Invited Talks

74. [Aug. 22] Invited Lecture at National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Understanding Static Electricity from Seebeck Effect to Coffee Brew

73. [Aug. 18] ACS Fall 2024, Denver, Colorado, USA

Shape Effect of Colloidal Semicondcutor Nanocrystals

72. [Feb. 06] Quantum Materials Symposium 2023, Yongpyong, Korea 

A Quantum Theory of Triboelectricity: The Precise Role of Electrophilicity and Heat Conduction

71. [Jan. 11] iSusMat: Bridging Modelling and Measurement, Virtual Conference 

Solving the Mystery of Triboelectricity

70. [Oct. 31] The 23rd Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations

Origin of Triboelectricity: A Condensed Matter Theory

69. [Jul. 7] 제18회 고등과학원 전자구조계산학회, Seoul, Korea

Triboelectricity : Do we know it?

68. [May. 12] 2022 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawai'i

Ligand-Surface Atomic Structure of Colloidal Quantum Dots

67. [Oct. 22] Korean Physical Society 2021 Fall Meeting, Virtual Conference

Electronic Structure of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals

66. [Jun. 26] The 23rd International Annual Symposium on Computational Science and Engineering 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Graphene Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions

65. [Jun. 4] 2nd Emerging Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Workshop 2019, Pohang, Korea

Single-atom catalysts on graphene

64. [April. 11] CHALLENGES IN COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 2019, Seoul, Korea

Heat & Nanoscale

63. [Feb. 22] The 6th NRCT-IFS-PERCH-CIC Workshop 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Single-atom catalysts on graphene

62. [Feb. 19] The 56th Winter Annual Conference of the Korean Vacuum Society 2019, Gangwon, Korea

Theory of Graphene Single-Atom Catalyst 

61. [Nov. 9] KAIST International Workshop on EEWS 2018, Daejun, Korea

Friction Enhancement by Two-dimensionally Confined Water

60. [Aug. 19] OIST-KAIST Joint symposium 2018, Okinawa, Japan 

Ligand Passivation in All-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Colloidal Quantum

59. [Jul. 30] ICPS 2018, Corum, Montpellier

First-Principles Study of Ligand Passivation in All-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Colloidal Quantum Dots

58. [Jul. 11] 4th Workshop on Supercomputing for Computational Bio/Nano/Materials Science, Daejun, Korea

Designing single-atom catalysts in graphene 

57. [Dec. 15] Hype-2017, Kolkata, India

Atomic Models for Surface Stabilization on of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Colloidal Quantum Dots

56. [Nov. 6] IBS-Royal Society Conference, Daejun, Korea

Understanding frictional energy dissipation in two-dimensional material

55. [Aug. 29] KIST Seminar, Seoul, Korea

Surface-Ligand Interaction in Colloidal Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Applications 

54. [Aug. 22] Workshop on Computational Semiconductor Physics, Inner Mongolia

Ligand-Surface Atomic Structure of Colloidal Nanocrystal Quantum Dots 

53. [Jul. 12] Nano Korea 2017, Ilsan, Korea

Ab Initio Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Applications

52. [Sep. 2] SRC 월례회, Korea

Nanoscale coherent thermal physics: Seebeck effect and nanoscale friction

51. [May. 13] 삼성종기원 초청강연, Korea

First-Principles Atomic Understanding on Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Quantum Dots

50. [May. 2] KAIST 물리학과 콜로키움, Korea

Introduction to Intriguing Nano-Thermal Physics Phenomena

49. [Apr. 21] Korean Physical Society 2016 Spring Meeting, Daejun, Korea

SPM-DFT Collaboration Revealing Microscopic Phonon Dynamics

48. [Apr. 16] 대전과고 토요특강, Korea

어느 물리학자의 응답하라 1998

47. [Jan. 28] APCTCC-7, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ab Initio Directed Understanding on Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Quantum Dots

46. [Dec. 22] APCTP 2015 Workshop on Frontiers of Physics, Yeosu, Korea

Understanding Nanoscale Thermal Physics

45. [Nov. 26] MOF and Beyond 2015, Yangpyeong, Korea

Gas Adsorption and Desorption Thermodynamics from First Principles

44. [Nov. 2-4] Dasan Conference, Jeju, Korea

Understanding Nanoscale Thermal Physics Probed by Scanning Probe Microscopy

43. [Oct. 25] IUMRS-ICAM 2015, Jeju, Korea

Ab Initio Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Quantum Dots

42. [Jun. 23] Telluride Conference 2015, CO, USA

Gas adsorption/desorption thermodynamics on functionalized carbon materials

41. [May. 10] EU-Korea Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (EMRS 2015), Lille, France

Thermoelectricity at the atomic scale: Bulk vs. interface

40. [Nov. 18] International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE 2014), Jeju, Korea

Simulation of Scanning Seebeck Microscopy Images

39. [Jun. 20] 2014 KIAS Electronic Structure Workshop, Seoul, Korea

Theory of Scanning Seebeck Microscopy

38. [Feb. 7]  제 10회 표면나노과학 워크샵, Yongpyeong, Korea

Scanning Thermoelectric Microscopywith Atomic Resolution: SeebeckEffect at the Atomic Scale

37. [Nov. 19]  KIMM-KAIST Workshop 2013, Daejun, Korea

Colloidal Quantum Dots: Shape, Surface Passivation, and Stability

36. [Nov. 8]   그래핀연구회심포지엄, Gwangju, Korea

Atomic scale thermoelectricity of graphene

35. [Oct. 25]  대한금속재료학회 2013년도 추계학술대회, Gwangju, Korea

Thermoelectricity at the Nanoscale

34. [Jul. 25] The 7th Conference of the Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science (ACCMS-7), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Theory of Thermoelectricity in Graphene

33. [Jul. 12] The Sixth Asia-Pacific Conference of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (APCTCC 6), Kyeongju, Korea

Novel Strategy for Designing Room-Temperature Hydrogen Storage Materials

32. [Jul. 10] Nano Korea 2013, Seoul, Korea

Nanoscale Graphene Science: Chemistry, Strain, and Friction

31. [Jun. 19] International Workshop of Computational Nano-Materials Design on Green Energy, Awaji, Japan

Novel Strategy for Designing Room-Temperature Hydrogen Storage Materials

30. [Jan. 23] IBS Workshop, Muju, Korea

Quantum Mechanics Study of Gas Adsorption/Desorption on Nanomaterials

29. [Nov. 17] SWOCS IV, Pohang, Korea

Defects in Graphene: Chemistry versus Physics

28. [Nov. 6] 14th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations (ASIAN14), Taiwan, Taipei

Defect Engineering in Graphene: From Biomimetic Catalysis to Nanoscale Friction

27. [Jun. 20] Workshop "Pioneers in Soft Matter Science", Daejeon, Korea

Theory of Rigid but Soft Graphene

26. [Apr. 5] The Korean Society of Thermophysical Properties 2012 Meeting, Jeju, Korea 

First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of AlCu Nanocluster Melting

25. [Jan. 15] KAIST-UMD Symposium, Muju, Korea

First-Principles Design of Enhanced Gas Adsorption Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

24. [Jan. 9] Nanotube Workshop 2012, Pyeongchang, Korea

Excellent Oxygen Reduction Catalysis of Biomimetic Carbon Nanotube: Theory and Experiment

23. [Dec. 22] Worksop on Computational Bio- and Nanoscience, Pyeongchang, Korea

First-Principles Study of Gas Adsorption and Catalysis of Defect-Engineered Graphenes and Nanotubes

22. [Dec. 20] KIMS Workshop on Thermoelectric Technology, Gyeongju, Korea

Quantum Molecular Dynamics Study on Thermal Properties of Al1-xCux Nanoclusters

21. [Nov. 19] SWOCS III, Pohang, Korea

Quantum Mechanically Designing Enhanced Gas Adsorption for Renewable Energy Application

20. [Nov. 3] Conference on Computational Physics 2011, Gatlinburg, TN

Gas Adsorption and Renewable Energy Application: Lessons from Quantum Mechanics

19. [Oct. 20] Korean Physical Society 2011 Fall Meeting, Busan, Korea

Overview of van der Waals Interaction correction method in Density Functional Theory Calculations

18. [Dec. 7] KSC 2010, Seoul, Korea

Half-Solidity of Al Nanoclusters: A Molecular Dynamics Study

17. [Oct. 1] KAIST Graphene Workshop, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

First-Principles Study of Defect Engineered Graphene

16. [Aug. 19] IEEE Nano 2010 & Nano Korea 2010, Seoul, Korea

Quantum Mechanic Search for Optimal Hydrogen Storage Nanostructured Materials

15. [Aug. 3] M&M 2010, Portland, OR

Ab Initio Search for Hydrogen Storage Nanostructured Materials

14. [June. 21] 2010 KIAS Electronic Structure Workshop, Seoul, Korea

Theory of Pseudocapacitance and Hysteresis

13. [May. 19] FHI Workshop, Berlin, Germany

Accuracy of density functional theory calculations of di-hydrogen storage materials

12. [Apr. 7] Materials Research Society 2010 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Theory of Pseudocapacitive and Hysteretic Energy Storage

11. [Jan. 21] 1st Korea Workshop on First-Principles Simulations of Nanostructured Hydrogen Storage Materials, Daejeon, Korea

Theory of Hydrogen Storage

10. [Jan. 19] KAIST-UMD Symposium, Songli Mountain, Korea

Theory of Hydrogen Storage in Nanostructured Materials

9. [Nov. 30] Materials Research Society 2009 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

Design Principles of Exposed Metal-Organic Frameworks toward Enhanced Hydrogen Physisorption

8. [Nov. 22] SWOCS, Pohang, Korea

Theory of Hydrogen Storage in Nanostructured Materials

7. [Nov. 9] Collaborative Conference on Interacting Nanostructures 2009, San Diego, CA

Enhanced Molecular Hydrogen Interaction in Nanostructured Metal-Organic Frameworks

6. [Oct. 26-28] 12th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations (ASIAN12), Beijing, China

Enhanced Hydrogen Physisorption on Open Metal Sites of Metal-Organic Frameworks

5. [Sep. 24] WCU Nano-Bio Workshop, Songli Mountain, Korea

Nanocluster Melting and Its Implication to Protein Dynamics

4. [Mar. 16] American Physical Society 2009 March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

Energy Storage in Nanostructured Materials

3. [Mar. 26] Materials Research Society 2008 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Weakly Bound Hydrogen Interaction for Onboard Vehicle Storage: From van der Waals to Kubas

2. [Sep. 20] Materials Science and Technology 2007 Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI

First-Principles Study of Nanostructured Materials for Room-Temperature Reversible Hydrogen Storage

1. [Jun. 13] 2nd KIAS Electronic Structure Calculation Workshop, Korea

Toward Development of First-Principles Theory for Molecule-Surface Interactions in Aqueous Solutions