Education:

• Ph.D in Mathematics (May, 1999)
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
  • Thesis Advisor: Bruce C. Berndt
  • Thesis: The Rogers-Ramanujan Continued Fraction and A Certain Quotient of Eta Functions Found in Ramanujan’s Lost Notebook
• M. Ed in Mathematics Education (August, 1992)
  • Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
  • Thesis Advisor: Jae Keol Park
  • Thesis: Prime Ideals Determining Dedekind Domains
• B.S. in Mathematics (February, 1990)
  • Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea

Professional Experience

• Kangwon National University, Professor 2017.9~present
• Kangwon National University, Associate Professor 2011.8 - 2017.8
• KAIST, Research Associate Professor 2008.9 – 2011.8
• University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Scholar 2009.12 – 2011.1
• Postech, Research Assistant Professor 2007.8 – 2008.8
• Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Assistant Professor 2003.8 – 2007.8
• Ohio State University, Ross Assistant Professor 2001.1 – 2003.9

Awards & Grants:

• Research Grant, Mid-Career Researcher Program, National Research Foundation in Korea (March 2022 ~ February 2026)
• 2019 Ministerial Citation, Ministry of Science and ICT (May 2019)
• Research Grant, General Research Program, National Research Foundation in Korea (June 2016 ~ May 2022)
• Research Service Project (A study on the development of in-depth planning for 4th BK21), National Research Foundation in Korea (2019 ~ 2020)
• KIAS Allumni Award (September, 2016)
• Structured Quartet Research Ensembles (SQuaREs), American Institute of Mathematics (2011, 2013)
• Research Grant, National Research Foundation in Korea (September 2011 ~ August 2016)
• Research Grant, National Research Foundation in Korea (May 2009 ~ April 2012)
• KIAS Academic Award, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (September, 2005)
• Travel Grant, Association for Women in Mathematics, USA (February, 2000)

Publications

Academic Services:

• Director of Institute of Liberal Education, Kangwon National University, 2024~2026
• Director of KNU Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, 2023~2025
• President of Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences, 2023
• Member of the KMS International Exchange Committee, 2023~2026
• Vice-president of Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences, 2022
• Committee Member of Education & Publication for Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Association, 2022~current
• Committee Member of Science Communication for Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Association, 2020~2021
• Member of Project General Committee for 4th BK21, 2020~2022
• Delegate of College of Natural Science for Kangwon National University Faculty Council, 2020~2021
• Member of Selecting Evaluation Steering Committee for 4th BK21, 2020
• Vice-president of Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences, 2019~2020
• Review Board, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2018~2020
• Board Member for Kangwon National University Faculty Women's Association, 2017~2019
• Chair of Mathematics Department, Kangwon National University, 2017-2019
• Board Member for Korean Mathematical Society, 2017~2018
• ICM 2014 Organizing Committee on Social Activities and Logistics, 2013~2014
• Board Member for Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences, June 2013~December 2014, 2016