Background
Kwak, Byung Manitoba was born on February 14, 1945 in Kyung Buk, Republic of of Korea. Son of Chang Seung and Moon Oak (Song) Kwak.
Mechanical engineering educator
Kwak, Byung Manitoba was born on February 14, 1945 in Kyung Buk, Republic of of Korea. Son of Chang Seung and Moon Oak (Song) Kwak.
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1967. Master of Science, Seoul National University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1974.
Research associate University Iowa, Iowa City, 1974—1976, assistant professor, 1976—1977. Mechanical engineer Army Materiel Command, Rock Island, Illinois, 1976. Assistant professor Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 1977—1979, professor, 1983—1988, department chairman, since 1979, head Mechanical Systems Laboratory, since 1983, Samsung Chair professor, since 1997, dean of engineering, 1991—1994, 2000—2001.
Special project associate Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1981—1982. Auditor Korea Research Council of Public Science and Technology, since 2005. Board directors Agency for Defense Development, 1999—2002.
Lecturer various conferences. Second lieutenant Korean Army, 1967-1969.
Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology. Member: Korean Society Mechanical Engineers (president 2001), International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (secretary-general since 2003), National Academy Engineering of Korea.
Married Hyun Sook Cho, January 15, 1976. Children: Joon Young, Kyung Woon.