Background
Cha, Don Jin was born on February 15, 1959 in Taejon, Chung-nam, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1987. Son of Young Soon and Soon Ok Kim.
Cha, Don Jin was born on February 15, 1959 in Taejon, Chung-nam, Republic of Korea. Came to the United States, 1987. Son of Young Soon and Soon Ok Kim.
Bachelor of Science in Precision Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, 1981. Master of Science in Precision Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Illinois, Chicago, 1992.
Graduate teaching assistant Hanyang University, Seoul, 1981-1982. Researcher Korea Standards Research Institute, Taejon, 1982-1987. Graduate research assistant University Illinois, Chicago, 1987-1992.
Adjunct faculty Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, 1991. Postdoctoral research associate University Illinois, Chicago, 1993. Research consultant Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, 1993.
National Research Council associate fellow United States Department Energy/Morgantown (West Virginia) Energy Technology Center, 1993-1996. Senior member technical staff Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Taejon, since 1996. Research consultant Illinois Tool Works, Technology Center, Glenview, 1993.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in American (chair West Virginia branch), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Dal Joong Kim, October 3, 1983. Children: Jee Yeon, John Junho.