Joo Ha Lee(이주하), Ph.D.
Chair, College of Liberal Studies
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Suwon
17 Wauan-gil, Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 18323, Republic of Korea
Tel. +82-31-220-2159
Fax. +82-31-220-2522
E-mail: leejooha@suwon.ac.kr
Academic Profiles
2003.3 - 2007.8 Doctor of Philosophy (Structural Engineering, Korea University)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Enhancing the Performance of Slab-Column connections Comprising UHSC Columns
2001.3 - 2003.2 Master of Science (Structural Engineering, Korea University)
1994.3 - 2001.2 Bachelor of Science (Civil & Enviromental Engineering, Korea University)
2026.1 - Present Chair, College of Liberal Studies, The University of Suwon
2012.9 - Present Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Suwon
2022.8 - 2023.8 Visiting Scholar, Department of Structural Engineering, UC San Diego
2008.9 - 2012.8 Senior Researcher, Technology Research Center, Samsung C&T Corporation
2007.9 - 2008.8 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics, McGill University
2025.02 Academic Achievement Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2024.02 Best Paper Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2021.09 Best Paper Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2020.12 President's Award, the Korean Society of Civil Engineers
2020.10 Minister’s Award, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety
2019.09 Award for Outstanding Teaching, The University of Suwon
2019.07 Science Technology Best Paper Award, the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
2019.02 President's Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2018.10 Best Paper Award, the Korean Society for Urban Railway
2018.08 Most Excellent Paper Award, the Korea Institute of Building Construction
2018.02 President's Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2017.09 Achievement award, The University of Suwon
2016.10 Best Paper Award, the Korean Society of Civil Engineers
2016.06 Best Paper Presentation Award, the Korean Society for Railway
2016.02 President's Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2016.02 Best Paper Award, the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
2014.12 President's Award, The University of Suwon
2014.09 Achievement Award, The University of Suwon
2011.11 Award of Merit, Samsung Best Paper Award 2011, Samsung
2026.03 – 2028.02 Member, Construction Technology Deliberation Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Government
2025.03 – 2026.03 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH)
2025.01 – 2026.12 Member, Technical Advisory & Design VE Committee, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation (GH)
2024.03 – 2026.05 Member, Design Review Committee, K-water
2024.01 – 2025.12 Member, Local Construction Technology Review Committee, Incheon Metropolitan City
2023.12 – 2026.12 Member, Subcontract Review Committee, Seoul Regional Office of Construction and Management, MOLIT
2023.11 – 2025.11 Member, Evaluation Committee, Public Procurement Service
2022.02 – 2023.08 Standing Member, Road Facility Safety Forum, Seoul Metropolitan Government
2020.10 – 2026.09 Member, Technical Advisory & Review Committee, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
2020.01 – 2022.12 Member, Evaluation Committee for Private Investment Projects, Seoul Metropolitan Government
2020.01 – 2021.12 Member, Highway Technical Advisory Committee, Korea Expressway Corporation
2018.05 – 2019.08 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Korea Environment Corporation
2017.07 – 2019.07 Member, Contract Review Committee, Hwaseong Urban Corporation
2016.02 – 2018.02 Member, Safety Management Advisory Committee, Hwaseong City
2015.10 – 2019.10 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Construction Bureau, Gyeonggi Provincial Government
2013.07 – 2022.08 Member, Evaluation Committee for Private Investment Projects, Korea Environment Corporation
Present Member, Evaluation Committee for R&D Projects, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Present Member, Evaluation Committee for R&D Projects, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA)
Present Member, Evaluation Committee for New Technologies & New Products (NET/NEP), Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA)
Present Member, National Examination Committee, Ministry of Personnel Management
Life Member, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE)
- Council Member
- Board Member(2020)
- Vice Chair(2020), Member(2017-2019), Editorial Board, KSCE Magazine
- Secretary(2014), Publications and Books Committee
Life Member, Korea Concrete Institute (KCI)
- Delegate(2017-2027)
- Member(2009-2010, 2015-2020), Editorial Board, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
- Vice Editor-in-Chief(2021-2022), Member(2023-2024), Editorial Board, Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
- Vice Chair(2023-2024), Member(2025-2026), External Relations Committee
- Member(2019-2022), Research Committee
- Member(2019-2020), Information Technology Committee
Life Member, Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation (KOSHAM)
- Editor-in-Chief(2025-), Member(2015-2024), Editorial Board, Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
- Chair(2021-2025), Publications Committee
- Chair(2019-2021), Infrastructure Hazard Mitigation Committee
Member, Korean Society for Railway
Member, Korea Institute of Building Construction
Member, Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection
Member, Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
Member, Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures
Member, Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)