o (1988) B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
o (1990) M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
o (1995) Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University

Professional Experience
o (1995) Researcher, Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST)
o (1996~1997) Postdoctoral Researcher, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
o (1998~1999) Senior Researcher, Turbo Machinery Research Center, Seoul National University
o (2000~2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University
o (2004~2005) Vice Dean, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University
o (2004~2009) Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University
o (2007) Visiting Researcher, Solar Turbines, Inc., USA
o (2009~Present) Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University
o (2010~Present) Technical Advisor, Korea Western Power Co., Ltd.
o (2012~Present) Director, Power Plant Research Center, Inha University
o (2013~2015) Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Inha University
o (2016~2017) Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine, USA
o (2018~2020) Member, University Council, Inha University

Academic Activities
o Member of the Korean Academy of Engineering
o Former President of the Korean Society of Fluid Machinery
o Former Chair of the Gas/Steam Turbine Division of the Korean Society of Fluid Machinery
o Former President of the Thermal Engineering Division of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
o Vice President of the Korean Society of Plant Engineers
o Editor of the Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
o Associate Editor of the International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
o Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
o Committee Member of the ASME/IGTI Cycle Innovation Committee

Thermal Power Systems, Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Power Plants, Fuel Cells and Hybrid Energy Systems

o Neural-network-based optimization for economic dispatch of combined heat and power systems
o Model-based performance diagnostics of heavy-duty gas turbines using compressor map adaptation
o Integration of compressed air energy storage and gas turbine to improve the ramp rate
o Performance enhancement of the gas turbine combined cycle by simultaneous reheating, recuperation, and coolant inter-cooling
o Thermo-economic analysis of using an organic Rankine cycle for heat recovery from both the cell stack and reformer in a PEMFC for power generation

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