Professor Jin-Hyo Boo got his Ph.D. (1992) degree from the Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. He majored on Surface Chemistry and Materials Science. Between 1990 and 1994, he was a commissioned scientific researcher in the Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST, 1990-1991) and research scientist in the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT, 1992-1994), respectively. Then, he got a Post-doc. Fellowship from the Institute of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry of the Bonn University, Germany (1994-1995) and became invited research associate from the Institute of Applied Physics of the Cornell University, USA (1996-1997). He moved to Chemistry Department in the Sungkyunkwan University as an assistant professor on 1997 and was promoted to associate professor (2001) and full professor (2006) of College of Science, respectively. His research interest has been focused on synthesis of the new functional materials for energy & environment applications based on NT, BT, ET, and IT technologies. He published more than 300 papers in SCI classed journals. He has over 6,000 citations with h-index 39 and holds 20 patents. He organized many conferences and delivered numerous plenary, keynote, and invited talks in both domestic and international conferences. He has serving as one of international advisory board members for various international journals such as FML, MRB, SCT, TSF, JNN, and the Catalysis.