Education
D.Sc. Civil Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri, 1981
M.S. Architectural Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1974
B.S. Architectural Engineering, Han-Yan University, Seoul, Korea, 1971
| Professional Experience |
| 1987 – Present |
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas (On leave from Sept. 1988 through Aug. 1989) |
| 1988 – 1989 |
Associate Professor of Regional Planning, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan |
| 1981 – 1987 |
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
| 1978 – 1981 |
Teaching and Research Assistant, Civil Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Investigated stresses in damaged cooling tower shells. |
| 1976 – 1978 |
Project Engineer, PRC-Consoer, Townsend Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
- Supervised a group of engineers and draftsmen (2-3 engineers and 2-3 draftsmen) in design projects.
- Responsible for the structural design of various structures such as steel or concrete office buildings, heavy machinery handling buildings, prestressed concrete water tanks, and underground pumping stations. |
| 1974 – 1976 |
Senior/Junior Engineer, PRC-Consoer Townsend Inc., Chicago, Illinois
- Participated in the structural design of similar structures as listed above. |
| 1973 – 1974 |
Junior Engineer, Teng and Associates, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1972 – 1973 |
Teaching Assistant, Architectural Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois |
| Current Classes |
| CIVE 6338 |
Advanced Steel Design, Graduate Level |
| CIVE 6350 |
Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Graduate Level |
| CIVE 6386 |
Reinforced Concrete Shells, Graduate level |
| CIVE 7336 |
Finite Element Method, Graduate level |
| CIVE 2330 |
Mechanics I-Statics, UG |
| CIVE 2331 |
Mechanics II-Dynamics, UG |
| CIVE 2332 |
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, UG |
| MECE 3400 |
Introduction to Mechanics, UG |
| CIVE 3337 |
Theory of Structures, UG |
| CIVE 4311 |
Innovative Design for Civil Engineers, UG |
| CIVE 4312 |
Civil Engineering Systems, UG |
| CIVE 4364 |
Steel Design, UG |
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