RESEARCH

Hanbat National University (HBNU)

• Principal Investigator, “Development of a Scenario Analysis Platform for Extreme/Combined Natural Hazards at Nuclear Power Plant Site,” Hanbat National University, & UNIST, Korea, 2022.05 ~ 2026.12. (Core technology development project to improve the safety of operating nuclear power plants, Funding agency: NRF of Korea) (About KRW 1.1G)

• Principal Investigator, “Deriving safety margin improvements based on accident scenario analysis,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2025.01 ~ 2026.12. (out of main project of “Development of Regulatory Methodology to Evaluate Nuclear Power Plant Safety Margin Against Climate Change”, Funding agency: Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety (KoFONS) from the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)) (About KRW 60M)

• Principal Investigator, “Detailed design of eddy current-based TMD for floor vibration reduction,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2024.9 ~ 2025.03. (Industry Research Fund, Funding Agency: EUM Construction Industry) (About KRW 20M)

• Principal Investigator, “Development of an Approximate Scaling Method for Obtaining In-Structure Response Spectrum for Seismic Fragility Analysis,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2023.09 ~ 2024.02. (School Research Fund, Funding Agency: Hanbat National University) (About KRW 8M)

• Principal Investigator, “Development of Tuned Mass Damper Device and its Optimal Design Method using Machine Learning Technique for Seismic Performance Improvement of Piping System,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.03 ~ 2023.02. (Individual Research, Basic Research in Science & Engineering, Funding agency: NRF of Korea) (About KRW 90M) 

• Principal Investigator, “Development of the detailed design for the tuned mass damper for middle- and low-rise public buildings: Phase 2,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.11 ~ 2023.04. (Funding Agency: EUM Construction Industry) (About KRW 55M)

• Principal Investigator, “Development of the detailed design for the tuned mass damper for middle- and low-rise public buildings: Phase 1,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.11 ~ 2022.01. (Funding Agency: DCR&CH Eng.) (About KRW 55M)

• Principal Investigator, “Eddy current damper-based dynamic absorber design for piping and floor vibration control,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2021.7 ~ 2022.12. (Industry Research Fund, Funding Agency: EUM Construction Industry) (About KRW 20M)

• Principal Investigator, “A study on the current status of nuclear power plants against climate change,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2021.07 ~ 2021.12. (Research Fund, Funding Agency: Kyungpook National University, Original Funding Agency: KINS) (About KRW 9M)

• Principal Investigator, “Real-scale piping shaking table test data analysis and numerical analysis model development,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2021.04 ~ 2021.06. (Funding Agency: Korea Construction Engineering Development(KOCED) PNU SESTEC) (About KRW 8M)

• Principal Investigator, “Development of a basic design for a tuned mass damper for a building,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.07 ~ 2021.02. (Funding Agency: DCR&CH Eng.) (About KRW 15M)

• Principal Investigator, “Conceptual Design Development of Vibration Absorber,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.3 ~ 2020.12. (Funding Agency: DCR&CH Eng.) (About KRW 11M)

• Co-Principal Investigator, “Structure-equipment seismic interaction effect analysis of nuclear power plant and development of related example, & Calculation of inelastic capacity increase factor for the anchorage system of nuclear power plant,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2020.10 ~ 2020.12. (Consulting, Funding Agency: KAERI) (About KRW 8M) 

• Principal Investigator, “Establishment of SPSA software basic requirement and related algorithms,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2019.08 ~ 2020.02. (Consulting, Funding Agency: PNE Inc.) (About KRW 15M)  

• Principal Investigator, “A Study on the Improvement of Seismic Performance of Piping System,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2019.08 ~ 2020.02. (School Research Fund, Funding Agency: Hanbat National University) (About KRW 10M)  

• Principal Investigator, “Development of fragility assessment technology regarding earthquake-induced loss of offsite power and development of multi-hazard risk assessment program,” Hanbat National University, Korea, 2019.10 ~ 2019.12. (Consulting, Funding Agency: KAERI) (About KRW 5M)  

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)

• Senior Researcher, “A Study on the Application of Tuned Mass Damper for Seismic Performance Improvement of Building Structures,” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2019. (Funding agency: DCR&CH Eng.)

• Senior Researcher, “Development of Risk Quantification Technology for Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessment,” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2018 ~ 2019. (Funding agency: KETEP, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea)

• Senior Researcher, “Optimal improvement of seismic capacity of seismically vulnerable systems, structures and components (0.6g),” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2017 ~ 2019. (Funding agency: KETEP, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea)

• Senior Researcher, “Multiple natural hazard assessment technology development,” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2016 ~ 2019. (Funding agency: NRF of Korea)

• Senior Researcher, “Auxiliary Facility and Irradiation Objects Handling System Design for New Research Reactor (Ki-Jang Research Reactor Detailed Design Stage),” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2016 ~ 2019. (Funding agency: NRF of Korea)

• Senior Researcher, “Process and Structure Design for Research Reactor (JRTR & PALLAS projects),” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, 2016 ~ 2019. (Funding agency: Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea)

• Senior Researcher, “Auxiliary Facility and Irradiation Objects Handling System Design for New Research Reactor (Ki-Jang Research Reactor Conceptual/Basic Design Stage),” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, April 2012 ~ August 2013. (Funding agency: NRF of Korea)

• Researcher/Senior Researcher, “Process and Structure Design for Research Reactor (Jordan Research Training Reactor Construction Project in Irbid, Jordan, 2009~2016),” Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea, July 2010 ~ August 2013. (Funding agency: Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea)

North Carolina State University (NCSU)

• Graduate Research Assistant, “Development and Application of a Data-Driven Methodology for Validation of Risk Informed Safety Margin Characterization Models,” (Funding agency: US DOE) & “Risk and Fragility Assessment of Structures, Systems, and Components to Natural Hazards,” (Funding agency: CNSC) & “Probabilistic Safety Assessment of Structures using Bayesian Methods,” (Funding agency: CNEFS), Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures (CNEFS), Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, 2013 ~ 2016.

Seoul National University (SNU)

• Graduate Research Assistant, “Super long span bridge R&D Center - 01 Core research project Core engineering technology development,” Super long span bridge R&D Center, Korea, April 2009 ~ February 2010. (Funding agency: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea)

• Graduate Research Assistant, “A study of utilization of high performance steel on future oriented Infrastructures,” POSCO, Korea, September 2008 ~ August 2009. (Funding agency: POSCO)

• Graduate Research Assistant, “Analysis on design applicability of high strength steel for the bridge,” RIST, POSCO, Korea, March 2005 ~ August 2005. (Funding agency: POSCO)