Ph.D. Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, USA, 2003.07 M.S. Kyung Hee University, Department of Chemical Engineering, S. Korea, 1996.02 B.S. Kyung Hee University, Department of Chemical Engineering, S. Korea, 1994.02

Professor, Kyung Hee University, S. Korea, 2006.09-present Research Fellow, POSCO New Experience of Technology Hub, POSCO Holdings, S. Korea, 2023.03-present Kyung Hee Fellow (Research), Kyung Hee University, 2018 Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, 2012.09-2013.08 Senior Researcher, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), S. Korea, 2003.09-2006.08 Director, Center for the SMART Energy Platform, Next Generation Engineering Researcher Program of NRF funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT, 2017.05-2022.02 Director, Materials and Interface Design for Sodium Solid State Batteries, International Joint Research Program of NRF funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT, 2020.11–present Next Generation Secondary Battery R&D Program of KEIT funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 2012.06–2017.05 Energy Technology R&D Programs (PHEV20) of KETEP funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 2008.10 - 2013.09

Selected Publications - 3D-Printed Silicone Substrates as Highly Deformable Electrodes for Stretchable Li-Ion Batteries, Small, 19, 2205817 (2023) - Moving toward Smart Hybrid Vertical Carbon/MoS2 Binder-Free Electrodes for High-Performing Sodium-Ion Batteries, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 3260-3269 (2023) - Advancing Li-ion storage performance with hybrid vertical carbon/Ni3S2-based electrodes, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 67, 8-18 (2022) - 3D-printed twisted yarn-type Li-ion battery towards smart fabrics, Energy Storage Materials, 41, 748-757 (2021) - Biomass-derived biochar materials as sustainable energy sources for electrochemical energy storage devices, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,137, 110464 (2021)

- Editorial Board Member, Metals (SCIE), 2021-present - Organizing Committee Member, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - International Advisory Board Member, International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Chemistry, 2021 - Executive Board Director, Korean Battery Society, 2009-present - Associate Editor, Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society, 2008-2013 - Life Member of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2005-present - Best Paper Award (Soon Phil Jung), International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment, 2022 - Best Paper Award (S. Praveen), International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2021 - Best Paper Award (Gyu Sang Sim/Youn Cheol Joe/Yong Nam Jo), Korean Battery Society, 2020/2017/2016 - Best Paper Award (Gyu Sang Sim/S. Praveen/M. Nanthagopal) Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy, The Korean Society of Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Best Paper Award (Hyeong Seop Kang), International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2019 - Best Paper Award (P. Santhoshkumar), International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Chemistry, 2018 - Best Paper Award (P. Santhoshkumar, Varun, M. Nanthagopal, Nitheesha), The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2022/2021/2018 - Best Paper Award (Suk Hyun Kang), International Forum on Functional Materials, 2017

- Batteries / Supercapacitors / Fuel Cells / 3D Printing Technology - Energy Materials Design, Organic/Inorganic Materials Synthesis, Electrodes & Electrolytes, Functional Materials, Nanocomposites, Electrochemical Kinetics, Electroplating, Coating, Safety