Nationality
Education
- Sep. 2006: Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Canada
- Aug. 2002: Master of Applied Science in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada
- Feb. 1994: Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
Honors and awards
- 2024: Featured Paper Award by Engineering Structures, Elsevier
- 2023: Outstanding Reviewer by Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE
- 2023: Certificate of Recognition by the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- 2022: Plaque of Appreciation by the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI)
- 2019: Certificate of Appreciation by China Summit Forum on FRP in Civil Engineering
- 2019: Plaque of Appreciation by the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI)
- 2019: Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research by American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- 2018: Excellence in Research and Creative Activities Award by University of Colorado Denver (highest recognition at the campus-level, awarded to one faculty per year)
- 2018: Outstanding Faculty in Research by College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Denver
- 2016: Excellence in Leadership and Service Award by College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Denver
- 2015: Distinguished Reviewer by International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer
- 2015: Fellow of American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- 2015: Outstanding Reviewer by Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier
- 2015: Outstanding Reviewer by Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE
- 2012: Outstanding Reviewer by Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier
- 2011: NDSU Centennial Endowment Award ($3,900) by NDSU Alumni Foundation
- 2011: ACI Outstanding University Award by the American Concrete Institute
- 2011: Outstanding Reviewer by Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE
- 2009: NDSU Centennial Endowment Award ($3,900) by NDSU Alumni Foundation
- 2008: JSPS Fellow (1,393,500 Japanese Yen ($15,000) + Roundtrip airfare) by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- 2007: NSERC PDF ($80,000) by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- 2006: NSERC Visiting Fellow to Canadian Laboratories by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- 2006: ISIS Canada Poster Competition(3rd Place with B. Oldershaw) ($300) 11th ISIS Canada Annual Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada
- 2006: Queen’s Graduate Award ($1,000) by Queen's University
- 2006: Graduate Conference Award ($300) by Queen's University
- 2005: Award of Excellence by Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
- 2005: Trevor C. Holland Fellowship ($10,000) by Queen's University
- 2005: ISIS Canada Student Award of Merit by Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures Networks (ISIS Canada)
- 2005: ISIS Canada Student Exchange Program ($875) by Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures Networks (ISIS Canada)
- 2005: Graduate Dean’s Doctoral Field Grant ($1,700) by Queen's University
- 2005: Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000) by Queen's University
- 2005: Graduate Conference Award ($300) by Queen's University
- 2004: R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship ($10,000) by Queen's University
- 2004: Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000) by Queen's University
- 2004: Graduate Conference Award ($300) by Queen's University
- 2003: Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000) by Queen's University
- 2003: Graduate Conference Award ($300) by Queen's University
- 2002: Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000) by Queen's University
- 1992: Chancellor Special Scholarship by Dongguk University
- 1991: Chancellor Special Scholarship by Dongguk University
Professional license
- 2005: Professional Engineer by Professional Engineers in Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1993: National Technical Qualification Certificate (1st class) in Civil Engineering by Human Resources Development Service of Korea
Certificate
- 2007: Certificate of Completion: Bridge Rehabilitation by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Minneapolis, MN, USA
- 2004: Certificate of 8.0 Professional Development Hours (CSA S806): Design and Construction of Building Components with Fibre-Reinforced Polymers Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 2002: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System by Queen's University, KIngston, ON, Canada
Academic experience
- June 2018 to July 2018: Visiting Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Aug. 2016 to Present: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
- Aug. 2012 to Aug. 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
- Aug. 2007 to Aug. 2012: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
- Jan. 2007 to Jul. 2007: Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Sep. 2006 to Dec. 2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Sep. 2005 to Dec. 2005: Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada