PROFESSOR 

Major field

Thermal-Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics 

Contact

E-mail: einstein@knu.ac.kr

Tel: +82-52-950-6573

Office: Rm 321, Engineering Building 3 

Experiences

(2000.03 ~ 2006.09), Senior Researcher, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Industrial Technical Research Institute

(2006.11 ~ 2010.02), Senior Researcher, POSCO, Technical Laboratories

(2010.03 ~ Present), Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungpook National University 

(2014.08 ~ 2015.07), Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

(2017.11 ~ 2019.12), Vice dean, College of Engineering

(2020.06 ~ Present), Director, Hub Center of Electric Vehicle Innovative Lab

(2021.05 ~ Present), Director, BK21 Program in KNU-ME

Education

B.S (1989 ~ 1993), Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University

M.S (1993 ~ 1995), Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 

Ph.D (1995 ~ 2001), Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 

Academic activities

Director of Academic Affairs, Fluid Engineering Division, KSME (Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers) 

President of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch, SAREK (Society of Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea)

Director of Business Affairs, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch, KSAE (Korean Society of Automotive Engineers) 

Honors/Awards

Selected as an Outstanding Researcher (2018), Kyungpook National University, Quality and Performance Category (JCR Top 5%) 

Awarded the Excellent Educator (2022), Kyungpook National University 

Selected as One of the Top 50 Outstanding Achievements in the Academic Research Support Program (2022), Ministry of Education

Selected as an Outstanding Researcher (2023), Kyungpook National University, Quality and Performance Category (JCR Top 5%) 

Selected as an Outstanding Researcher (2024), Kyungpook National University, Quality and Performance Category (JCR Top 5%) 

Outstanding Educator Award (2024), Kyungpook National University

Selected as an Outstanding Researcher (2025), Kyungpook National University, Quality and Performance Category (JCR Top 5%)