PROFESSOR

Professional Experience

2026.09 - present | Assistant Professor
    Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea

2025.03 - 2026.08 | Research Professor
    Future and Fusion Lab of Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

2024.08 - 2026.03 | Visiting Scholar
    Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

2024.03 - 2025.02 | Postdoctoral Researcher
    Future and Fusion Lab of Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Education

2019.03 - 2024.02 | Ph.D., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
    Dissertation: A Comprehensive Study of Frozen Soil Behaviors for Artificial Ground Freezing Applications

2012.03 - 2019.02 | B.S., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Major: School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
    Minor: Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Awards and Honors

2026.04 | Excellence Award  (NRF President’s Award) [Link]
  2026 AI Co-Scientist Challenge Korea (Track 1)
  National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) & Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)
  Team: Turb Surfers
  Members: S. M. Oh, S. Jeong, and S. Park

2025.06 | Outstanding Paper Award in Land, Infrastructure, and Transport R&D (KAIA President’s Award) [Link]
  2025 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Exchange
  Korea Agency of Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA)

2025.04 | Jeong Hyeong-Sik Medal (Best Dissertation Award) [Link]
  Korean Tunneling and Underground Space Association (KTA)

2024.12 | Best Dissertation Award [Link]
  Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE)

2024.10 | Excellent Paper Presentation Award [Link]
  2024 Fall Korean Geotechnical Society Conference
  Korean Geotechnical Society (KGS)
  Authors: H. Kim, S. Park, H. Park, and H. Choi

2022.04 | Excellent Paper Presentation Award [Link]
  2022 Spring Korean Geotechnical Society Conference
  Korean Geotechnical Society (KGS)
  Authors: S. Park, S. Jeong, C. Hwang, and H. Choi