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1958

Korea's first department

First M.S. program in Korea (1963)

2,897

B.S. · M.S. · Ph.D. graduates

B.S. 2,297 · M.S. 447 · Ph.D. 153 (May 2026)

~50%

Go on to graduate school

College of Engineering avg. 29.8% (2025)

Research labs · 9 faculty

Reactors · Radiation · Fusion

Faculty

Chan Hyeong KimProfessorLab ↗

Yong Kyun KimProfessorLab ↗

Ser Gi HongProfessorLab ↗

Sung Joong KimProfessorLab ↗

Yun Sun ChungProfessorDept. ChairLab ↗

Jungpyo LeeAssociate ProfessorLab ↗

Sangtae KimAssociate ProfessorLab ↗

Minsub SongAssistant ProfessorLab ↗

Yongheeum JoAssistant ProfessorLab ↗

Department News

The 2026 Academic Award on screen at the KNS 2026 Fall Conference

AwardOct 29, 2026

Prof. Yong Kyun Kim Receives the 2026 Korean Nuclear Society Academic Award

Presented at the KNS 2026 Fall Conference for developing 3D-printed plastic scintillators

Prof. Yong Kyun Kim of the Department of Nuclear Engineering received the 2026 Academic Award of the Korean Nuclear Society (KNS). The award was presented on October 29, 2026, during the KNS 2026 Fall Conference and 59th General Assembly (October 28–30) at the Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center (HICO).

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AlumniOct 23, 2026

Kyu-bin (Philip) Hwang, a Member of the Department's First Entering Class, Receives the Proud Hanyang Engineer Award

Entering in 1958, he went on to found TeleVideo in Silicon Valley, the first Korean-founded company listed on NASDAQ

Kyu-bin (Philip) Hwang, Chairman of XEL LINE and a member of the department's first entering class, received the 15th Proud Hanyang Engineer Award from the College of Engineering at Hanyang University. The ceremony took place on October 23, 2026 at the Seoul campus, preceded by the unveiling of the recipients' relief portraits in the Hall of Fame in the main building of the Engineering Center. This year's award went to two alumni: Chairman Hwang and Tae-gyun Kim, President of KEPCO Engineering & Construction (an Electrical Engineering alumnus).

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AwardSep 30, 2026

Prof. Sung Joong Kim Selected for the 36th Excellent Paper Award in Science and Technology

Presented by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies for a paper evaluating the accident mitigation capability of i-SMR passive cooling systems

Prof. Sung Joong Kim of the Department of Nuclear Engineering was selected as a recipient of the 36th Excellent Paper Award in Science and Technology, established by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST).

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EventSep 10, 2026

International LWR and non-LWR Source Terms Workshop Held

News from the ATHENA Lab · September 10, 2026, Chung Mong-Koo Automotive Research Center Conference Hall

The International LWR and non-LWR Source Terms Workshop, covering radiation source terms for light-water and non-light-water reactors, was held on September 10, 2026, at the Chung Mong-Koo Automotive Research Center Conference Hall, Hanyang University.

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AlumniJul 15, 2026

Lab Alumnus Dr. Chansoo Choi Joins Jeju National University Faculty

A graduate of Prof. Chan Hyeong Kim's laboratory, appointed full-time faculty on July 15, 2026

Dr. Chansoo Choi, a graduate of the Radiation Engineering Laboratory (advisor: Prof. Chan Hyeong Kim) in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Hanyang University, was appointed as a full-time faculty member of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Jeju National University on July 15, 2026.

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EventJul 8–10, 2026

KASAR Workshop on Severe Accident Assessment for Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants Held

News from the ATHENA Lab · July 8–10, 2026, Chung Mong-Koo Conference Room, Hanyang University

A workshop of the Korean Association of Severe Accident Research (KASAR), themed “Strategies for Applying and Extending Severe Accident Assessment Technology to Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants,” took place from July 8 to 10, 2026, at the Chung Mong-Koo Conference Room, Hanyang University.

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AwardDec 29, 2025

Prof. Chan Hyeong Kim Receives Presidential Citation, Alumnus Prof. Hee Seo Receives Prime Minister's Citation

Teacher and former student honored together at the 15th Nuclear Safety and Promotion Day

Prof. Chan Hyeong Kim of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Hanyang University and Prof. Hee Seo of Jeonbuk National University, an alumnus of Prof. Kim's laboratory, received government awards at the 15th Nuclear Safety and Promotion Day ceremony held on December 29, 2025.

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Alumni2024

ATHENA Lab Alumnus Taeseok Kim Joins Jeju National University Faculty

A graduate of Prof. Sung Joong Kim's laboratory, appointed in 2024

Taeseok Kim, a graduate of the Advanced Thermal Hydraulics Engineering for Nuclear Applications (ATHENA) laboratory (advisor: Prof. Sung Joong Kim) in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, was appointed to the faculty of Jeju National University in 2024.

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