QUALIFICATION

• PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics (2005 Mar ~ 2009 Dec)
  "Dark and luminous matter in dwarf galaxies" (Supervisor: Prof. W. J. G. de Blok)
  Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA), Mount Stromlo Observatory, The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia
  


• BSc in Astronomy (2004 Feb)
  Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

• Associate Professor (2023 Mar ~ )
  Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
  


• Observatory Director (2021 Sept ~ 2024 Aug)
  Daeyang Astronomical Observatory, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
  


• Assistant Professor (2019 Mar ~ 2023 Feb)
  Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
  


• Staff Scientist (2016 Aug ~ 2019 Feb)
  Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, South Korea
  


• Research Assistant Professor (2011 May ~ 2016 July)
  International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  


• SKA-SA Fellow (2009 Oct ~ 2011 Mar)
  Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  


• Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar (2009 June ~ 2009 Sept)
  Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
  

RESEARCH GRANTS

• 우수연구-핵심연구(유형B) (PI, 2026 Mar ~ 2030 Feb)
  "Probing the dynamics of extragalactic neutral hydrogen (HI) and testing Lambda-CDM cosmology using SKA precursor radio observations"
  


• 한-프랑스 협력기반조성사업(STAR) (PI, 2026 Oct ~ 2028 Sep)
  "Small- and large-scale constraints on the nature on dark matter in the context of SKA"
  


• 기본연구 (PI, 2023 June ~ 2026 Feb)
  "High-resolution neutral hydrogen (HI) gas kinematics of dwarf galaxies"
  


• 해외대형연구시설활용연구지원 (PI, 2022 Sep ~ 2024 Dec)
  "Astronomical research using large radio telescopes"
  


• 중견연구 (PI, 2020 Mar ~ 2023 Feb)
  "Research on gas kinematics and dark matter distribution in galaxies with the SKA pathfinders"
  


• 글로벌연구네트워크 (공동연구, 2025 July ~ 2030 Dec)
  "KAIST-CSIRO Joint Research Center for Low-frequency VLBI"
  


• 글로벌연구협력지원사업 (공동연구, 2023 Nov ~ 2024 Oct)
  "International Seminar for Long-Wavelength Astronomy Research using SKA"
  

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE (ADVISORY / COMMITTEES)

• Expert Advisory Committee on Space Science and Exploration (2025 July ~ 2027 June)
  Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)
  


• Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) Member
  2026 East-Asia SKA Workshop, Thailand (January 2026)
  Conference page
  


• Co-Chair, 2023 East-Asia SKA Workshop, Jeju Island, South Korea (2023, Oct 30 ~ Nov 3)
  Conference page
  


• Co-Chair, WALLABY Science Working Group 2 (with Dr. Ivy Wong, ICRAR, 2019 June ~ 2023 June)
  ASKAP-WALLABY HI Galaxy Survey
  


• Editorial Board Member (Secretary) (2021 Feb ~ )
  Publications of the Korean Astronomical Society (PKAS)
  


• Secretary, Radio Astronomy Division (2021 July ~ 2023 Feb)
  The Korean Astronomical Society (KAS)
  


• K-GMT Time Allocation Committee (2017 Apr ~ )
  Korea Giant Magellan Telescope (K-GMT) Science Program
  


• TRAO Time Allocation Committee (2019 Sept ~ )
  Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory (TRAO) 14m Radio Telescope
  

AWARDS & HONORS

• Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator's Commendation (2024 Dec)
  "In recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific research using Square Kilometre Array (SKA) precursor and pathfinder radio telescopes"
  Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)
  

RESEARCH VISITS AND MEETINGS

• Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) (2025 June ~ 2026 Jan)
  Visiting Scientist, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield, UK
  SKAO Seminar Series: "Kinematic tagging of HI gas in galaxies from SKA-precursor observations" (2025 Nov 11)


• Hungry Hippos Workshop
  HI as a Tracer of Galactic Accretion, Interactions and Feedback
  Kruger Gate Hotel, South Africa, 18 ~ 21 August 2025
  Conference page
  


• Pathfinder HI Survey Coordination Committee (PHISCC) Workshop 2025
  Cagliari, Italy (2025 Sept 22 ~ 25)
  Conference page
  


• University of Hertfordshire
  Colloquium Talk: “Kinematic Tagging of HI Gas in Nearby Galaxies”
  Hatfield, UK (2025 Oct 14 ~ 15)
  


• University of Oxford
  Galaxy Evolution Seminar: “Cold-Mode Gas Accretion and Disequilibrium of Gas Components in Nearby Galaxies from MHONGOOSE”
  Oxford, UK (2025 Oct 22 ~ 24)
  


• University of Bath
  Research Visit to Prof. Martin Rey
  on "Disequilibrium of Gas Particles in Galaxy Discs from EDGE Simulations"
  Bath, UK (2025 Oct 28)
  


• ASTRON
  Research Visit to Prof. W. J. G. de Blok
  on MHONGOOSE HI kinematics
  Dwingeloo, Netherlands (2025 Nov 2 ~ 9)
  


• Durham University
  Research Visit to Prof. Kyle Oman
  on "disequilibrium of gas in CALIBRE simulations"
  Durham, UK (2025 Nov 17)
  


• International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Univ. of Western Australia
  Research Visit to Dr. Ivy Wong
  on "ASKAP-WALLABY HI kinematics"
  Perth, Australia (2024 Aug 3 ~ 11)
  


• Kavli Visiting Scholar, The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA), Peking University
  Research Visit to Prof. Jing Wang
  on "FAST-FEASTS kinematics"
  Beijing, China (2019 July 23 ~ Aug 6)
  

REFEREES

• Prof. Lister Staveley-Smith
  International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  


• Prof. W. J. G. de Blok
  ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy), University of Groningen, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
  


• Prof. Elias Brinks
  Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
  


• Dr. Deidre A. Hunter
  Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ, USA