Education:
PhD Civil Engineering,
Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana, 2008.
ME Environmental System Engineering,
Korea University,
Seoul, South Korea, 2001.
BS Chemistry,
Kyung Hee University,
Seoul, South Korea, 1999.
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Dr. Kim joined the Civil, Urban, and Environmental Engineering Department at NYU as an Industry Professor in September 2026.
Prior to joining NYU, he served as a tenured Associate Professor of Water Engineering and Chair of the Graduate Environmental Science Program at the University of Guam, beginning in 2017.
Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2008 and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2010, he began his industry career at Samsung SDS as a Senior Consultant and was later promoted to Principal Consultant, specializing in environmental database and web development. He then served as Senior Manager and Director of the Institute of Safety & Environment at Samsung Global Research (formerly the Samsung Economic Research Institute, SERI) until 2017.
At Samsung, in addition to web system development, he served as an auditor and consultant for water and environmental facilities, focused on environmental and safety compliance across semiconductor plants, smartphone and LCD manufacturing facilities, chemical plants, and heavy industry sites.
Dr. Kim is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE, Environmental Engineering, Guam, USA) and an OSHA-certified Safety, Health, and Environmental Professional (SHEP).
Work Experience:
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Department of Civil, Urban, and Environmental Engineering
Industry Professor
September 2026 to present
University of Guam
Associate Professor of Water Engineering
Chair of the Environmental Science Graduate Program (2022 - 2024)
2017 – 2026
Samsung Global Research
(formerly Samsung Economic Research Institute, SERI)
Director (General Manager) at the Institute of Safety and Environment
2014 - 2017
Samsung SDS
Principal Consultant at Environmental Consulting Team
2010 - 2014
Purdue University
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Civil Engineering
2009 - 2010
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Researcher at the Water Environment and Remediation Research Center
2002 - 2003
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