EDUCATION

• Ph. D. (Oct. 1. 2000 - Feb. 5. 2004)

- Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg (Halle, Germany), Division of Engineering

- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

Supervisors: Prof. Ulrich Gösele and Prof. Ralf B. Wehrspohn

Dissertation: fabrication of monodomain porous alumina using nanoimprint lithography and its applications

• M.S. (Mar. 3. 1997 - Feb. 19. 1999)

Inha University (Inchoen, Korea), Chemical Engineering

Supervisor: Prof. Yongsug Tak

Thesis: effects of sulfuric acid on the electrochemical tunnel etching of aluminum

• B.S. (Mar. 2. 1993 - Feb. 21. 1997)

Inha University (Inchoen, Korea), Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Senior Researcher (Mar. 2. 2005 – Aug. 22. 2008) Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology, Nanomaterials Applications Division

• Post-doc (Feb. 12. 2004 – April. 25. 2005) Caltech (Pasadena,USA), Nanofabrication Lab., Electrical Engineering, Mentor: Prof. Axel Scherer

• Lecturer (Mar. 1. 2008 – Aug. 31. 2008) Hanyang University, Chemical Engineering

• Lecturer (Mar. 1. 1999 - Feb. 28. 2000)  Daewon Science College (Chechoen, Korea), Environmental Engineering

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES    

KICET

• Preparation of nanotubes, wires, nanoparticles of metal oxides (TiO₂, Nb₂O₅, ZnO, Al₂O₃) by anodization

• Synthesis of metal oxide nanowires by VLS methods

• Metal oxides for biochip and biosensor applications

    - Electrochemical DNA sensors (in collaboration with Medical school of Kyung Hee Univ.)

    - Measurement of blood coagulation (in collaboration with Biobud Inc.) 

• Anodically prepared metal oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells (in collaboration with SNU)

• Anodically prepared metal oxides for hydrogen evolutions (in collaboration with GIST)

Caltech

• Preparation of AlN film and its optical applications 

• Nanoporous alumina filter for microfluidics

• Porous alumina membranes for evaporation & dry etching masks

• Surface plasmon of nanodots

• Photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence measurements of nanowires

• Semiconductor processing (e-beam & thermal evaporations, sputtering, photolithography and dry & wet etching) 

Max-Planck-Institute

• Fabrication of large-area nanoimprint master stamp

• Synthesis of self-ordered and lithographically prepared porous alumina template

• Preparation of nanowires (Ag, Ni, Au and so on) in the porous alumina template by electrochemical deposition

• Fabrication of porous titanium oxide by electrochemical anodization

• Porous alumina photonic crystals

Inha Univ.

• DC & AC electrochemical etching of aluminum for an Al-electrolytic capacitor

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

• Best Research Article Award, 2008, Korea Inst. of Ceramic Eng. & Tech (Feb. 2008)

• Poster Session Award, 2005 International Society of Electrochemistry, Busan, Korea (Sep. 29, 2005) 

• Poster Session Award, 2002 MRS spring meeting, San Francisco, USA. (Apr. 2002)

• Max-Planck-Institute Scholarship, MPI Halle, Germany. (Oct. 2000 – Feb. 2004)

• Poster Session Award, The Korea Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Seoul. (1998)

• Poster Session Award, The Corrosion Society of Korea Fall Meeting, Seoul. (1997)