Research

Research Experience

  • [Participant] Development of Prediction Method of Concrete Formwork Pressure, SAMSUNG C&T Construction Division (Aug. 2014 ~ Dec. 2014)
  • [Participant] Developed eco-friendly fiber reinforced cement composite using natural fibers, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Mar. 2018 ~ Feb. 2019)
  • [Participant] Durability quantification according to the low quality of concrete, Ministry of Education of Korea Government (Mar. 2019 ~ Feb. 2023)
  • [Participant] A novel approach to CO2 brick production integrated with simultaneous recovery of rare earth elements from carbon intensive industrial by-products via 10 KG/day simulator, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) (Mar. 2019 ~ Dec. 2021)
  • [Participant] Development of eco-friendly concrete production by IoT application of ready-mixed concrete batch plant, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) (Apr. 2021 ~ Dec. 2022)
  • [Participant] Design guidelines of nuclear power plants using high-performance materials, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd (KHNP) (Aug. 2021 ~ Feb. 2023)
  • [Participant] Low Carbon binder Technology ACT and Concrete: R&D towards indigenous raw materials adaptation and mixture proportion optimization, Ecocem Materials Ltd. (Mar. 2023 ~)
  • [Participant] Artificial Intelligence-Based Smart Toolbox for 3D Printing of Concrete, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) (Jun. 2023 ~)
  • [Participant] Tier-1 University Transportation Center – National Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure, University of Texas at Arlington, via U.S. DOT (Aug. 2023 ~)

Research Interest

  • Rheology-Based Investigation of Concrete Performance
  • Durability of Concrete Structure
  • Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
  • Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) for Construction Materials
  • Addictive Manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing of concrete)
  • Application of Machine Learning Approach for Concrete Science

Skills and Techniques

  • Characterization of material properties:
    • Rheometers: HAAKE MARS, TA Instruments DHR-1, CONTEC and ICAR series
    • X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
    • Thermogravimetry analysis (TGA)
    • Elemental analysis (EA)
    • Inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
    • Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)
    • Laser backscattering instrument (optical-back reflectance measurement, ORM)
  • Microscopy:
    • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
    • Fluorescence microscope
  • Computer skills: MATLAB, ABAQUS, and LabVIEW