Biography

Education 

• Ph.D. 1998 --- 2000 
  Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics 
  Thesis title : Studies on the Holon Pair Condensation 
  based on the U(1) and SU(2) Slave-Boson Approaches to 
  the t-J Hamiltonian; Phase Diagram, Holon Pairing Instability, 
  Spectral Function, and Superfluid Weight 
  Supervisor : Prof. Sung-Ho Suck Salk
  Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, S. Korea

• M.S. 1996 --- 1998 
  Nonlinear Dynamics 
  Thesis title : Analysis of phonon scattering by discrete 
  breathers in nonlinear lattices,
  Supervisor : Prof. Seunghwan Kim
  Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, S. Korea

• B.S.  1991 --- 1996 
  Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,
  Daejeon, S. Korea

Professional Experiences 

• 2012 ---   Present    : Associate professor, McMaster University
• 2011 ---   Present    : Associate member, Perimeter Institute
• 2007 ---   2012     : Assistant professor, McMaster University
• 2006 ---   2007 : Post doctoral researcher, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (Santa Barbara)
• 2004 --- 2006 : Post doctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
• 2002 --- 2004 : Post doctoral researcher, Pohang University of Science and Technology
   

Other Experiences 

• 2000 --- 2002 : 
  Public service for the fulfillment of military duty, Sacheon City Hall, South Korea