Dr. Gunjin Yun
Title: Associate Professor & Associate Chair
Dept/Program: Civil Engineering
Office: ASEC 209F
Phone: 330-972-8489
Fax: 330-972-6020
Email: gy3@uakron.edu
Website: http://isehm.mech.uakron.edu/
Biography
Education
- Ph.D., CEE, UIUC, 2002~2006
- M.S., CE, KAIST, 1994~1996
- B.S., CE, KAIST, 1991~1994
Awards
- Firestone Faculty Research Fellowship, (May 2013)
- Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, ASEE (06/01/2013~08/09/2013)
- Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, ASEE (06/01/2012~08/09/2012)
- Firestone Faculty Research Fellowship, (September 2008)
- Conference Travel Grant Award, Graduate College, UIUC, (2006)
- Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, (2002~2003)
- Samsung President's Prize, (1998)
- KAIST tuition scholarship, (1992~1993)
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron (08/2013~Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron (01/2008~08/2013)
- Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Structural Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (11/2006~01/2008)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UIUC (01/2003~11/2006)
- Research Engineer, Institute of Construction Technology, Samsung Corporation (01/1998~03/2002)
- Staff Structural Engineer, Samsung Corporation (02/1996~12/1997)
Research Interests
- Inverse Analysis in Mechanics and Dynamics
- Spatial reliability assessment of deteriorating infrastructure components
- Smart sensors and non-destructive testing
- Accelerated testing for fatigue life prediction of structural materials and components
Teaching Experience
- Advanced Mechanics of Materials (4300:554:801), Graduate Course, The University of Akron
- Statics (4300:201), Course for Undergraduate, The University of Akron
- Structural Dynamics and Vibrations, Course for Senior and Graduates, Washington University in St. Louis
- Mechanics of Materials, Course for Undergraduates, Washington University in St. Louis
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Referred Journal Paper Review
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering
- Engineering Structures
- Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Invited Seminar
- Modeling of Hysteretic Behavior of Beam-Column Connections based on Self-learning Simulation, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, September 29, 2006
- Integration of Computational and Experimental Research in Structural Engineering, The University of South Carolina, SC, August 24, 2007
- Multi-site Hybrid Simulation and Self-learning Simulation for Inverse Nonlinear Modeling, The University of Akron, OH, November 8, 2007
- Multi-site Hybrid Simulation and Self-learning Simulation for Inverse Nonlinear Modeling, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, December 6, 2007
Education
Ph.D., CEE, UIUC, 2002~2006; M.S., CE, KAIST, 1994~1996; B.S., CE, KAIST, 1991~1994