Founding Director
Center for Quantum Materials, National Research Foundation of Korea
2015 – 2020
Associate Director
Center for Correlated Electron Systems, Institute for Basic Science
2010 – Present
Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Seoul National University
Education
1990-1993
PhD: Physics Department, Imperial College, London
Supervisor: Prof. Bryan Randell Coles, FRS
1988-1990
MSc: Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Supervisor: Prof. Se-Jung Oh
1984-1988
BSc: Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Prize and Honor
Dec. 2017
Elected as Fellow to the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Dec. 2016
The Korea Science Prize
by The Korean Government
Apr. 2015
Award for 2015 KPS Prize
by The Korean Physical Society
Dec. 2009
Award for National Excellent Research Result in 2009
(one of 100 awardees from the whole national R & D projects)
by KISTEP of Korean Government
Nov. 2009
Award for Outstanding Research Result in 2009
(one of 60 awardees from national basic science & engineering R & D projects)
by National Research Foundation of Korea
Feb. 2009
SKKU Fellow (Distinguished Professorship) Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Nov. 2008
Elected to Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK
Sept. 2006
Award for Outstanding Research Result in 2006
(one of 50 awardees from national basic science & engineering R & D projects)
by Korea Science Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Korea