Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, USA, 2017.1 M.S. University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, USA, 2015.5 M.S. Seoul National University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea, 2007.2 B.S. Seoul National University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea, 2005.2

Assistant Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2022.9-present Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (2021-2022.8) Senior Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (2017-2021) Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Notre Dame, USA (2016-2017) Research Engineer, Hanwha Chemical Corporation, Korea (2006-2011)

Selected Publications - Metal-organic framework modulated to site-isolate Cl• pendants via radical inter-conversion for degrading hard-to-ionize aqueous organic wastes, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, accepted (2023) - Steering •OH-Triggered Radicalization of Surface Phosphate Functionality and Its Protonated Analogues to Accelerate Mineralization of Aqueous Organic Wastes, Chemical Engineering Journal, 455, 140537 (2023) - Decrypting Catalytic NOX Activation and Poison Fragmentation Routes Boosted by Mono- and Bi-Dentate Surface SO32-/SO42- Modifiers under a SO2-Containing Flue Gas Stream, ACS Catalysis, 12, 2086-2107 (2022) - Contrasting Catalytic Functions of Metal Vanadates and Their Oxide Composite Analogues for NH3-Assisted, Selective NOX Transformation, Chemistry of Materials, 34, 1078-1097 (2022) - NOX Reduction Consequences of Lanthanide-Substituted Vanadates Functionalized with S or P Poisons under Oxidative Environments, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, 8350-8371 (2021) - Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction-Mediated Amendment of a Manganese Oxide Surface Desired to Selectively Transform Nitrogen Oxides and/or Ammonia, ACS Catalysis, 11, 767-786 (2021) - Open Ni Site Coupled with SO42- Functionality to Prompt Radical Interconversion of •OH <-> SO4•- Exploited to Decompose Refractory Pollutant, Chemical Engineering Journal, 400, 125971 (2020) - Investigating multi-functional traits of metal-substituted vanadate catalysts in expediting NOX reduction and poison degradation at low temperatures, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 397, 122671 (2020) - Grasping Periodic Trend and Rate-Determining Step for S-Modified Metals of Metal Sulfides Deployable to Produce •OH via H2O2 Cleavage, Applied Catalysis B, 253, 60-68 (2019) - Enhancing the Decomposition of Refractory Contaminants on SO42--Functionalized Iron Oxide to Accommodate Surface SO4•- Generated via Radical Transfer from •OH, Applied Catalysis B, 252, 62-76 (2019)

- Heterogeneous/environmental catalysis (selective catalytic NOX reduction, CO oxidation, radical-assisted mineralization of an aqueous contaminant, etc.) - Discovery of a novel catalytic solid for activating a chemical bond under a gas or liquid-medium (metal, metal oxide/carbide/sulfide, metal-organic framework, organometallic/coordination complex, etc.) - Mechanistic/kinetic elaboration on thermal, radical, electro-, or plasma catalysis