Faculty
Chan Hyeong Kim
Professor
- Education
- 1982-1986 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 1986-1988 M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 1995-1998 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Career
- 1988-1995 Researcher/Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
- 1998-1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University
- 1998-2001 Associate Director, TAMU Nuclear Science Center
- 2001-2003 Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 2003-Present Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2013-Present Member, ICRP Committee 2
- 2016-2019 Academic Director/Vice President, Korean Society of Medical Physics
- 2017-2018 Vice President for Research, Korean Nuclear Society
- 2018-2022 Editor/Senior Vice President/President, Korean Association for Radiation Protection
- 2014-Present Director, Innovative Technology Research Institute for Radiation Safety (iTRS)
- 2016-Present Director, Seoul Regional Radioactivity Monitoring Center (designated by KINS)
- 2022-Present Dean, College of Engineering & Graduate School of Engineering, Hanyang University
- Research Areas
- Radiation measurement and imaging, Monte Carlo simulation, Computational human phantom development
- Courses
- Undergraduate: Radiation Interactions, Radiation Measurement / Graduate: Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Analysis
Yong Kyun Kim
Professor
- Education
- 1981-1985 B.S. Physics, Seoul National University
- 1986-1988 M.S. Nuclear Physics, Seoul National University
- 1989-1994 Ph.D. Experimental Nuclear Physics, Seoul National University
- Career
- 1991 Visiting Researcher, RIKEN (Japan)
- 1994-2006 Principal Researcher/Lab Director, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- 2002 Visiting Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 2006-Present Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2008-2022 IB Member, PHENIX Collaboration
- 2008-2012 Director, Nuclear Science Joint Research Institute (designated by MEST)
- 2012-2022 Member/Chair, Korea-CERN Cooperation Coordination Committee
- 2017-2020 Expert Advisor (Non-resident PM, Nuclear field), National Research Foundation
- 2018-Present Chair, Steering Committee for Heavy Ion Accelerator Construction Support Project
- 2020-Present Director/Vice President, Korea Radiation Industry Association
- Research Areas
- Fast neutron measurement technology, Space radiation measurement device development, Semiconductor and scintillator radiation detection instrumentation, Rare isotope heavy ion accelerator development
- Courses
- Undergraduate: Applied Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Signal Processing / Graduate: Neutron Science, Radiation Sensor Engineering, Advanced Nuclear Instrumentation
Ser Gi Hong
Professor
- Education
- 1992 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 1994 M.S. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- 1999 Ph.D. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- Research Areas
- Reactor physics and core design, Particle transport theory, Spent nuclear fuel facility criticality and shielding analysis, Spent fuel characterization analysis
- Courses
- Undergraduate: Reactor Engineering, Reactor Theory, Reactor Physics, Nuclear Capstone Design (Core Design) / Graduate: Reactor Physics, Particle Transport Analysis, Reactor Core Design Analysis
Sung Joong Kim
Professor
- Education
- 1994-2001 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2001-2003 M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2004-2007 M.S. Nuclear Engineering, MIT
- 2007-2009 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, MIT
- Career
- 2009-2010 Postdoctoral Associate, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, MIT
- 2010-2011 Research Scientist, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, MIT
- 2011-Present Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2018-Present Chair, Forum on NPP Bypass Accident Mitigation Technology
- 2019-2021 Guest Editor, Energies (SCIE)
- 2021-Present Editorial Board Member, Energies (SCIE)
- 2022-Present Expert Committee Member, National Science & Technology Advisory Council
- 2022-Present Expert Committee Member, National Research Foundation of Korea
- 2022-Present Expert Committee Member, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
- Research Areas
- Reactor system thermal-hydraulic safety and severe accident analysis, Boiling and condensation heat transfer experiments and analysis, Accident-tolerant fuel cladding thermal-hydraulic performance evaluation, SMR passive safety system design and analysis, Hydrogen combustion risk prediction
- Courses
- Undergraduate: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Reactor Engineering, Applied Thermal-Hydraulic Experiments, Nuclear Energy Thermal System Design / Graduate: Advanced Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Two-Phase Flow Analysis Methods
Yun Sun Chung
Professor (Dept. Chair)
- Education
- 2000 B.S. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- 2002 M.S. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- 2008 Ph.D. Nuclear Science & Engineering, MIT
- Career
- 2007-2009 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dept. of Radiation Oncology
- 2009-2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
- 2010-2012 Instructor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
- 2012-2014 Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
- 2014-2018 Assistant Professor (Ph.D.), Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center
- 2018-2021 Associate Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2022-Present Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2018-Present Editorial Board, Progress in Medical Physics
- 2019-Present Editorial Board, Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
- Research Areas
- Radiation medicine/science, Medical radiation quality assurance, Radiation safety and protection
- Courses
- Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Medical Radiation Applied Engineering, Radiation Dose and Biological Effects, Health Physics
Jungpyo Lee
Associate Professor
- Education
- 2005 B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2008 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
- 2013 Ph.D. Nuclear Science & Engineering, MIT
- Career
- 2005 B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2013-2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Courant Institute of Applied Mathematics, NYU
- 2015-2018 Research Scientist, Plasma Science & Technology, MIT
- 2018-Present Associate Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2010-2020 Team Member, DOE SciDAC Advanced Computing Project
- 2018-2019 Chair, Sherwood International Fusion Theory Conference Program Committee
- 2019-2022 Deputy Leader, KSTAR Transport Group
- 2022-Present Co-Chair, Korea-Japan Fusion Modeling Workshop
- 2023-Present Organizing Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Transport Working Group (APTWG)
- Research Areas
- Fusion plasma theory and computation, Fusion reactor design, Nonlinear integrated simulation, Reactor/fusion reactor heat transfer, Semiconductor plasma processing
- Courses
- Introduction to Fusion Plasma, Numerical Analysis, Fusion Reactor Design, Advanced Fusion Theory, Advanced Numerical Analysis
Sangtae Kim
Associate Professor
- Education
- 2010 B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, UC Berkeley
- 2016 Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, MIT
- Career
- 2016-2018 Commissioned Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- 2018-2020 Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- 2020-Present Assistant / Associate Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2023-2025 Director, Graduate Program in Back-End Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2024-Present International Cooperation Managing Director, Korean Ceramic Society
- 2026-Present Working Group Member, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
- Research Areas
- Nuclear reactor materials, Molten salt reactors, Accident-tolerant fuels, AI-based materials simulation, Fusion materials
- Courses
- Applied Materials Engineering, Nuclear Reactor Materials Engineering, Nuclear Materials Corrosion & Electrochemistry, Atomistic Simulation Methods
Minsub Song
Assistant Professor
- Education
- 2012 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2019 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- Career
- 2019-2020 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2020-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
- 2021-2022 Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
- 2022-Present Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- 2023-Present Facilitator, SMR Division, Private R&D Consortium
- Research Areas
- Micro and small modular reactor design and analysis, Reactor safety analysis, Computational fluid dynamics, Flow visualization, 3D printing, Optimization design techniques, Turbulent flow
- Courses
- Fundamentals of Heat Transfer, Applied Thermodynamics, SMR Safety Analysis, Reactor Accident Analysis Methods, Applied Nuclear CFD, Two-Phase Flow Analysis Methods
Yongheeum Jo
Assistant Professor
- Education
- 2014 B.S. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- 2016 M.S. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- 2020 Ph.D. Nuclear & Quantum Engineering, KAIST
- Career
- 2020-2022 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
- 2022-2023 Senior Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- 2022-Present Member, IUPAC SSED
- 2023-Present Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University
- Research Areas
- Spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management, Radiochemistry, Chemical thermodynamics and radionuclide migration modeling, Disposal safety assessment