Professor
RESEARCH FIELD
- Development of ultrashort, ultrahigh intensity lasers and their applications: PW lasers, electron acceleration, proton generation, x-ray laser
- Nonlinear Optics (OPO, SHG, DFG, THz generation with QPM devices)
- Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy(CARS) & Two Photon Fluorescence(TPF) Microscopy
- Laser spectroscopy (CARS, LIGS, RIKES)
- Singular Optics(optical vortices generation, structured light)
- Laser driven X-ray generation
EDUCATION
- 1992 Seoul National University (Ph. D. in Physics)
- 1987 Seoul National University (M.S. in Physcis)
- 1985 Seoul National University (B.S. in Physics)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2023 - Present : Director, Advanced Photonics Research Institute, GIST
- 2022 - 2023 : President, Optical Society of Korea, OSK
- 2019 - 2021 : Director, Division of Natural Sciences, NRF
- 2015 - 2019 : Dean, Gist College
- 2011 - 2015 : Director, Physics concentration, GIST College
- 2009 - 2010 : Leverhulme Visiting Professor, The University of Manchester
- 2008 - 2009 : Director, School of Photon Science and Technology, GIST
- 2006 - Present : Professor, GIST
- 2004 - 2009 : Head Scientist, Advanced Photonics Research Institute, GIST
- 2003 - 2006 : Associate Professor, GIST
- 1992 - 2003 : Senior/Principal Researcher, KAERI
HONORS AWARDS
- Presidential Citation of Merits for Science and Technology Promotion (April 21, 2022)
- Ministerial Citation of Merits for Basic Research Promotion (Dec. 31, 2020)
- Contribution and Service Award, GIST (Nov. 2014)
- Contribution Award, GIST (Nov. 2013)
- Prime Minister's Citations for Merits of Science and Technology Promotion (April 21, 2011)
- Outstanding paper award, OSK Annual meeting (Feb. 20, 2011)
- Leverhulme Visiting Professorship (United Kingdom) (2009/2010)
- NRF Overseas Visiting Professorship (2009)
- Best Paper Award, KPS Annual meeting (Oct. 2009)
- Best Paper Award, Workshop in Advanced Lasers and Their Applications (May, 2009)
- Best Paper Award, OSK Annual meeting (Feb, 2009)
- Best Teacher's Award, GIST (3 Mar 2008)
- Outstanding Poster Award, APNF06 (June 16, 2007)
- Innovative Nano-Research Award, Nano Korea 2007 (Aug. 30, 2007)
- Outstanding Paper Award, COOC2007, (May 17, 2007)
- Special Award for Research and Development, KAERI (April, 2002)
- Best poster presentation award, KPS 77th annual meeting (April, 2001)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- President, Optical Society of Korea (2022 - present)
- Editor, Scientific Reports (2022 - present)
- Director, Research Center for Photon Science Technology, GIST (2021 - Present)
- President-elect, Optical Society of Korea (2021 - 2022)
- Vice-President, Optical Society of Korea (2016 - 2018)
- Member of the Review Board, National Research Foundation(NRF) of Korea
- Chairman of Optics and Quantum Electronics Division(OQED) of Korean Physical Society(KPS)
- Fellow, Optical Society of Korea(OSK)
- Chairman of Quantum Electronics Division, Optical Society of Korea(OSK) (2008 - 2010)
- Fellow, Korean Physical Society(KPS)
- Editor, Journal of the Korean Physical Society(JKPS) (2009 - 2012)
- Member, Optical Society of America(OSA)
- Member, SPIE-The International Society of Optical Engineering
- Member of International Electrotechnical Commision(IEC) Technical Committee TC-76
- Program committee of X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications 2011
- Member of Program Committee of International Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers Conference 2010
- Program Committee of Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications Ⅷ 2010
- Member of Scientific Advisory Board of EU-FP7 Extreme Light Infrastructure Program.
- Member of Organization Committee of CLEO-Pacific Rim 2007, 2009
- Member of Program Committee, Asian Pacific Laser Symposium 4th (2004)/5th (2006)/6th (2008)/7th (2010)
- Member of Program Committee, Joint Conference on Ultrafast Optics V and Applications of High Field and Short Wavelength Sources XI (2005)
- Chairman of Editorial Board, Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics (2014 - present)
