<Education>
- 1976 - 1982: Bachelor's Degree / Department of Geology, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 1982 - 1984: Master' Degree / Department of Geology, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 1990 - 1993: Doctor's Degree / Dept of Geology and Mineralogy, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

<Professional Experience>
- 2003 - May, 2018: Principal Researcher, Geology Division, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining & Materials
- June 2018 - present: Prof., Div. Environmental Science & Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea
- 2006 – 2009: Scientific Technology Panel Committee Member, International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
- 2012 - present: Executive Committee Panel Committee Member, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP)
- 2013 – present: Representative of the Korean Research Group on Baekdu Volcanic Magma