Professor

Education

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Aerospace Eng., B.S. (1998)

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Mech. Eng., M.S. (2000)

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Mech. Eng., Ph. D. (2004)

Experiences

• Visiting Scholar, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (Feb. 2001 ~ Jan. 2002)

• Senior Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Feb. 2005 ~ Feb. 2014)

• Professor, Aerospace System Engineering, Sejong University (Mar. 2014 ~ Feb.2022)

• Professor, Aerospace and Mobility Engineering, Konkuk University (Mar. 2022 ~ Present)

Social Activities

• 한국추진공학회 총무이사  < Finance director, The Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers, 2017~ Present>

• 한국항공우주학회 재무이사  < General affairs director, The Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 2025>

• 국가과학기술자문회의 심의회의 우주항공국토전문위원회 위원 (2025~2027)

  < Committee member, Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology, 2025~2027 >

• 국가과학기술자문회의 "미래 우주경제 로드맵 " TF위원 (2023)

  < Committee member, Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology, 2023 >

• 과학기술정보통신부 위원회 활동 < Committee member, Ministry of Science and ICT>

한국연구재단 국책연구본부 전문위원

한국형발사체 (누리호) 사업 전담평가위원

스페이스 챌린지 사업 기획위원장

제 3차 우주개발진흥기본계획 기획위원

우주기술 로드맵 기획위원

우주핵심기술개발사업 기획위원

Awards

• Excellent Researcher Award (2013, KARI)

• Excellent Lecturer Award (2017, Sejong University)