Professor

Education & Work Experience

• Associate Professor, Yonsei University (2023 - Present)

• Visiting Associate Professor, University of British Columbia (2022 - 2023)

• Assistant/Associate Professor, Hanyang University (2016 - 2023)

• Visiting Scholar (Chief Level), Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) (2016 - 2017)

• PostDoc., University of British Columbia (2015 - 2016)

• Ph.D., Korea University (2008 - 2014)

• B.S., Korea University (2004 - 2008)

Professional Services & Activities (International)

• Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature (SCIE) (IF 4.6, Q2) (2023 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Cement & Concrete Composites, Elsevier (SCIE) (IF 10.5, Q1) (2021 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer (SCIE) (IF 3.4, Q2) (2017 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Sensors (SCIE) (IF 3.9, Q2) (2020 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Applied Sciences (SCIE) (IF 2.7, Q2) (2020 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Advances in Civil Engineering (SCIE) (IF 1.8, Q3) (2020 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance (ESCI) (2023 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute (Scopus) (2021 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation (Scopus) (2017 - Present)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Building Design and Environment (2024 - Present)

• Topic Editor-in-Chief, FRCC, Applied Sciences (IF 2.7, Q2), Materials (IF 3.4, Q2), & Sensors (IF 3.9, Q2) (SCIE) (2021  - Present)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Geopolymeric materials: new materials, processing and gaps,” Scientific Reports, Nature (SCIE) (IF 4.6, Q2) (2024 - Present)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “New-generation nano-engineered cement and concrete composites,” Cement & Concrete Composites, Elsevier (SCIE) (IF 10.5, Q1) (2024 - Present)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) structures,” Engineering Structures, Elsevier (SCIE) (IF 5.5, Q1) (2022 - 2023)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) with low embedded carbon,” International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer (SCIE) (IF 3.4, Q2) (2022 - 2023)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Multifunctional Cement Composites for Structural Health Monitoring,” Applied Sciences (SCIE) (IF 2.7, Q2) (2020)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue “Fiber-Reinforced Cement Composites: Mechanical Properties and Structural Implications 2020,” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (SCIE) (IF 2.098, Q3) (2020)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue “Fiber-Reinforced Cement Composites: Mechanical Properties and Structural Implications 2019,” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (SCIE) (IF 2.098, Q3) (2019)

• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete,” Fibers (SCIE) (IF 3.9) (2018)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue “Polymer-Based Construction Materials for Civil Engineering,” International Journal of Polymer Science (SCIE) (IF 3.3, Q2) (2017 - 2018)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue “Fiber-Reinforced Cement Composites: Mechanical Properties and Structural Implications,” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (SCIE) (IF 2.098, Q3) (2017 - 2018)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue “Advanced Cementitious Materials: Mechanical Behavior, Durability, and Volume Stability,” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (SCIE) (IF 2.098, Q3) (2016 - 2017)

• Scientific Committee, XI International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB 2024), September 15-18, Dresden, Germany (2024)

• Technical Committee, 8th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT 2024), Auguest 14–16, Singapore (2024)

• Technical Committee, 8th International Conference on Structure and Civil Engineering Research (ICSCER 2024), April 24-26, Madrid, Spain (2024)

• Technical Committee, 9th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2024), February, 26–29, Tokyo, Japan (2024)

• Technical Committee, 2023 International Joint Conference on Civil and Marine Engineering (JCCME 2023), November 3-6, Dalian, China (2023)

• Organizing / Technical Committee, 77th RILEM Annual Week and the 1st Interdisciplinary Symposium on Smart & Sustainable Infrastructures (ISSSI 2023), September 4–8, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2023)

• Technical Committee, 7th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2022), March 11–14, Singapore (2022)

• Scientific Committee, RILEM-fib X International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB2021), September 20–22, Valencia, Spain (2021)

• Scientific Committee, 6th International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations, and Structural Implications (ConMat’20), August 27–29, Fukuoka, Japan (2020)

• Technical Committee, 5th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2020), February 26–29, Tokyo, Japan (2020)

• Technical Committee, 7th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT 2019), September 16–17, Whistler, BC, Canada (2019)

• Technical Committee, 3rd International Conference on Structure and Civil Engineering Research (ICSCER 2019), June 26–28, Prague, Czech Republic (2019)

• Technical Committee, 4th International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2019), February 25–27, Singapore (2019)

• Technical Committee, 2nd International Conference on Structure and Civil Engineering Research (ICSCER 2018), June 20–22, Prague, Czech Republic (2018)

• Technical Committee, 3rd International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2018), February 23–25, Nha Trang, Vietnam (2018)

• Technical Committee, 2nd International Conference on Building Materials and Construction (ICBMC 2017), February 25–27, Hanoi, Vietnam (2017)

• Organizing / Technical Committee, 9th RILEM International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB 2016), September 19–21, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2016)

• Technical Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD2015), September 25–27, Wuhan, Hubei, China (2015)

• Technical Committee, 5th International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations and Structural  Implications (ConMat’15), August 19–22, Whistler, BC, Canada (2015)

(Domestic)

• 편집위원, 대한건축학회논문집 (2024 - 현재)

• 국가 철도시설 유지보수 심의회 심의위원, 국가철도공단 (2023 - 현재)

• 편집위원, 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 영문논문집 (2023 - 현재)

• 편집위원, 한국콘크리트학회 국문논문집 (2021 - 현재)

• 기술심의위원, 한국건설교통신기술협회 (2020 - 현재)

• 서울시 민간투자사업 평가위원, 서울연구원 (2020 - 현재)

• 단체표준심사위원, 국토교통인프라운영원 (2019 - 현재)

• 건축물 안전영향평가 평가위원, 한국시설안전공단 (2018 - 현재)

• 편집위원, 한국방재학회논문집 (2017 - 현재)

• 편집위원, 한국콘크리트학회 영문논문집 (2017 - 현재)

• 편집위원, 콘크리트학회지 (2017 - 2020)

• 건축공학심화 프로그램 PD, 한양대학교 (2017 - 2020)

• Capstone Design 운영위원, 한양대학교 (2017 - 2020)

Honors & Awards

• 2023.10 : World's Top 2% Scientists 2023, Stanford University

• 2023.02 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2022.11 : Rising Stars of Science in the World 2022, Research.com

• 2022.10 : World's Top 2% Scientists 2022, Stanford University

• 2022.02 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2022.01 : Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST) (https://m.dongascience.com/news.php?idx=50838)

• 2021.12 : The 25th Young Scientist Award, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea (https://m.dongascience.com/news.php?idx=51233)

• 2021.09 : Presidential Commendation, Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation

• 2021.02 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2020.06 : Best Teacher Award, Hanyang University 

• 2019.12 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2019.06 : Best Teacher Award, Hanyang University 

• 2018.06 : Best Teacher Award, Hanyang University 

• 2018.03 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2018.02 : Presidential Commendation, Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation

• 2018.02 : Best Presentation Award, Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation

• 2017.09 : Best Paper Award, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer

• 2017.03 : HYU Young Researcher Award, Hanyang University

• 2016.03 : Commendation from the Ministry of Education, South Korea (http://news.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20160318000015)

• 2014.08 : Best Paper Award, Korea University

• 2011.05 : Best Presentation Award, Korean Recycled Construction Resource Institute

• 2008.02 : Best Honors Scholarship, Korea University

• 2006.09 : Dean's Commendation, College of Engineering, Korea University

• 2006 - 2008 : Undergraduate Scholarships, Korea University

Journal Reviewer

• Scientific Reports (Nature)

• Cement & Concrete Composites

• Construction and Building Materials

• Composite Structures

• Materials & Design

• Composites Part B: Engineering

• Additive Manufacturing

• Journal of Cleaner Production

• Journal of Materials Research and Technology

• Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)

• Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)

• Journal of Testing and Evaluation (ASTM)

• Journal of Building Engineering 

• Materials and Structures

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

• Structural Concrete

• Engineering Structures

• Advances in Concrete Construction

• Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A

• Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

• Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

• Case Studies in Construction Materials

• Smart Structures and Systems 

• Strain

• Cryogenics

• Engineering

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics

• International Journal of Polymer Science 

• Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

• Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

• Advances in Concrete Construction 

• Nanomaterials

• Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials