Principal Investigator

Research Interests

Advanced materials processing for nanomaterials

• Developing a nanoparticle-solution-based slot coating system for transparent conductive films
• Developing a micro-size droplet generation system
• Analysis and design of membrane fabrications (polymer and zeolite).

Image & data analysis

• Developing statical image analysis for optical microscope and scanning electron microscope images
• Feature analysis of images (particle size & orientations, 3D crack structure, tooth alignment)

Computational model & numerical methods for complex systems

• Advanced numerical analysis for (transient) partial differential equations in complex domains
• Developing advanced analysis method : stability analysis and frequency response method
• Developing computational model for blood damage estimations in biomedical devices.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2009
Coating Process Fundamental Program
Advisor: Prof. Marcio S. Carvalho and the late L. E. “Skip” Scriven

Master of Engineering

Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2004
Process System & Safety Laboratory
Advisor: Prof. Ensup Yoon

Bachelor of Engineering

Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2000

Awards & Honors

• Shinyang Engineering Academic Award : 2020
• L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award : 2016
• ASAIO (American Society of Artificial Internal Organs) fellowship award : 2010
• Scholarship from the Kwanjeong Educational Foundation, Korea : 2004 – 2008
• Graduate with honor (Summa Cum Laude), Seoul National University : 2000
• Full scholarship, Seoul National University : Spring 1997 – Fall 1999

Research Experiences & Academic appointments

School of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Seoul National University (SNU)

• Professor, Fall 2025 - Current
• Associate professor, Fall 2020 – Fall 2025
• Assistant professor, Fall 2017 – Fall 2020

Department of Chemical Engineering at SungKyunKwan University (SKKU)

• Assistant professor, Spring 2012 – Spring 2017

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Prof. Matteo Pasquali and Marek Behr (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Fall 2009 – Spring 2012.

Professional activities

• International society of coating science and technology (ISCST)
• Board member Asian Coating Workshop (ACW), Advisory committee
• American society of artificial internal organs (ASAIO)
• Korean institute of chemical engineering (KIChE)
• Transport phenomena & polymer subdivisions Korean society of rheology (KSR), Council member

Teaching Experiences

Lectures at SKKU

• ECH2007: Fluid mechanics in chemical engineering (2013 – 2017)
• ECH2018: Physical chemistry 2 (2012 – 2016)
• ECH3025: Chemical engineering laboratory 2 (2013)
• ECH3039: Capstone design of chemical engineering (2014)
• ECH3040: Process and product design for chemical engineer (2012 – 2013)
• ECH3055: Capstone design of chemical and polymer engineering (2015)
• ECH5046: Advanced fluid dynamics (2014 – 2015)
• ECH5093: Advanced numerical analysis (2016 – 2017)
• ERC3001: Global capstone design (2016)

Rice university

• Lecturer, Transport phenomena I (ChBE 401), Fall 2011

University of Minnesota

• Lecturer, Finite Element Method of Computer-aided Analysis (ChEn 8902), Spring 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Research funds

Research grants from government agencies

Developing thin film production process for nano- and micro-sized particles

• Basic Science Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): 2013 – Current

Quantitative image analysis of zeolite membrane

• Korea Carbon Capturing and Storage (CCS), NRF: 2012 – Current

Analysis and design of continuous mixed matrix membrane production process

• Convergent Chemical Process (CCP) program, National research councils of Science & Technology of Korea (NST): 2015 – Current

Funded research projects for industry collaborations

• Developing computational coating flow analysis for improving productivity
• LG chemical: 2013 – 2015
• Process design for anisotropic conductive film production
• Cheil industries: 2013
• Flow analysis for short-curtain type film-casting process
• Samsung advanced institute of technology: 2013
• Flow distribution analysis inside the fountain die for in-line coating
• SKC: 2014
• Tensioned-web-over slot die coating flow analysis for multi-layer ceramic capacitor fabrication
• Samsung electro-mechanics: 2014 – Current
• Microstructure analysis for composite materials with particles from film fabrications
• Samsung electronics: 2015 – Current
• Analysis of tensioned-web-over-bar coating system for preventing ribbing instability
• SKC: 2015 – Current
• Image analysis for anisotropic conductive film
• Samsung SDI: 2015 – Current

Other research funds

• Studies on slot coating method for multiple layer
• Samsung research fund, Sungkyunkwan university: 2012
• Development of slot coating process for transparent conductive films using silver nanowire solution
• Sanhak foundation: 2013 – 2014