Contact Information
Education
| PhD, Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University |
| MA, Mathematics, Tufts University |
| MS, Physics, Tufts University, |
| BS, Physics, Seoul National University |
Academic Positions Held
| 2015–19 | Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern College |
| 2012–15 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathematisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| 2012 | Research Assistant, Mathematics Department, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2006–12 | Graduate Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University |
Non-Academic Positions Held
| 2023-Present | Senior Data Scientist, Walmart Connect |
| 2019-23 | Data Scientist & Consultant, Samsung SDS |
Publications
Refereed Journal Article:
| • | Volume of the set of locally diagonalizable bipartite states, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 51 (2018), DOI 10.1088/1751-8121/aad3de. Available at arXiv:1611.09586 [quant-ph] |
| • | A Lie-algebraic approach to the local index theorem on compact homogeneous spaces, Advances in Mathematics, 296 (2016), 127–153, DOI 10.1016/j.aim.2016.03.038. Available at arXiv:1210.5855 [math.FA] |
| • | Harish-Chandra’s Volume Formula via Weyl’s Law and the Euler-MacLaurin Formula, Differential Geometry and Its Applications, 38 (2015), 58–68, DOI 10.1016/j.difgeo.2014.11.006. Available at arXiv:1111.2749 [math.RT] |
Awards and Honors
| 2012 | Charles H. Hoover Memorial Award, Mathematics Department, Penn State |
| 2003 | The Korean Honor Scholarship, Ambassador of Korea in the USA |
Grants and Fellowships
| 2019 | Northwestern Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College |
| 2017 | Northwestern Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College |
| 2016 | Northwestern Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College |
Talks
| 2015 | Noncommutative Methods in Topology and Geometry Conference |
| 2015 | Arbeitsgruppenseminar (U. Bunke), Universität Regensburg |
| 2014 | School of Mathematics Seminar, Korea Institute for Advanced Study |
| 2014 | 6th Korea Operator Algebras Seminar |
| 2014 | Mathematics Department Colloquium, University of Ulsan |
| 2012 | Équipe Géométrie, Algèbre, Algébres d’opérateurs Seminar, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand |
| 2012 | Joint Mathematics Meetings (AMS session on Manifolds, Cell Complexes, and Global Analysis) |
| 2012 | Cornell-PSU Joint Symplectic Seminar |
| 2011 | Topology Seminar, University of Notre Dame |
Courses Taught
| Abstract Algebra, Introduction to |
| Analysis, Real |
| Basic Algebra |
| Calculus of Several Variables |
| Calculus for Management, Life and Social Sciences |
| College Algebra |
| Differential Equations, Ordinary and Partial |
| Linear Algebra |
| Patterns, Functions, and Algebra for Elementary School Teachers |
| Plane Trigonometry |
| Statistics for the Natural and Social Sciences |
| Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry |
Mentoring
| Mentor for incoming graduate teaching assistants, Mathematics Department, Penn State |
| Advisor for undergraduate summer research program (REU), Mathematics Department, Penn State |
Teaching Certification
| The Graduate School Teaching Certificate, Penn State |
| Teaching with Technology Certificate, Penn State |
| Graduate Teaching Associate Certificate, Mathematics Department, Penn State |
Service to the Profession
| 2015– | Reviewer, Zentralblatt MATH |
Service to the Institution
| 2017–19 | Academic Program Assessment Committee, Northwestern College |
| 2010–12 | Member of Climate and Diversity Committee, Mathematics Department, Penn State, 2010–12 |
| 2010 | Teaching Seminar Committee, Mathematics Department, Penn State, 2010 |
Computer Skills
Professional Membership
| American Mathematical Society |
