The author received B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Seoul National University. He received a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Washington in the USA. He taught at Ewha Womans University, serving as the Dean of the Department of the Natural Sciences in the undergraduate and the graduate schools. At present, he is engaged in the study and practice of Buddhism with the other practitioners at Yakcheon Temple that he established in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province. He is the co-author of Understanding Modern Physics Through Cheontae Buddhist Philosophy and Understanding Paramita By Way of Modern Physics.