Hwang Research Group

EDUCATION:

1994–1999       Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

1994–1998       M.S. in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology

1991–1993       M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University , Korea    

1987–1991       B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University , Korea    

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

2011–date       Professor in Chemical Engineering, UT-Austin

2007–date       Lyondell Chemical Company Endowed Faculty Fellow in Engineering, UT-Austin             

2007–2011       Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, UT-Austin  

2005–2007       Myron L. Begeman Fellow in Engineering, UT-Austin                                                                                

2001–2006       Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, UT-Austin                                                                         

2000–2001       Research Staff, Materials & Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology

1999–1999   F. M. Becket Fellow of Electrochemical Society, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart , Germany

1993–1994       Military Service, South Korean Army

1993–1994       Research Engineer, Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Korea

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2009           Key note speaker, 28^th ULTRA (Universal Linkage for Top Research Advice) workshop, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)

2008           Lyondell Corporation Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering, UT-Austin

2005           Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation           

2005           Myron L. Begeman Fellowship in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin                       

2004           Invited Participant in the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference              

2000           Postdoctoral Fellowship, Manufacturing Science & Technology Group, American Vacuum Society

1999           F.M. Becket Memorial Award, Electrochemical Society     

1998           Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship, Electrochemical Society             

1998           Graduate Student Award (Finalist), Materials Research Society                     

1997           Graduate Research Award, American Vacuum Society                                           

1997           Applied Materials Graduate Fellowship, Applied Materials, Inc.                                         

1996           Student Merit Award, Plasma Science and Technology Division, American Vacuum Society

1996           Constantin G. Economou Memorial Lecture and Prize, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology   

1994           Powell Foundation Graduate Fellowship, California Institute of Technology                 

1994           Il-Ju Academic Foundation Overseas Graduate Fellowship, Korea                                    

1991           Alumni Association President’s Award, College of Engineering , Seoul National University

1990           Silver Prize, Nationwide Transport Phenomena Competition for College Students, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers   

1989           Full-time Undergraduate Fellowship, Hanhwa Group, Korea         

1989           Selected Participant in College Student Study-tour Program to China , Ministry of Education, Korea

1988           Honors Scholarship, Seoul National University            

1983           Prize, Nationwide Student Scientific Invention Contest , Korea                         

1979           Junior representative table-tennis player, Gangwon-do , Korea