Born

January 11, 1963, Seoul


Education

Ph.D. University of Houston (1995)
   - "Studies on the Mechanism of Action and the Structural-Activity Relationship of the Antibiotic Bicyclomycin"
   - Advisor : Prof. Harold Kohn

M.S. Seoul National University (1987)
   - "New Methods for Hofmann Rearrangement"
   - Advisor : Prof. Youn-sang Cho

B.S. Seoul National University (1985)

Work Experiences

2006 - 2008 : Associate Dean, Student Affairs of Seoul National University
1996 - present : Professor, Seoul National University
1995 - 1996 : Postdoctoral fellow, Pennsylvania State University

Awards

Tetrahedron Lettes Most Cited Paper 2003-2006 Award (2007)
Pennzoyl Company Outstanding Graduate Scholarship Award (1993)
Alpha Chi Sigma-Beta Omicron Chapter Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (1993)