Teaching

Undergraduate courses

• Reinforce Concrete 1, 2 (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Dynamics (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Mechanics 1, 2 (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Structural Mechanics (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Convergence System Design 1, 2 (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Engineering Creative Design 4 (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architecture Convergence Studio (Comprehensive Design, Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Building Materials (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Building Materials Experiment (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Introduction to Structural Engineering (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Structural Analysis and Practice (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Structural Design (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Engineering Mathematics 1, 2 (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Probability and Statistics (Undergraduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Soil and Foundation Engineering (Undergraduate course), Kyungpook National University

• Engineering Mechanics (Undergraduate course), Kyungwoon University

• Steel Structure (Undergraduate course), Kyungwoon University

Graduate courses

• Structural Dynamics (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory of Composite Structures (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Composite Structure Theory and Design (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Construction Structural Materials and Methods (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Repair and Reinforcement of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Special Topics in Repair and Reinforcement of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Graduate course), Kumoh National Inst. Tech.

• Advanced Theory in Seismic Design (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory in Reinforced Concrete Structures 1, 2 (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory in New Architectural Materials (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Architectural Structure Seminar 1, 2 (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory of PS Concrete (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory of Timber Structures (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Performance-based Design (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• Advanced Theory in Architectural Structural Materials (Graduate course), Kumoh National Institute of Technology

Educations

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma (advisor: Thomas H.-K. Kang)

• M.S. in Structural Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo (advisor: Michael C. Constatinou)

• Dr. Eng., M.E., and B.E. in Architectural Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (advisor: Y.-K. Kwak)

Professional Experiences

• 2013 ~ Present  Professor, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

• 2013 ~ 2013     Senior Researcher, Seoul National University

• 2011 ~ 2013     Research Associate Professor, Kyungpook National University

• 2011 ~ 2011     Postdoc. Research Fellow, University of Oklahoma

• 2008 ~ 2011     Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma

• 2007 ~ 2007     Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo (Recipient of a Rotary International Scholarship)

• 2004 ~ 2005     Postdoc. Research Fellow, Clarkson University (This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) through the Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.) 

Selected Awards

• 2026.06 | Commendation from the Chairman of the Korea Ready-Mix Concrete Industry Cooperative Federation, The 8th Concrete Day, Korea Concrete Institute (KCI), Seoul, Korea

• 2025.04 | Best Oral Presentation Award – Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, Spring Conference, Buyeo, Korea

• 2024.11 | Grand Prize (Best Thesis Award) – Korea Concrete Institute (KCI), Fall Conference, Pyeongchang, Korea

• 2024.11 | Excellence Award (Capstone Design) – Korea Concrete Institute (KCI), Fall Conference, Pyeongchang, Korea

• 2024.11 | Grand Prize – kit Engineering Fair 2024, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Korea

• 2024.04 | Best Presentation Award – Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, Spring Conference, Busan, Korea

• 2024.03 | Architectural Education Award – Federation of Korea Architectural School Associations (FKASA), Seoul, Korea

• 2023.11 | Excellence Award – Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK) Daegu/Gyeongbuk Regional Conference, Daegu, Korea

• 2022.11 | Academic Award – Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, Fall Conference, Gyeongju, Korea

• 2021.09 | 31st Science & Technology Best Paper Award – The Korea Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST), Seoul, Korea

• 2020.07 | Best Paper Award – Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, Spring Conference, Busan, Korea

• 2019.09 | International Quake-Resistant Certificate – National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), Taipei, Taiwan

• 2011.05 | Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Member – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

• 2011.05 | Magna Cum Laude (High Honors Graduation) – College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

• 2011.05 | President’s Honor Roll (Academic Excellence) – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

• 2010.12 | Larry Canton Scholarship - University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

• 2009.01 | 1st Place Winner (National Student Design Competition) – Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Chicago, IL, USA

• 2010.12 | Dean’s Honor Roll – College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

• 2009.12 | President’s Honor Roll – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

Committee

• 2022 ~ Present 한국복합신소재구조학회 논문집 편집위원회 위원장, 부위원장 & 학회지 편집위원회 부위원장

• 2021 ~ 2025      한국콘크리트학회 이사

• 2021 ~ 2025        한국콘크리트학회 학회지 편집위원회 부위원장

• 2019 ~ Present 한국복합신소재구조학회 이사

• 2014 ~ Present International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials Editorial Board Member