RESEARCH INTERESTS
Our group's focus is on ab initio investigations of materials and surface science phenomena. First principles electronic structure calculations (with machine learning approaches) are used in conjunction with high performance computing to probe chemical reactions at surfaces and interfaces, exploring the energetics, (opto)electronic, and other novel properties of polyatomic systems. The processes that occur at surfaces and interfaces play a critical role in the manufacturing and performance of advanced materials. The research methods developed and knowledge acquired will have vast array of applications in materials science and engineering.
저희 연구실은 재료 시뮬레이션, 머신러닝 방법론 등을 이용하여 다양한 소재들과 그 표면에서 일어나는 현상을 탐구합니다. 구체적으로, 고성능 슈퍼컴퓨팅 기술과 조합되어 다양한 소재와 계면에서의 화학 반응, 열역학 성질, 원자 구조, 전자 구조, 자기적 성질 등의 예측 및 규명을 합니다. 특히 전자 기기, 자기 장치, 광학 센서, 촉매 등 다양한 응용 분야를 이해하는데 있어 중요한 표면 물성에 중점을 두고 있습니다. 저희 연구실에서 습득한 연구 방법들과 지식들을 통하여 여러 학계 산업계, 연구원 등 다양한 진로로 나아갈 수 있습니다.
EDUCATION AND CAREER
-- Chairman, Board of Directors, Council of ASEAN Professors in Korea (CAPK) 주한 아세안 교수 협의회, Republic of Korea (2024 – present)
-- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP), UK (Since 2021)
-- Professor, Yonsei University, South Korea (Since 2020)
-- Associate Professor, Yonsei University, South Korea (2015-2020)
-- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK (Since 2018)
-- Chartered Scientist (CSci), Science Council, UK (Since 2014)
-- Visiting Research Fellow (Affiliate), University of Sydney, Australia (2013 - present)
-- Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, South Korea (2010 - 2015)
-- Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellow, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany (2009 - 2010) [Advisor: Prof. Dr. Habil. Matthias Scheffler]
-- Max Planck Postdoc Fellow, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany (2008 - 2009) [Advisor: Prof. Dr. Habil. Matthias Scheffler]
-- Ph.D. (Physics), University of Sydney, Australia (2005 - 2008) [Advisor: Prof. Dr. Habil. Catherine Stampfl FAA FRSN]
-- M.Sc. (1st Hons. Div.) (Chemistry), The University of Auckland, New Zealand (2004 - 2005)
-- B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chemistry), The National University of Singapore, Singapore (1999 - 2003)
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
-- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) (2021 – present)
-- NANOKOREA Organizing Committee Excellence Performance Award (2019)
-- 2018 Yonsei University Research Excellence Award (2019)
-- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC; Invited through the "Leader in the Field" scheme) (2018 – present)
-- Chartered Scientist (Science Council, UK) (2014 – present)
-- Visiting Academic, Department of Chemistry, The University of Bath (2014)
-- Honorary Research Fellow (Affiliate Faculty), School of Physics, The University of Sydney (2013 – present)
-- Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2009 – 2010)
-- Max-Planck Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2008 – 2009)
-- Editorial board member, Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society, Springer Nature (2019 – present)
-- Editorial board member, Surfaces, MDPI (2018 – present)
-- Associate Editor, Micro & Nano Letters, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (2018 – 2019)
-- Editorial board member (Condensed Matter Physics Division), Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group (2016 – present)
-- Scientific reviewer: T.O.P. research grant, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (Since 2015)
-- Scientific reviewer: Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) computational grant (Since 2015)
-- Technical program committee member for the annual International Conference on Materials Science, Metal & Manufacturing, M3 (Since 2017)
-- International Scientific Committee Member, the 4th International Symposium on Hybrid Materials and Processing (HyMaP 2017)
-- International Scientific Committee Member, the 2nd International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials 2014 (IUMRS-ICYRAM 2014)
-- Invited reviewer: Australian Research Council (ARC) grants (Since 2013)
-- The Marquis Who's Who in the World, Pearl Anniversary 30th Edition (2013)
-- Referee: American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund (Since 2011)
-- Wiley Science Advisor (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) (Since 2011)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
-- Member of the INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (IOP) (2021 – present)
-- Member of the AMERICAN ENERGY SOCIETY (AES) (2017 – present)
-- Member of the AMERICAN CERAMICS SOCIETY (ACerS) (2017 – present)
-- Member of the ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (RSC) (2013 – present)
-- Member of the AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (APS) (2011 – present)
-- Member of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) (2012 – present)
-- Invited full member of the AMERICAN NANO SOCIETY (ANS) (2011 – 2013)
-- Life member of the KOREAN CERAMICS SOCIETY (KCerS) (Since 2017)
-- Life member of the KOREAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (KIChE) (Since 2011)
-- Life member of the MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF KOREA (MRS-K) (Since 2010)
-- Life member of the KOREAN INSTITUTE OF METALS AND MATERIALS (KIM) (Since 2010): Sub-committee member, Computational Materials Science Division (2013 – present)
-- Member of the Max Planck Network (MaxNet) (Since 2010)
-- Member of the DEUTSCHE PHYSIKALISCHE GESELLSCHAFT (DPG) (2008 – 2014)
-- Member of the AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH NETWORK OF ADVANCED MATERIALS (ARNAM) (Since 2005)
-- Member of the AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH NETWORK (ARCNN) (Since 2005)
-- Member of the AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP) (2005 – 2008)
-- Member of the NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (2005 – 2006)