Lab Director

Education

08/2016 - 11/2020    Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas, United States of America (USA)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering 

Thesis : “Advanced Rotordynamics Analysis through CFD-informed Machine Learning Mixing Prediction”

Advisor : Prof. Alan Palazzolo

03/2011 – 02/2013    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Master of Engineering (MS) in Mechanical Engineering

Thesis : “A Dynamic Performance Prediction Model for a Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler"

Advisor : Prof. Sangmin Choi

03/2005 – 02/2011    Kookmin University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Automotive Engineering

Work Experience

01/2024 – present   Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Republic of Korea

Assistant Professor at School of Mechanical System Engineering

08/2021 – 12/2024   Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Republic of Korea

Senior Researcher at Multi-purpose Small Research Reactor System Development Department

11/2020 – 06/2021   Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas, USA

Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advisor : Prof. Alan Palazzolo

08/2016 – 11/2020   Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas, USA

Graduate Research Assistant at Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advisor : Prof. Alan Palazzolo

01/2013 – 07/2016   Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Republic of Korea

Associate Researcher at Thermal-Fluid Research Laboratory

02/2011 – 02/2013   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

Graduate Research Assistant at Department of Mechanical Engineering

Advisor : Prof. Sangmin Choi