Education

• Research Fellow: Chemistry, Harvard University, USA
• PhD: Physics, KAIST, Korea
• MSc: Physics, KAIST, Korea
• BSc: Physics, KAIST, Korea

Professional Experience

• 2023-present Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University
• 2023-present Elected Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Hanlimwon)
• 2007-2023 Professor, Department of Physics at Korea University
• 2009-2021 Director, Center for Subwavelength Nanowire Photonic Devices

Honors and Awards

• 2024 The Highest Honor Award, The Optical Society of Korea
• 2023 Elected fellow, Optica
• 2022 President award, National R&D performance evaluation
• 7/2018 This Month’s Scientist, Korean government
• 2018 Hanseong Science Award (Physics)

Research Interests

• Topological photonics, Quantum nanophotonics, Nonlinear optics, Light-matter interactions, Nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, Plasmonics, Neural interfaces

Publications (Max 5)

• “Self-organized nanoplasmonic artificial leaf for hot-carrier bioelectronic interfaces,” Nature Photonics 20, 950-960 (2026).
• “Single-photon emission from two-dimensional perovskites channeled through low-energy edge states,” Nature Communications 17, 4317 (2026).
• “Vortex nanolaser based on a photonic disclination cavity,” Nature Photonics 18, 286-293 (2024).
• “Subwavelength dielectric resonators for nonlinear nanophotonics,” Science 367, 288-292 (2020).
• “Photon-triggered nanowire transistors,” Nature Nanotechnology 12, 963-968 (2017).