·        Ph.D. Physics, University of Texas at Austin

      September 1992 to December 1997

·        M. S. Physics, Seoul National University

      March 1989 to February 1991

·        B. S. Chemistry(Major) and Physics(Second Major),

     Seoul National University, March 1985 to February 1989

HONORS AND AWARDS

·       NSF CAREER Award 2005 to 2010

·        Korean Government Scholarship 1992 to 1995

·        Seoul National University Graduate Fellowship 1989 to 1991

·        Seoul National University Undergraduate Fellowship 1985 to 1989

THESES

·        Optical fourth harmonic generation at crystalline surfaces,

      Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1997

·        Study of electronic structure of Ba_1-xK_xBiO₆ by X-ray photoemission 

      spectroscopy, Master’s Thesis, Seoul National University, 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·        Associate Professor (2006 ~ present)

     Department of Physics

     Oregon State University

·        Assistant Professor (2001 ~ 2006)

     Department of Physics

     Oregon State University

·        Research Fellow (1998 ~ 2001)

     Center for Ultrafast Optical Science

     Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department

     University of Michigan        

     Supervisor: Prof. Theodore B. Norris

     Projects:

     -  High-Speed All-Optical Switching in Semiconductor-Oxide

        Microcavities via Coherent Control of Excitons

             Supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research

     -  Generation of Complex THz Waveforms

             Supported by Army Research Office

·        Research Assistant (Jan. 93’ ~ Dec. 97’)

     Department of Physics

     University of Texas at Austin

      Supervisor: Prof. Michael C. Downer

      Projects:

      -  Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Interfaces

             Supported by Robert A. Welch Foundation

      -  Properties of Condensed Matter under Planetary Interior

         Conditions Measured by Femtosecond Spectroscopy

             Supported by Department of Defense

·        Research Assistant (Jul. 89’ ~ Feb. 91’)

     Physics Department

     Seoul National University

     Supervisor: Prof. Se-Jung Oh

     Project:

     -         Electronic structure of high T_c superconductors by X-ray

         photoemission spectroscopy

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Born on April 28th, 1967 in Seoul, Korea

Citizen of Republic of Korea

Member of OSA