EDUCATION
Ph.D. Marine Botany, University of Connecticut, USA. 2008.
M.S. Marine Botany. University of Connecticut, USA. 2003.
M.S. Natural Science. Incheon National University, KOREA. 2000.
B.S. Biology. Incheon National University, KOREA. 1997.

APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marine Science, Incheon National University. Korea. 2015-present
Assistant Research Professor, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Connecticut. USA. 2012- 2015
Lecturer, Univ. of Connecticut at Stamford. 2009. 2011-2012
Post-doctoral Research Associate. Univ. of Connecticut. USA. 2010 – 2012.
Post-doctoral Research Associate. Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Canada. 2009 – 2010.
Instructor. Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center, USA. 2009.
Teaching Assistant. Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Univ. of Connecticut, USA. 2004 – 2008.
Research Assistant. Univ. of Connecticut, USA. 2001 – 2003.
Research Assistant. Korean Ocean Research & Development Institute, KOREA. 2000.
Teaching Assistant. Dept. of Biology. Univ. of Inchon, KOREA. 1999 – 2000.
Research Assistant. Inchon Development Institute, KOREA. 1997 – 1999.

AWARDS and HONORS
Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Innovation Prize (Gold). 2013. This award was for Performance Excellence criteria in an effort to advance innovative programs that improve quality performance and marketplace competitiveness.
Oral Presentation Award (the First Place), The Annual International Conference and Exposition of World Aquaculture Society. 2008.
Grants-In-Aid Award, The Phycological Society of America, 2008
The Ronald Bamford Award, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCONN. 2008.
The Francis Rice Trainor Award, Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2006, 2008.
DEMI Award, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCONN. 2008.
The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award, UCONN. 2007.
The Ronald Bamford Award, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCONN. 2007.
The Henry N. Andrew Award, Connecticut State Museum of Natural History. 2007.
Hoshaw Travel Award, The Phycological Society of America. 2003, 2006, 2008.