- Hybrid Interface Materials for Future Innovation
- Hybrid Materials for Future Industrial Application
- Nano-hybrid Composite Materials for Advanced and Value-added Properties

1985.03 ~ present Professor, Pusan National University
2001.07 ~ 2006.06 Director, National Research Laboratory (NRL)
2006.07 ~ 2013.06 Director, National Core Research Center (NCRC)
2013.09 ~ present Director, Global Frontier R&D Center
2009.01 ~ 2010.01 President, Korea Institute of Surgface Engineering
2007 ~ 2021 Chairman, Internantional Symp. for HyMaP

2016 Global Star Award (American Ceramic Society)
2018 Academic Award (Korea Ceramic Society)
2021 First Class Medal-ChangJoJang (Korean Government)