EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Materials Science and Engineering / Electrical Engineering (minor), 2001
• M.S., Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea), Materials Science and Engineering (Ceramic), 1995
• B.S., Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea), Materials Science and Engineering (Ceramic), 1993

EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT RECORD:

• 2013 to present : Alumni Professor, Materials Engineering, Auburn University
• 2018 to present: Director, Analytical Microscopy Center
• 2013 to present: Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
• 2013 to present : Professor, Materials Engineering, Auburn University
• 2008 to 2013 : Associate Professor, Materials Engineering, Auburn University
• 2003 to 2008 : Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering, Auburn University
• 2001 to 2003 : Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
• 1997 to 2001 : Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
• 1995 to 1997 : Research Associate, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
• 1993 to 1995 : Research Assistant, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea)

AWARD AND HONORS:

• AU SG College of Engineering, Outstanding Faculty Memeber (2023)
• Auburn University Alumni Professorship (2013-2018)
• AU Alumni Engineering Council Research Award for Excellence (2008)
• AWS Howard E. Adkins Memorial Instructor Award (2017-2018)
• AWS District Educator Award (2012), Meritorious Award (2010)
• Sigma Xi Honorary Society, Alpha Simgma Mu Honorary Society

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

• Executive Committee – ECS Sensor Division (2016 – present)
• Editorial Board Member: Nanomaterials, Materials, Physical B:Physics of Condensed Matter
• Chairman of AWS Auburn-Opelika Chapter (2009-2014)
• President of KSEA-Alabama Chapter (2010-2014)
• Members of ECS, MRS, IEEE, AWS, SPIE, SEM
• Journal Reviewer for ACS Sensors, Sensors and Actuators, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Journal of Applied Phyiscs, etc.
• Proposal Review Panel Member for NSF, USDA, ACS, DOE, CRDF

EDUCATION INTEREST AND SUMMARY:

• Condition monitoring materials and systems: advanced sensing materials, energy conversion materials, flexible and wearable devices, portable energy conversion or storage devices
• Electrical ceramics : ferroelectric, dielectric, and piezoelectric ceramics for the majority of electronic applications
• Microelectronic materials and processing / Thin film science and technology : a fundamental understanding of basic science and present techniques with respect to solid state electronics, characterization of electronic materials, and thin film growth

SERVICE:

• Director – Analytical Microscopy Center, 2018 – present
• Member – SGCOE Curriculum Committee (MATL representative), 2015 – present
• Member – SGCOE Continous Improvement Committee (MATL representative), 2022 – present
• Member – University Senate, 2012 – 2015
• Chair – University Traffic and Parking Committee, 2011 – 2012
• Member – University Traffic and Parking Committee, 2009 – 2011; Member – Senate Library Committee, 2006 – 2009.
• Judge Committee - BEST High School and Middle School Robotics Competition (2004-2006)