Contact

Office: Basic science building (기초과학동) E6-6 #506

Phone: +82-42-350-2836

Email: linus16_at_kaist.ac.kr

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Education

2005.09-2009.06   

PhD in Chemistry (Minor: Physics), Caltech

Thesis: Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Framework for Nano- and Bio-systems

Supervisor: Prof. William A. Goddard, III

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2001.03-2004.02

BS in Chemistry, KAIST

Supervisor: Prof. Eok Kyun Lee

                               

Professional Experience

2023.09-Current

Professor, Department of Chemistry, KAIST

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2022.08-Current

Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Caltech

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2017.09-2023.08

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, KAIST​

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2016.03-2020.02

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Water, Sustainability (EEWS), KAIST

 

2013.01-2016.02

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Water, Sustainability (EEWS), KAIST

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2013.08-2014.08

External Consultant of Material Science Suite, Schrodinger Company

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2009.07-2012.12

Senior Researcher, Institute of Applied Science, KAIST

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2006-2007

Graduate Researcher Associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA

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Awards & Honors

• Editorial advisory board member, JACS Au, 2021-

• Physical chemistry division award for young researchers, Korean Chemical Society (KCS), 2021

• Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST) member, 2021

• Best teaching award, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, 2021

• Best teaching award, College of Natural Science, KAIST, 2020

• Humantech paper award for supervisor (student: Minho Kim), Gold medal in Basic science and technology division, Samsung, 2019

• Dissertation of the Year for supervisor (student: Hyeyoung Shin), Grand (1st) prize in Chemistry division, S-oil and Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), 2016

• Humantech paper award for supervisor (student: Hyeyoung Shin), Silver medal in Basic science and technology division, Samsung, 2016

• Environmental energy chemistry division award for young researchers, Korean Chemical Society (KCS), 2016

• Faculty award in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of founding (Joint research), KAIST, 2016

• TJ Park science fellowship, Chemistry division, POSCO foundation, 2016

• Best research award, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 2014

• EWon assistant professor (titled professorship for assistant professors), KAIST, 2014

• Herbert Newby McCoy Award (Chemistry Best thesis award), Department of Chemistry, Caltech, 2010

• Springer best thesis award, Springer Publishing Company, 2010

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