Assistant Professor (2026 –)
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Scholar (2024 – 2026)
Department of Bioengineering
Stanford University
Stanford University
Ph.D. in Applied Physics (2024)
Research Advisors: Karl Deisseroth, David Sussillo, and Krishna V. Shenoy
Program Advisor: Surya Ganguli
M.S. in Biology (2020)
Program Advisor: Liqun Luo
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
B.S. in Physics and Mathematics (2018)
Research Advisors: YongKeun Park and Won Do Heo
Deisseroth Lab, Stanford University / Graduate Student Researcher & Postdoctoral Scholar (2018 – 2026)
Tomocube (Park Lab Spinoff) / Researcher (2018)
Republic of Korea Air Force / Airman (2016 – 2018)
Heo Lab, KAIST / Undergraduate Student Researcher (2015 – 2016)
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, MGH & Harvard-MIT HST / Research Assistant (2013)
Park Lab, KAIST / Undergraduate Student Researcher (2012 – 2018)
Stanford University / Teaching Assistant & Guest Lecturer (2022 – 2024)
BIOE291 Optogenetics with Karl Deisseroth
KAIST / Teaching Assistant (2014 – 2015)
ED200 Light, Color, and Life (Summer 2014); MAS101 Calculus 1 (Spring 2015)
KAIST / Student Tutor (2012 – 2013)
PH141/142 General Physics (2012); MAS101/102 Calculus (2013)
Sculpted Light in the Brain Conference / Conference Organizing Committee (2025 –)
Journal Reviewer (2018 –)
Optica, Optics Letters, Optics Express, Biomedical Optics Express, Applied Optics, others
Stanford Brain Day / Volunteer Teacher (2022 – 2025)
Stanford Splash / Course Developer and Teacher (2022 – 2024)
Understanding and Controlling Light
Stanford Mind, Brain, Computation and Technology (MBCT) / Seminar Series Planning Committee & Student Member (2020 – 2023)
KAIST Agarwal Award (2022)
Predoctoral Research Award, Association of Korean Neuroscientists (AKN) (2022)
KAIST Creativity and Challenge Award, Undergraduate Creativity (2018)
Samsung HumanTech Paper Award, Silver Award in Physical Devices (2017)
Talent Award of Korea (대한민국인재상) (2015)
KAIST Undergraduate Research Participation (URP), Excellence Award (2013)
National Science Fair 2010, Korea, Special Award (2010)
MOGAM-KASBP Scholarship (2024)
Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellowship (2020)
MOGAM Science Scholarship (2019)
Asan Foundation Biomedical Science Scholarship (2018)
KAIST Tenacity Scholarship (2015)
SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship (2014)
KAIST URP Research Grant: Follow-up Support (2014)
KAIST URP Research Grant (2013)
KAIST Presidential Fellowship (KPF) (2013)
National Scholarship for Science and Engineering, Korea (2011)