Seoul National Univ., Metallurgical Engineering, BS (1986)
Seoul National Univ., Metallurgical Engineering, MS (1988)
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D (1996)

Dongsun Special Materials Co., Researcher (1987-1990)
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Coordinated Science Research Lab., Research Assistant (1990-1996)
Lam Research Corporation(USA), Senior Process Engineer (1996-1998)
Sungkyunkwan Univ., Department of Materials Science and Engineeering, Senior Lecturer (1998-2000)
Sungkyunkwan Univ., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor (2000-2004)
Sungkyunkwan Univ., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor (2004-2010)
Sungkyunkwan Univ., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor (2010-present)

The Minister Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MTIE), 2009
The Best Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
The Best Contribution Award, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2012
The AMSE Award, School of Advanced Materials Science and Emgineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2015
SKKU Fellow, 2019
The National Academy of Engineering of Korea, general member, 2022

The Minister Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MTIE), 2009
The Best Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
The Best Contribution Award, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2012
SKKU Fellow, 2019 - 2021
공학한림원 일반회원, 2022