Research Interests

• Physics-of-Failure based Reliability

• Lifetime Prediction and Improvement of Electronic Device, Module, and System

• Prediction Model Development and Accelerated Life Test Design

• Design-for-Reliability using Simulation Approach

• Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) of Electronic Systems

• Photo-mechanics and Optical Measurement Technique Development

Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering,

University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA, May 2005

M.S. Mechanical Design and Production Engineering,

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 1995

B.S. Mechanical Design and Production Engineering,

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, February 1993

Employment History

Associate Professor (tenured): March 2017 – Present

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The State University of New York, Korea, Incheon, Korea

Principal Researcher: January 2016 – February 2017

Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Seongnam, Korea

Director: December 2007 – May 2010

Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Seongnam, Korea

Managerial Researcher: January 2006 – December 2015

Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Seongnam, Korea

Senior Researcher: April 2005 – December 2005

Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Seongnam, Korea

Research Assistant: September 2000 – December 2004

Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA

Research Engineer: October 1999 – May 2000

Korea Aerospace Industries, Sacheon, Korea

Research Engineer: March 1993 – September 1999

Daewoo Heavy Industries, Sacheon, Korea