Professor

Biographical Information

• Ph.D. (2003) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  Dissertation: A Comprehensive Coupled Theory for Smart Composite Structures Including Delaminations, Advisor: Aditi Chattopadhyay
• MS. (1999) Aerospace Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Korea
  Thesis: Iterative Free-Edge Stress Analysis of Composite Laminates under Extension, Bending, Twisting and Thermal Loadings, Advisor: Maenghyo Cho
• BS. (1997) Aerospace Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Academic Experience

• 03/2010 – Present  Professor, Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Korea.
• 03/2008 – 02/2010 Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu, Kyungsan, Korea.
• 08/2004 – 02/2008 Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
• 12/2003 – 07/2004 Research Scientist, US Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
• 08/2002 – 12/2003 Teaching Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
• 08/2000 – 08/2002 Research Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• 08/1999 – 07/2000 Part-time Lecturer, Structural Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junior College of Inchon, Incheon, Korea
• 03/1997 – 07/1999 Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Research Interests  

• Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomimetic Actuator
• Adaptive Structures
• Structural Analysis
• Structural Optimization
• Numerical Analysis
• Composite Structures
• Experiments

Professional Awards 

• 2023/08/29, 동국학술상, 동국대학교,
• 2022/06/29, 학술상, 한국PHM학회
• 2022/04/14,학술상, 한국전산구조공학회
• 2021/12/22, 학술상, 한국멀티스케일역학회
• 2021/11/25, IJPEM-GT Highly Commended Paper Award, 한국정밀공학회
• 2020/11/19, 학술상, 한국소음진동공학회 추계학술대회, 한국소음진동공학회
• 2020/07/23, 우수포스터상, PHM KOREA 2020, 한국PHM학회
• 2020/07/03, 제30회 과학기술우수논문상, 한국과학기술단체총연합회
• 2020/04/30, Outstanding Service Award, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, KSME, Springer,
• 2019/11/22, 학술발표우수논문상, 한국전산구조공학회 학술심포지움
• 2019/05/09, 한국전산역학회 젊은연구자상, 한국전산역학회
• 2018/11/16, 학술발표우수논문상, 한국전산구조공학회 학술심포지움
• 2016/04/14, 논문상, 한국전산구조공학회,
• 2016/04/07, 대한기계학회 CAE및 응용역학 젊은연구자상, 대한기계학회
• 2015/12/31, JMST Contribution Award for Most Citations of JMST Papers in 2014, KSME, Springer
• 2015/04/17, 우수논문상, 대한기계학회 CAE및응용역학부문춘계학술대회
• 2013/10/11, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Most Downloaded Article Award, 2011 to 2012
• 2013/08/28, Best Paper Award, “Active healing of delaminated smart composite structure using feedback control,” The 7th World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio(BAMN2013)
• 2011/04/15, Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea , Future Technology Award
• 2008/08/22, The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers, Advisory Professor Award, KSAE Mini Baja
• 2001, Winner of AHS (American Helicopter Society) Lichten Best Paper Award, Southwest Chapter