PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

2026. 03 - present  Assistant Professor, Department of Cosmedical Materials, College of Bio-Convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea

 

EDUCATION and TRAINING

2023. 02 - 2026.01    Postdoctoral research associate, Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

                                             Advisor: Richard A. Register and Rodney D. Priestley

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2017. 08 - 2022. 12    Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

                                             Advisor: Hoyong Chung   

                                             Dissertation: Well-Defined Lignin-Based Biodegradable Polymer: Synthesis and Precise Control of Properties

 

2017. 08 - 2019. 12    M.S in Chemical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

                                             Advisor: Hoyong Chung

                                             Thesis: Aqueous Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) with Homogeneous Ru Benzylidene Catalyst

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2014. 10 – 2016. 06    Researcher, Molecular Imaging & Therapy Branch, National Cancer Center, Korea

                                               Research Area: MRI agent and Cancer Treatment Using Porphyrin and Iron Nanoparticles

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2013. 02 - 2014. 10    R&D Scientist, Slurry Team, Dongjin Semichem, Korea

                                              Research Area: W-Slurry for Semi-conductor Polishing using colloidal silica nanoparticles.

 

2011. 03 - 2013. 02     M.S in Inorganic chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

                                              Advisor: Suk Joong Lee

                                              Thesis: Mn(Ⅲ)-Porphyrin Based Porous Coordination Polymers:  Morphology Control and Their Catalytic Olefin Oxidations

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2007. 03 - 2011. 02     B.S in Chemistry and Medical Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea