Kang, Won Ho
[Program Name]
Concrete Structure Program
[Research Area]
The 'Concrete Structure' program focuses on the research of rational design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. It includes nonlinear and plastic analysis of concrete members, development of concrete structure design specification, and laboratory test of members. As application fields, bridges and cable supported concrete structures are also included. Recent researches of partially and externally prestressed concrete member design is applicable to the case of general arrangement of cable in and out of concrete members.
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Development of Performance-based Bridge Design Methods
· General design methods of planar and three dimensional concrete members
· Fiber reinforcement technique of concrete structures
· Analysis and design methods of externally and internally prestressed concrete members

Park, Namsik
[Program Name]
Hydraulic Engineering [Research area]
- Pipe system
- Application of analysis technique and modeling ground water flow system
· Direct & indirect development of ground water resources via application of optimal management system
· Hardware and software products for optimal ground water development of management
· Development and implementation of ground water management system for Suyoung-Gu, Busan, Korea
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Ground water research for The Sustainable Water Resources Research Program (SWRRP).
· Development of computer codes for optimal management of ground water in coastal areas.
· Research on Reduction & Application of ground water outflow for Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs & Korea Water Resources Corporation.
· Research on the environmental impact of area around water-treatment plant in Daesan, Ghangwon, Korea.
[Representative Publications]
1. Namsik Park, Advances in Geosciences, Volume 4: Hydrological Science (HS), Volume Editor-in-Chief, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2006
2. Namsik Park, Advances in Geosciences, Volume 6: Hydrological Science (HS), Volume Editor-in-Chief, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007
3. Namsik Park, Advances in Geosciences, Volume 11: Hydrological Science (HS), Volume Editor-in-Chief, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2009
4. Huyakorn, P. S., N.S. Park and Y. S. Wu, Multiphase approach to the numerical solution of a sharp-interfaces saltwater intrusion problem, Water Resources Research, Vol 32, No. 1, pp 93-102, 1996
5. Park, N.S., Closed-form solutions for steady state density-dependent flow and transport in a vertical soil column, Water Resources Research, Vol 32, No 5, 1317-1322, 1996
6. Prasad, T.D., and Park, N.S. Multi-objective genetic algorithm for design of water distribution networks, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 1, 73-82, 2004.2
7. Song, SH, Lee, JY, Park, N.S., Use of vertical electrical soundings to delineate seawater intrusion in a coastal area of Byunsan, Korea, Environmental Geology, Vol. 52, 1207-1219, 2007.6
8. Park, N., Cui, L., and Shi, L., Analytical Design Curves to Maximize Pumping or Minimize Injection in Coastal Aquifer, Ground Water, in press, 2009.

Kim, Jae Joong
[Program Name]
- Port Design and Engineering Program
[Research Area]
The Port Design and Engineering program focuses on training future leaders educated with special knowledges to plan, design, construct coastal structures and port construction projects by researching into pending issues in the construction industry. The research subjects currently undergoing are "Wave Measurements and Analysis on Ulsan New Port Area Projects", "The Cause of Damages due to a Typhoon attack in a Container Terminal" "The Analysis on Urban Effects due to Redevelopment of the Multi-Purpose Busan North Port"
Multiple research frameworks such as field measurements, case study, hydraulic and computational modeling are used to develop theories, methodologies, and design data that leaders in industry are in needs for effective project management.
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Wave Measurements and Analysis on Ulsan New Port Area Projects",
· "The Cause of Damages due to a Typhoon attack in a Container Terminal"
· "The Analysis on Urban Effects due to Redevelopment of the Multi-Purpose Busan North Port"
· Integration & Commercialization of Intelligent Container Technology Construction

Hong, Namseeg
[Program Name]
- Ocean Engineering Program
[Research Area]
The Ocean Engineering Program include fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, ocean wave mechanics, oceanography, coastal engineering, environmental fluid mechanics, marine structures, naval architecture, diving and moored systems, and ocean engineering design. Areas of current active research include: Analysis and design of deepwater and coastal structures Coastal engineering processes
Tidal flow Offshore structures
Sediment dynamics
Wave and current interaction
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Three Dimensional Flow Analysis with Silt Protector
· Ship Wave Simulation at Gunzang Port
· Tidal Flow Analysis at Ulsan Port
· Long Term Morphodynamic Change at Jinwoo-Do
· Hydrodynamic Characteristics at Busan Port

Lee, Jae-One
[Program Name]
- Surveying and Geomatics Engineering
[Research Area]
The Program "Surveying and Geomatics Engineering" is an emerging interdisciplinary major, which integrates a variety of surveying technologies into information technology. It deals with not only the acquisition, processing and analysis of geospatial data using both traditional and advanced surveying methods, but also the management, representation and providing of georeferenced data for several decision making projects.
The ongoing research projects are mainly focused on "Kinematic Applications of GPS in the fields of Land, Sea and Aerial Photogrammetry", "Direct Georeferencing with GPS/INS for photogrammetry", "Practical Test for Cartographic Potential of Digital Aerial Cameras", "Change Detection of Shorelines and Wetland Mapping using RTK-GPS, Aerial Image and Lidar Data", and "Extraction of Cadastral Information from Aerial Image Data." Throughout participation in above ongoing projects, program students are capable of contributing to the various fields of Geomatics Engineering, such as positioning, digital mapping, and managing of facility, land information, disaster and resource.
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Wetland Mapping in Eulsukdo of Nakdong River Estuary
· A Pilot Study on Multi-Purpose Digital Geographic Information
· Development of a Multi-Angle Side Looking Camera
· Establishment of Test Filed for Photogrammetric Applications
· Antarctic Surveying with Lightweight Aerial Photogrammtry
· Coastline Change Analysis using RTK-GPS and Airborne LIDAR
· Practical Test of Digital Aerial Camera for Large Scale Mapping
· Determination of Water Level Using GPS Buoy Observation
· Activation Planning for Geophysical Surveying in Korea
· Practical Application of Direct Georeferencing with GPS/INS for Photogrammetry

Hyun Woo Park
[Program Name]
- Structural Engineering
[Research Area]
- Structural damage assessment using static and dynamic response data.
- Time reversal process of Lamb waves.
-Numerical analysis of high-frequency dynamic responses of structures induced by piezoelectric wafers.
- System identification of discrete and continuous structures.
- Regularization techniques for inverse problems.
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Theoretical understanding of a time reversal process in Lamb wave propagations funded by KRF (2007-2008).
· Investigation of the mechanical behavior of time reversal Lamb waves on a plate with varying thickness funded by KRF (2008-2009).
· The development of PZT sensor networking technology for the structural evaluation funded by RICTP at DAU (2009-2010).
· The development of PZT sensor networking technology for the structural evaluation funded by KOSEF (2007-2010).

Choi, Jae-ho
[Program Name]
- Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Program
[Research Area]
The CEM program focuses on training future leaders equipped with special management and analytical knowledges to plan, finance, build and operate global projects by researching into contemporary problems in the construction industry. The research subjects currently undergoing are "Risk Perception Analysis on Overseas Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Projects", "Automating Optimal Manpower Prediction in Design/Build Company", and "Development of Region-based Integrated Water PPP project." Multiple research frameworks such as survey, case study, statistical and computational modeling are used to develop theories, methodologies, and tools that leaders in industry are in needs for effective global project management.
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Development of Pavement Performance Specification at WisDOT
· Benchmark on Warranty Specification in Overseas
· Expediting Construction Management (CM) method in Korea
· Construction Optimal Cost Prediction and Management System

Park, Sunghyuk
[Program Name]
Water and Wastewater Engineering
[Research Area]
Theoretical and experimental study for sustainable development of water supply and treatment system, aerobic wastewater treatment and odor control using a pure oxygen dissolving system, and monitoring environmental hazards
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· A study on non-steady-state oxygen transfer model by vortex flow and its feasibility for landfill leachate recirculation, National Research Fund, 2021.06~2024.05
· IoT based Pure Oxygen Dissolving Technology for Active Controlling Odor from Urban Streams, National Research Fund, 2017.06~2020.05
· Development of custom-made low-concentration soju using effective active ingredients of clean groundwater and local ecological resources in Jeju, Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2017.04~2018.03
· Development of a system for algae removal and recycling using a titanium-based coagulant and metal filter filtration system, Small and Medium Business Administration, 2015.04 ~ 2017.03

Jang, Junbong
[Program Name]
Geotechnical Engineering
[Research Area]
Behavior of particulate materials: soft ground, landslide, and subsurface fluid flow. [Current and recently completed research projects]
[Current and Recently Completed Research Projects]
· Understanding of behavior of fine-grained sediments due to pore-fluid chemistry change using electrical sensitivity
· Settlement analysis on soft ground including ionic concentrations in the pore fluid