Educational Background

• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1990
• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1982
• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1979

Professional Positions

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, GIST, Gwangju, Korea

• 1/00-12/02 Director, Energy and Environmental Research Center
• 8/94-2/98 Department Chair, Environmental Science and Engineering
• 8/94-present Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (3/95), Professor (4/01)

GIST, Gwangju, Korea

• 4/11-6/12 Director, Chemistry and Material Science Concentration GIST College
• 2/09-1/11 Director, Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Energies
• 5/07-6/08 Acting President of GIST
• 3/06-6/08 Vice President of GIST
• 2/04-3/06 Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
• 03-04 President, the GIST Faculty Association
• 1/01-02/05 Programme Coordinator, Institute of Science and Technology for Sustainability, GIST/United Nations University Joint Programme

Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA

• 6/15-6/18 Member, Board of Trustees
• Gwangju Jeonnam Research Institute, Gwangju, Korea
• 2/92-7/94 Assistant Biochemical Engineer
• 1/91-1/92 Postdoctoral Appointee

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (2/15)

• 2/14-present Director, Energy and Environment Technology

Chemical Engineering Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

• 3/82-7/85 Research Scientist

Awards

• Best Paper Award, The Korean Association for Radiation Protection (2000)
• Best Paper Award, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2001)
• GIST Best Researcher Award (Nov. 2002)
• Korea Presidential R&D Award (Apr. 2003)
• Korea Science and Technology Medal (Apr. 2008)

Professional Societies

• Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) 2012-present, member
• Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers 1994 - present, member
• Membrane Society of Korea 1998 - present, member
• Korean Society of Environmental Engineers 1994 - present, member

Editorial work

• Editorial Board, Journal of Membrane Science (2010-present)
• Editorial Board, Desalination and Water Treatment, Desalination Publications (2009-present)
• Editorial Board, Desalination, Elsevier (2004-2009)
• Editor, Korean Chemical Engineering Research, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (2007- present)
• Editor-in-chief, Membrane Journal, Korea Membrane Society (2005- 2009)
• Advisory Board, Chinese Journal of Membrane Science and Technology (2008-present)