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