Jae Jin Shim has completed his BSc degree from Seoul National University in 1980, his MS degree from KAIST in 1982, and his PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been a professor at Yeungnam University since 1994 and served as school chairman and vice dean of engineering. He has served as the President of the Korean Society of Clean Technology and Vice President of the Korean Society of Engineering Education. He is the director of the Institute of Clean Technology and the Clean Energy Priority Research Center. He has published more than 150 papers in reputed journals and served as the Chief Editor of Clean Technology. His current research interests are: synthesis and applications of graphene (or carbon nanotube)-based nanomaterials for supercapacitors, catalysts and sensors; syntheses of polymers and organic materials using supercritical fluids and ionic liquids; living polymerization in supercritical fluids and ionic liquids; and clean technology