- Professional Experience
1997-Currently full-time lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at the Department of Marine Biotechnology, Kunsan National University, Korea
2015-Currently Treasurer at the Korean Society of Phycology
2005-2006 Visiting scholar at the Department of Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, USA
2003-2005 Secretary at the Korean Society of Phycology

- Education
1985-1992 Bachelor's degree in Oceanography Chonnam National University, Korea
1992-1995 Master's degree in Marine Biology Pukyong National University, Korea
1995-1997 Ph.D. degree in Marine Biology Pukyong National University, Korea