Education

• Ph.D. in Astrophysical Science-Plasma Physics, Princeton University, Prinston, NJ USA(12/92).
• Thesis: Studies of Non-Inductive Current Drive in the CDX-U Tokamak
• M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul Korea(2/86)
• Thesis: Numerical Analysis of Free-Boundary Equilibrium for Axisymmetric Toroidal Plasmas
• B.S. (Honors) in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul Korea(8/83)

Research Experience

Associate Professor, Seoul National Korea University (10/01 - Present)

Assistant Professor, Seoul National Korea University (9/98 - 9/01)

• RF ion source from high-density plasma sources: Helicon ion source, TCP ion source
• Large-area high-density plasma source using high-density helicon plasmas
• Tokamak Plasma control and diagnostics : Neutral-network-based plasma control, Microwave and Visible Interferometer Systems
• RF Atmospheric Plasma Source
• Ion source Application : Isotope separation, Neutron Generation

Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (3/96 - 8/98)

• Compact high-density plasma sources : Microwave plasmas, Helicon plasmas
• Ion-beam applications to nuclear materials

Associate Research Physicist, Princeton University (12/92 - 8/96)

• Physics of low-aspect-ratio Tokamak plasmas
• Operation of low-aspect-ratio CDX-U Tokamak
• Control and Diagnostic development for CDX-U Tokamak
• Physics design for the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)

Research Assistant, Princeton University (6/86 - 12/92)

• Physics of Non-inductive current drive : DC helicity injection, Bootstrap current
• Construction and operation of CDX-U Tokamak
• Magnetic diagnostics of CDX-U
• Particle simulation of electron beams in space - Beam-driven instabilities
• Polarization characteristics of laser beams
• Operation of CO2 and Far-infrared lasers for Tokamak polarimetry

Educational Experience

Lectures for Undergraduate and Graduate

• KAIST(3/96 - 8/98) : Plasma physics, Fusion engineering, Nuclear Engineering
• SNU(9/98 - Present) : Plasma Physics, Fusion engineering, Electromagnetism, etc

Thesis Advisory

• KAIST(3/96 - 8/98) : two M.S. thesis
• SNU(9/98 - Present) : 26 M.S. thesis, 15 Ph.D. thesis