Education
North Carolina State University, Civil Engineering - Materials Engineering, Ph.D.
Yonsei University, Structural Engineering, M.S.
Yonsei University, Architectural Engineering, B.S.
Current position
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture & Building Science, Chung-Ang University
spark22@cau.ac.kr
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Building Science, Chung-Ang University (2022 - current)
Research Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNIST, Korea (2020 - 2022)
Technical Services Engineering, Titan America, VA, US (2018 - 2020)
Research Assistant, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, NC, US (2014-2018)
Assistant Manager, Architectural Engineering & Research Team, DL E&C, Korea (2011-2014)Â
Research Interest
Sustainable and Functional Materials: Value-creating materials for eco-friendly and circular construction systems
Material Types: Cement and concrete, geopolymer, wood, fiber-based organic materials, zeolite, ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)
Technologies & Applications: Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), material characterization
Characterization Techniques: Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Calorimetry, Nanoindentation, etc.