EDUCATION

02/1995                       B.S., Mechanical Engineering,

                                      Inha University

02/1997                       M.S., Mechanical Engineering,

                                      Inha University

                                      Master's Thesis : Flame Structure and NOx Formation

                                      Characteristics of CH₄ Coflow Jet Diffusion Flame

02/2003                       Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering 

                                      Inha University

                                      Doctoral Thesis : Direct Numerical Simulation of the

                                      Interaction of Counterflow Nonpremixed Flame and

                                      a Single Vortex

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

03/2003 - 08/2003        Post-Doctoral Researcher, Mechanical Systems Laboratory

                                       Inha University

09/2003 - 11/2004        Guest Researcher, Fire research Division

                                       National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

12/2004 - 08/2007        Senior Researcher, Fire and Explosion Research Team

                                       Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)

09/2007 - 08/2009        Lecturer, Division of Safety Engineering

                                       Pukyong National University

09/2009 - 08/2012        Assistant Professor, Division of Safety Engineering

                                       Pukyong National University

09/2012 - 08/2017          Associate Professor, Department of Safety Engineering

                                          Pukyong National University

09/2017 - Present          Professor, Department of Safety Engineering

                                          Pukyong National University

AWARDS

02/2003                          Award for Research Achievement, Inha Univ. Grad. Ceremony

12/2006                          Young Researcher Award, Korea Institute of Machinery and

                                          Materials (KIMM)

05/2011                          The Best Paper Award, The Korea Society of Safety

12/2011                          The Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of Combustion

05/2012                          Excellent Student Paper Award, The Korea Society of Safety 

05/2013                          The Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of Combustion

11/2013                          The Best Paper Award, Korean Institute of Fire Science & 

                                         Engineering

12/2013                          Future Scientist Award, Federation of Busan Science and 

                                         Technology

11/2014                          The Best Paper Award, Korean Society of Environmental Health

11/2017                          The Best Paper Award, The Asia Pacific Symposium on Safety

05/2018                          The Best Paper Award, The Korea Society of Safety

05/2018                          The Best Paper Award, The Korea Society of Safety

11/2019                          The Best Paper Award, Korea Institute of Fire and Science

                                       Engineering