Education

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• Ph.D May 2003, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, USA 

- Dissertation: Mixed Protonic-Electronic Conductors for Hydrogen Separation Membranes 

- Advisor: Professor Eric D. Wachsman 

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• M.S.  February 1999, Inorganic Materials Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

- Thesis: Oxygen Nonstoichiometry of Mn doped BaTiO3-δ via Thermogravimetry Analysis

- Advisor: Professor Han-ill Yoo 

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• B.S. August 1996, Inorganic Materials Engineering, Chonnam National University, Korea 

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Career

 

• Professor (Sept. 2015 - present)

- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University , Gwangju , Korea

• Visiting Scientist  (Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2015)

- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, RPI, Troy, USA

•  Associate Professor  (Apr. 2011 - Aug. 2015)

- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University , Gwangju , Korea

•  Visiting Associate Professor (Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2012)

- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

• Assistant Professor (Mar. 2007 - Mar. 2011)

- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University , Gwangju , Korea

•  Postdoctoral  Research Associate (Jan. 2004 - Feb. 2007 ) 

- Ceramics Section, Energy Technology/Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory,  Argonne, USA

•  Postdoctoral Research Associate (May 2003 - Dec. 2003)

- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, USA
 

Professional Involvement

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•        한국세라믹학회 부회장, 2025

•        지역연계형 수소산업 혁신인재양성사업 단장, 2024 ~ 2025

•        한국연구재단, 전문위원, 세라믹, 2023 ~ 2025

•        Editorial Board, Journal of the Asian Ceramic Society, 2023 ~ present

•        Editorial Board, Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society, 2022 ~ present

•        한국세라믹학회, 학술 포상위원장,  2022 ~ 2024

•        한국세라믹학회, SOFC & SSI 부회 학술간사, 2023 ~ 2024

•        한국세라믹학회 춘계학술대회 조직부위원장, 2022 ​

•        전남대 신소재공학부 학부장, 2016 ~ 2018

•         Editorial Board, SSPC-17, Seoul, Korea, 2014

•         한국수소 및 신에너지학회, 학술위원, 2010-2011

•         Organizing Committee, The 6th Petit Workshop on Defect Chemical Nature of Energy Materials, Damyang,                  Korea, 2009

•         한국세라믹학회 SOFC부회 총무, 2009-2010

•         Member of Korean Ceramic Society

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Invited Talks at International Conference

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•         "Defect Structure of Triple Conducting Misfit-layered Oxide for Air Electrode of PCFC", 21st Solid-State                      Protonic Conductors (SSPC-21), Fukuoka, Japan, Sep. 2023       

•         "Physicochemical Analysis of Infiltrated Cathode Symmetric Cells for Intermediate Temperature SOFCs", 23rd             International Conference on Solid State Ionics, Boston, USA, July. 2022       

•        "Electrode Kinetics of one-step Infiltration Induced Multi-cation Oxide Nano-catalyst Cathode for SOFC,                     Pacrim13, Okinawa, Japan, 2019        

•        "Thermodynamic Properties of Nonstoichiometric Oxides", ACEPS9, Oct., 2017

•         "Non-stoichiometry and Isothermal Transport Properties of LSCF", MS&T2016 , Utah, USA,  Oct. 2016

•         "Electrochemical Properties of Ceria-based IT-SOFC using Microwave Heat-treated LSCF1982 as a Cathode",           International SOFC Symposium, UNIST, Korea Aug. 2013

•          "Non-galvanic Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting using Cermet Membranes", Ceramic Society of Japan,               Sendai, Japan, Fall meeting, Dec. 2008

•         "Mixed Protonic-Electronic Conductors for Hydrogen Separation Membranes", Nano-Ionics meeting, Japan,                Aug. 2008.

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Honors & Awards

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•        학술공로상, 2025, 한국세라믹학회

•        제 34회 과학기술우수논문상, 2024, 한국과학기술단체총연합회

•         우수연구자상, 2024, 2022, 2021 전남대학교

•         교육우수상, 2022, 전남대학교

•         학술기여상(금상), 2021, 한국세라믹학회

•         용봉학술상, 2021, 전남대학교

•         교육연구우수상, 2024, 2013, 2010 전남대학교 공과대학

•         우수연구자상, 2020, 한국전력연구원,