Yun-Jae Kim

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Email: kimy0308@korea.ac.kr

Prof. Kim is currently working at Korea University as a professor of mechanical engineering. He has studied in Korea University for B.S degree, Michigan State University for M.S degree, and got his Ph.D degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. Before his current position, he did research work in MIT, GKSS Research Centre, British Energy Generation Ltd and Sungkyunkwan University. His research interests mainly include Mechanics of materials, analytical/computational non-linear fracture mechanics analysis and fracture mechanics based structural integrity assessment of plant components. He received a lot of awards, such as International Institute of Welding (IIW) Henry Granjon Award (1998), CEGB Award, IMech, UK (2002), and Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (2011). He is currently serving as Editorial Board Member of international journals, including Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping.