EDUCATION
| 2001 | Ph.D. | Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea |
| 1995 | M.S. | Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea |
| 1993 | B.S. | Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea |
PROFESSINAL EXPERIENCE
| 2023 – present | Dean, SNU Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
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| 2023 – present | Board Director, SNU R&DB Foundation |
| 2022 | Conductor, SNU Advanced Industrial Srategy Program (AIP) |
| 2021 – present | Director, Core Research Support Center Designated by Ministry of Education |
| 2019 – 2021 | Associate Head, SNU R&D Foundation |
| 2019 – 2021 | Associate Head, SNU Entrepreneurship Center |
| 2018 – 2019 | Deputy Chair, Dept. of Civil Environmental Engineering |
| 2017 | Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 2017 – present | Professor, Seoul National University |
| 2015 – present | Director, Extreme Peformance Testing Center |
| 2014 – 2016 | Deputy Chair, Dept. of Civil&Environmental Engineering |
| 2012 – 2017 | Associate Professor, Seoul National University |
| 2010 | Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| 2007 – 2012 | Assistant Professor, Seoul National University |
| 2005 – 2007 | Manager, Samsung Engineering&Construction Co. |
| 2002 – 2005 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Civil&Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| 2001 – 2005 | Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Engineering Science Seoul National University |
| 1997 – 2003 | Technical Research Personnel, Military Service Exception |
| 1997 – 1998 | Part-time Lecturer, Hankyung National University |
| 1993 – 2001 | Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering Seoul National University |
| 1993 – 1994 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering Seoul National University |
TEACHING
| Undergraduate Courses | 457.305 | Theory of Reinforced Concrete and Lab.1 |
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| 457.306 | Theory of Reinforced Concrete and Lab.2 | |
| 400.313 | Field Applications of Engineering Knowledge | |
| Graduate Courses | 457.650 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design |
| 457.651 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Mechanics | |
| 457.644 | Advanced Bridge Engineering (Composite Structures) |
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
| New Materials | 1. Application of FRP to strengthen the existing structures 2. Application of high strength (~700 MPa) rebars for bridge structures, nuclear power plant buildings 3. Application high strength (~2,400 MPa) tendons for bridge structures 4. Application of macro steel fiber as a structural component |
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| New Construction Tech. | 1. Development of optimal connections of hybrid bridges 2. Preassembly of coping reinforcement for the accelerated construction |
Experimental Techniques | 1. Development of a similitude law to enhance the shaking table test and pseudo-dynamic test 2. Review and verification of complicated experimental works – Measurement of tendon strain in PSC members – Measurement of corrosion of prestressing tendon |
| Extreme Loads | 1. Analysis and design of RC/PSC structure subjected to impact/impulsive loading 2. Vehicle/aircraft/missiles collision, falling rocks, etc. 3. Dynamic performance of RC/PSC structures under high and low temperature |
| Code Validation/Change | All the above research interests and activities eventually aims at the validation and implication of structural concrete design code |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
| 2023 – present | Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea |
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| 2021 – present | Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM) |
| 2020 – present | Member of Editorial Board, LHI Journal |
| 2016-2017 | KSCE Representative, Asian Civil Engineering Coordination Council (ACECC) – LOC Chair, CECAR10 (2025) |
| 2013-2015 | Associate Editor, KRI Journal |
| 2011-present | Member, Korean Institute of Bridge and Structural Engineers (KIBSE) – Chair, Korean Highway Bridge Design Code Committee (2015-2021) – Chair, Concrete Bridge Subcommittee (2021-2023) – Secretary, Concrete Bridge Subcommittee (2015-2021) |
| 2010-present | Korean Society for Railway (KSR) – Member of Board of Directors (2014-present) – Member of Board of Directors (2010) |
| 2009-present | Committee Member, ISO/TC 71/SC 4 |
| 2008-present | Member, Federation Internationale du Beton (FIB) – Member, WG 2.4.2 Modelling of Fibre Reinf. Cons. Structures (2016-present) – Member of Korea Representative, TG 10.1 Model Code 2020 (2017-present) |
| 2007-present | Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| 2007-present | Member, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) – Fellow (2017-present) |
| 2005-2008 | Member, Korea institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection (KSMI) |
| 2002-present | Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI) – Member, Committee 349, 359, 370 Assoc. |
| 1999-present | Member, Korea Concrete Institute (KCI) – Chair, KCI International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials (IJCSM) Editorial Board (2021-present) – Vice-Chair, Structures Code Committee (2021-present) – Chair, Planning & Operation Committee (2019-2020) – Chair, KCI 102 Flexure-Compression Committee (2019-2022) – Member of Board of Directors (2013-2016, 2019-present) – Chair, Strategy Committee (2019-2020) – Member, KCI Design Code Committee (2016-present) – Representative Member (2009-present) – Secretary, KCI ISO Committee SC4 (2009-present) – Secretary, KCI Journal Editorial Board (2009-2010) – Member of Board of Directors, KCI Journal Editorial Board (2007-2012) |
| 1999-present | Member, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) – Vice President (2023-present) – Chair, Planning Commm – Chair, KSCE Convention Organizing Committee (2021) – Council Member, (2020 – present) – Chair, Civil Engineer’s Day Organizing Committee (2018) – Member of Board of Directors (2016 – present) – Chair, International Affairs Committee (2016-2017) – Associate Editor, KSCE J. of Civil Engr. (2009-2020) – KSCE Convention Organizing Committee – Member (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) – Subcommittee Chair (2013, 2016, 2017, 2021) – KSCE Magazine Editorial Board (2013 – 2014) |
| 1992 | FE, Korea Civil Engineering |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 – present Dean, SNU Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
2023 – present Board Director, SNU R&DB Foundation
2022 Conductor, SNU Advanced Industrial Srategy Program (AIP)
2021 – present Director, Core Research Support Center Designated by Ministry of Education
2019 – 2021 Associate Head, SNU R&D Foundation
2019 – 2021 Associate Head, SNU Entrepreneurship Center
2018 – 2019 Deputy Chair, Dept. of Civil Environmental Engineering
2017 Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan
2017 – present Professor, Seoul National University
2015 – present Director, Extreme Peformance Testing Center
2014 – 2016 Deputy Chair, Dept. of Civil&Environmental Engineering
2012 – 2017 Associate Professor, Seoul National University
2010 Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
2007 – 2012 Assistant Professor, Seoul National University
2005 – 2007 Manager, Samsung Engineering&Construction Co.
2002 – 2005 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Civil&Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
2001 – 2005 Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Engineering Science Seoul National University
1997 – 2003 Technical Research Personnel, Military Service Exception
1997 – 1998 Part-time Lecturer, Hankyung National University
1993 – 2001 Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering Seoul National University
1993 – 1994 Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering Seoul National University