Jan. 27 - Feb. 1, 2013, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
- International Advisory Committee, In

Thin film processing and characterization
Surface and interface analysis
Synthesis and application of nanostructure and nanomaterials

2017.07 Award for Excellent Scientific Paper(27th) by The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
2016.10 MMI-SPRINGER Paper Award by The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
2013.04, 2015.12 Good Reviewer Award by The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
2011. 2 Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship
Visiting Professor at Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan (2011.07 ~ 2011.08)
2005. 3 LG Yonam Foundation Fellowship
Visiting professor at University of Alberta, Canada (2005.12-2006.11)
1999. 2 Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellowship
Visiting scientist at National Research Institute of Materials (NIRIM), Japan (1999.03 ~ 2000.02)
1994. 6 Japan Korea Foundation Fellowship
Visiting scientist at National Research Institute of Materials (NIRIM), Japan (1994.08 ~ 1995.08 )