2013 Ph.D. in Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Ryoji Kanno) 2009 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Hidetoshi Sekiguchi)
2021~Present Principal Investigator, Graduate School of Energy Convergence, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology2021~Present Visiting Professor, Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2017~2021 Assistant Professor, Hydrogen Functional Materials Division (Orimo Laboratory), Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2016~2017 Visiting Researcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology 2014~2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, KAIST (Supervisor: Prof. Jang Wook Choi) 2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Ryoji Kanno)
2021 Distinguished Researcher, Tohoku University 2021 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scientist’s award (similar as President award in Korea), MEXT 2020 Outstanding researcher Award, The NF foundation 2020 Outstanding researcher Award, The Honda Memorial Foundation 2020 Outstanding researcher Award, The Incos Japan Science Foundation 2020 Science and Technology Award, The Tokin Japan Science Foundation 2020 Best Poster Award, International Symposium “Hydrogenomics” Combined with 14th International Symposium Hydrogen & Energy 2019 Young Researcher Award, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, Japan 2017 Best Poster Award, IMR Lecture Meeting and Summit of Materials Science 2017 Best Poster Award, The Committee on Next Generation Hydrides Research 2016 KAIST Institute Postdoc Fellow, KAIST 2009 PreFEED Award, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan 2012-2014 Scholarship student of the Rotary Foundation 2011-2013 Global COE Research scholar of the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Center for Energy Science 2011-2012 Scholarship student of the Japan Student Services Organization 2009-2011 Scholarship student of the Furukawa Foundation 2005-2009 Japan−Korea Joint Scholarship (President Dae−jung Kim Scholarship) for Science and Engineering Students