1.

UNESCO Fellow, TIT (Prof. Isao Kuwajima), 1980-1981.

2.

Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellow (University of Pittsburgh), 1986-1987.

3.

Jang Sehee Award in Organic Chemistry (Korean Chemical Soc.), 1999.

4.

Lectureship Award 2000 (The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan), 2000.

5.

Aldrich Award 2005 (Korean Chemical Soc.), 2005.

6.

Asian Core Program Lectureship Awards (Japan, Thailand), 2007.

7.

Scientist of the Month Award, KOSEF, 2008.5.

8.

Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Taiwan), 2008.