Background
Choi, Kyung Kook was born on March 23, 1946 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Arrived in United States, 1971, naturalized. Son of Bong-Mo Choi and Yang-Keun Min.
researcher engineering educator mechanical engineer
Choi, Kyung Kook was born on March 23, 1946 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Arrived in United States, 1971, naturalized. Son of Bong-Mo Choi and Yang-Keun Min.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1970. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Appliied Mechanical, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1980.
Post doctoral fellow University Iowa, Iowa City, 1981-1982, adjunct assistant professor, 1981-1983, assistant research scientist, 1982-1983, assistant professor mechanical engineering, 1984-1986, associate professor, 1986-1990, professor, since 1990, Roy J. Carver professor mechanical engineering, 2003. Associate director Center For Computer Aided Design, 1990-1993, deputy director, 1993-1996, director, 1996—2003. Professor Seoul National University, since 2008.
Consultant Army Mechanics and Materials Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1985, United States Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, 1987, Instituto Superior Technico, Lisbon, Portugal, 1987, General Motors Research Laboratory, Republic of Korea, 1999-2007. Senior advisor Journal Structural Optimization, since 2008.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (committee on design theory and methodology 1988-1991, Best Paper award 2001, 03, Design Automation award 2006), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate fellow. Technical committee on multidisciplinary design optimization 1989-1993), International Society Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (executive committee member since 2003, president elect since 2007, ISSMO/Springer Prize, 2003, 2007), Society Automotive Engineering co-establisher, co-chair, Society of Automotive Engineers Ground Vehicle Reliability Committee 2006-2010, Technology Standards Board 2009-2011, member Global Diversity Task Force 2009-2010).
Married Ho Youn Yang, December 30, 1976. Children: Philip Yoonsung, Andrew Yoonkang.