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EDUCATION   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)     Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Mar. 1994 ~ Feb. 1999) Dissertation: Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis for the Industrial Extrusion Processes using Mismatching Refinement with Domain Decomposition (Advisor: Prof. Dong-Yol YANG) Graduate student fellowship and instructorship (1994~1999) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)     M.S. in Precision Engineering and Mechatronics (Mar. 1992 ~ Feb. 1994) Dissertation: Improvement of Stability and Efficiency in Two-Dimensional Rigid-Plastic Finite Element (Advisor: Prof. Dong-Yol YANG) Graduate student fellowship (1992~1994) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)     B.S. in Precision Engineering and Mechatronics (Mar. 1988 ~ Feb. 1992) Thesis: Application of Three-Dimensional CAD/CAM to the Die Design of Sheet Metal Forming Processes (Advisor: Prof. Dong-Yol YANG) Full year scholarship (1988~1992)    EXPERIENCE   School of Mechanical Design & Automation Engineering, Seoul National    University of Technology     Full Time Instructor (Aug. 2002 ~ Sep. 2004)     Assistant Profesor (Oct. 2004 ~ Sep. 2008)     Associate Profesor (Oct. 2008 ~ Present) Subjects: Finite Element Method, CAD, CAE, Numerical Analysis, Mechanics of Material, Material Science and Engineering, Web Programming, Capstone Design Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst     Postdoctoral Assosiate (Jul. 2004 ~ Jul. 2005) Research subjects: A Study on the Fabrication of Micro/Nanostructures using the Rapid Thermal Response Injection Molding Processe Design (Advisor: Prof. Byung Kim) Manufacturing Technology Center, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.     Manager and Senior Researcher (Mar. 2000 ~ July 2002)     Associate Manager and Researcher (Mar. 1996 ~ Feb. 2000)  6 Sigma green belt (June 2001 ~ July 2002): Enhanced research and development activity based on statistical background and the design of experiment (DOE) approach Web master (Dec. 1999 ~ July 2002): Web design, programming, development, and web-site administration CAE consultant (Mar. 1996 ~ July 2002): Finite element analysis for manufacturing processes such as injection molding, metal forming processes, etc. Korea Technology Transfer Center     Technical Consultant (Oct. 2000 ~ Sep. 2001) Samsung Die & Mold University     Adjunct Professor (Mar. 2000 ~ July 2002) Subjects: Finite element analysis for injection molding, Material science, etc. Computer Aided Net-Shape Manufacturing Laboratory (Homepage)    Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST     Instructor and Research Assistant (Mar. 1994 ~ Feb. 1999) Development of FEM code for three-dimensional extrusion problems based on domain decomposition and iterative calculation  Development of FEM code for three-dimensional forging problems of precision electrical parts based on the rigid-plastic formulation and three-dimensional remeshing scheme Development of Inteform™ (MS Windows based FEM S/W for axisymmetric forging analysis) based on the rigid-plastic formulation and automatic remeshing scheme by using Fortran and C++ Experience in various Rapid Prototyping (RP) systems such as SLA, LOM, SLS, and FDM Experience in high performance computing on Cray Y-MP and Cray T3E platforms as well as parallel computation using PVM and MPI    HONORS & AWARDS Named on IBC 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th Centry 2009/2010 in May 2009 Named on Marquis Who's Who in the World 26th Edition in Nov. 2008 Best Teacher Award conferred by Seoul National Univ. of Technology in Dec. 2006 Baek-Ahm Prize conferred by Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers in Nov. 2006 Best Presentation Award conferred by Society of Plastic Engineers in May 2005 Best Research Paper Award conferred by Samsung-Electro Mechanics in Nov. 2001 Best Knowledge Worker Award conferred by Samsung-Electro Mechanics in Jan. 2001 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Homepage Contest Prize (First Place) in Nov. 2000 Outstanding Research Paper Award conferred by Samsung-Electro Mechanics in Nov. 2000 Knowledge Worker Award conferred by Samsung-Electro Mechanics in Oct. 2000 Outstanding Paper Prize (Hitomi Prize) conferred by KAIST in May 1994   CERTIFICATIONS   Moldflow Certified Moldflow Simulation Fundamentals in March 2002 Samsung Electro-Mechanics Certified 6 Sigma Green Belt in Jan. 2002 Completion of CODE V Training Class certified by Optical Research Associates in June 2001 Sun Certified Programmer for the JAVA™ 2 Platform (SCJP) in May 2001 Korean Government Certified 1st Internet Information Searcher in May 2001 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Oct. 2000 (MCP ID# 2113613) IHD* Certified Internet Web Master Professional in Sep. 2000 IHD* Certified 1st Internet Information Searcher in Mar. 2000 (IHD: Information & Telecommunication Human Resources Development Center of Korea)