1981.03 - 1985.02 : Korea University, Chemistry
1986.09 - 1989.05 : U.S Catholic University , Physical Chemistry, Master
1991.09 - 1992.11 : U.S John Hopkins University, Inorganic Chemicals, Master
1992.11 - 1996.05 : U.S Johns Hopkins University, Inorganic Chemicals, Doctor

1996 - 1997 : Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemistry, Postdoc
1997 - 1999 : Yale University Department of Chemistry, Postdoc
1999 - present : Chonbuk National University, College of Natural Sciences, professor of chemistry
2011 - present : Chonbuk National University, College of Natural Sciences associate dean
2012 - present : The Vice-President Of the Korean Chemical Society