Education

• B.S., Dept. of Forest Products, Seoul National University, 1991
• M.S., Dept. of Forest Products, Seoul National University, 1995
• Ph.D., Dept. of Biology, University of Hamburg Germany, 1999

Professional Experiences

• Washington State University, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Pullman WA. USA. Postdoctoral Researcher, 1999.12-2002.11
• Korea Forest Research Institute, Research fellow. 2003.3-2007.8
• Seoul National University, Dept. Forest Product, Assistant Professor, 2007.8-2011.9
• Seoul National University, Dept. Forest Product, Associate Professor, 2011.9-2015.2
• Seoul National University, Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Associate Professor, 2015.3- present

Society Memberships

• Korea Society of Wood Science and Technology (한국목재공학회)
• Korea Society of Forest Bioenergy (한국산림바이오에너지학회)

Research Interests

• Biomass based bioenergy conversion processes
• - Fast pyrolysis process
• - Hydrothermal liquefaction
• - Advanced pretreatment of biomass and bioalcohol production
• Biooil application and catalytic upgrading
• Biochar activation and conversion to carbon based materials
• Biomass Biorefienry
• Lignin application

Lectures

• Topics on plant biomass characteristics
• Topics on thermochemical conversion of biomass
• Topics on biomass biorefinery
• Topics on forest bioenergy