Nationality

                        ○ Canadian

Education

Sept. 2006       ○ Doctor of Philosophy, Structural Engineering

   Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

               Thesis: Strengthening Concrete Structures with Prestressed CFRP Sheets:

                           Laboratory and Numerical Investigations to Field Application

                            Supervisors: Dr. Mark F. Green and Dr. R. Gordon Wight

Aug. 2002       ○ Master of Applied Science, Structural Engineering

                           Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor

                           Windsor, ON, Canada

                           Thesis: Analysis of Bolted Flange Connections under Tensile Loading

                           Supervisor: Dr. Murty K.S. Madugula

Feb. 1994       ○ Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering

                          Department of Civil Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

Honors and Awards

2009                 ○ NDSU Centennial Endowment Award ($3,900)

                           NDSU Alumni Foundation

2008                 ○ JSPS Fellow (1,393,500 Japanese Yen ($15,000) + Roundtrip airfare)

                           Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2007                      ○ NSERC PDF ($80,000)

                           Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

2006               ○ NSERC Visiting Fellow to Canadian Laboratories

                           Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

                       ○ ISIS Canada Poster Competition (3^rd Place- with B. Oldershaw) ($300)

                           11^th ISIS Canada Annual Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada

                       ○ Queen’s Graduate Award ($1,000)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Graduate Conference Award ($300)

                           Queen’s University

2005               ○ Award of Excellence

                           Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal

                       ○ Trevor C. Holland Fellowship ($10,000)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ ISIS Canada Student Award of Merit

                           Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures Networks (ISIS Canada)

                       ○ ISIS Canada Student Exchange Program ($875)

                           Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures Networks (ISIS Canada)

                       ○ Graduate Dean’s Doctoral Field Grant ($1,700)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Graduate Conference Award ($300)

                           Queen’s University

2004               ○ R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship ($10,000)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Graduate Conference Award ($300)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000)

                           Queen’s University

2003               ○ Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000)

                           Queen’s University

                       ○ Graduate Conference Award ($300)

                           Queen’s University

2002               ○ Queen’s Graduate Award ($2,000)

                           Queen’s University

1992               ○ Chancellor Special Scholarship

                           Dongguk University

1991               ○ Chancellor Special Scholarship

                           Dongguk University

Research Grants

2008                 ○ TCU Collaborative Grant ($1,000)

                           Tri-College University

                        ○ Instructional Development Grant ($4,500)

                          North Dakota State University

2007                     ○ ND EPSCoR New Faculty Start-Up Award ($70,000)

                           North Dakota Experimental Program to Simulate Competitive Research

Professional License

2005               ○ Professional Engineer

                           Professional Engineers in Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada

1993               ○ National Technical Qualification Certificate (1^st class) in Civil Engineering

              Human Resources Development Service of Korea, Seoul, S. Korea

Certificates

2007              ○ Certificate of Completion: Bridge Rehabilitation

                         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

                          Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Queen’s University

Academic Experience

2007 Aug.      ○ Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University

~present            Fargo, ND, USA

2007 Jan.       ○ Research Associate, The Royal Military College of Canada

~ 2007 July       Kingston, ON, Canada

2006 Sept.     ○ Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen’s University

~ 2006 Dec.      Kingston, ON, Canada

2005 Sept.     ○ Lecturer, The Royal Military College of Canada

~2005 Dec.      Kingston, ON, Canada

2002 Sept.     ○ Ph.D. Candidate, Queen’s University

~ 2006 Sept.       Kingston, ON, Canada

2001 May      ○ M.A.Sc. Candidate, University of Windsor

~ 2002 Aug.       Windsor, ON, Canada