Professor – Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Co-developer of FactSage
Academic Experiences
· 1997 : B.S. – POSTECH, in Material Science and Engineering
· 1999 : M.S. – POSTECH, in Material Science and Engineering
· 2003 : Ph.D – École Polytechnique, Motreal, Canada, in Génie Métallurgique
· 2003 ~ 2007 : Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST), Senior Researcher
· 2008 ~ Current : FactSage software co-developer (www.factsage.com)
· 2007 ~ 2017 : McGill University, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Assitant and Associate Professor
· 2017 ~ 2022 : McGill University, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Adjunct Professor
· 2017 ~ 2020 : Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
· 2020 ~ Current: Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor
Research Interests
· Computational Thermodynamics
· Development of Kinetic Simulation tools for pyrometallurgical process
· Development of solidification, diffusion and precipitation model for metals
· Application of the Thermodynamic database for Materials Design and Process Optimization
Achievements & Awards
[Best Journal Publications]
· “Computational Thermodynamic Calculations: FactSage from CALPHAD Thermodynamic Database to Virtual Process Simulation”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 51 (2020)
· “A Kinetic Ladle Furnace Process Simulation Model: Effective Equilibrium Reaction Zone Model using FactSage Macro processing”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 48 (2017)
· “FactSage thermochemical software and databases, 2010–2016”, Calphad, 54 (2016)
· “Role of RE in the deformation and recrystallization of Mg alloy and new alloy design concept for Mg-RE alloys”, Scripta Materialia, 102 (2015)
[Awards]
· Sadoway Materials Innovation and Advocacy Award (2025), from TMS
· John F. Elliott Lectureship Award (2022), from Association for Iron and Steel Technology
· CALPHAD Best Paper Award (2022), from CALPHAD journal
· John E. Marquis Award (2021), from The American Ceramic Society
· Chungwoong Award (2020), The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
· Leo Derikx Synergy Award (2013), from NSERC, Canada