Work Experience

• 2021.03 ~ PresentProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University
• 2006.08 ~ 2021.02Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)
• 2017.05 ~ 2018.05Director, Paris Agreement Research and Development Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)
• 2012.09 ~ 2014.03Head, Department of Research Strategy, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)
• 2012.06 ~ 2012.08Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford
• 2011.09 ~ 2018.02Professor, Department of Plant System and Machinery, University of Science and Technology (UST)
• 2004.08 ~ 2006.07Senior Researcher, Pohang Iron & Steel Company (POSCO)
• 2002.06 ~ 2004.07Senior Researcher, Samsung Corning Precision Glass
• 1999.08 ~ 2002.04Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, MD, USA
• 1999.03 ~ 1999.07Postdoctoral Researcher, Advanced Fluids Engineering Research Center, POSTECH
• 2020.05~CurrentExecutive Board Member, Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE)
• 2023.10~CurrentSecretary General, Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE)
• 2025.05~CurrentFellow, Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering (AUTSE)
• 2023.01~CurrentScientific Council Member, International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT)
• 2026.01~2026.12President, Korean Society of Fluid Machinery (KSFM), Korea
• 2023.01~2024.12President, Electronics Equipment Cooling and Thermal Management Division, Korean Society of Fluid Machinery (KSFM), Korea
• 2024.01~2024.12President, Thermal Engineering Division (TED), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), Korea
• Lifetime Member of KSME and KSFM
• Member of ASME, ASM, SPE, ISIJ, and IEEE

Research Field

Lecture Subject

• Heat Transfer
• Applied Heat Transfer
• Phase-Change Heat Transfer
• Experimental Thermal and Fluid Engineering
• Advanced Thermal Management