Professor Hwasung Yeom
Education
- Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 2017
- Academic advisor: Prof. Michael Corradini and Prof. Kumar Sridharan
- M.S., Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 2013
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea, 2011
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, 2023 – Present
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering and Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Energy Materials Technology, Pohang, South Korea
- Honorary Fellow, 2023 – Present
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, Madison, WI
- Associate Scientist (Scientist II), 2020 – 2023
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, Madison, WI
- Assistant Scientist (Scientist I), 2018 – 2020
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, Madison, WI
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2017 – 2018
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, Madison, WI
- Research Assistant, 2011 – 2017
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, Madison, WI
Honors and Awards
- Best Paper Award at 2022 Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, ASME, Third Place, July 1st, 2022
- Full Scholarship Award and Certificate, The Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation Summer School, Idaho National Laboratory, April 15th, 2020
- Best Team Presentation, The Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation Summer School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 25th, 2019
- Full Scholarship Award and Certificate, The Modeling, Experimentation, and Validation Summer School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 1st, 2019
- Best Poster Competition at 2019 TMS Meeting and Exhibition, First Place Prize and Second Place Prize, March 14th, 2019
- Graduate Excellence in Material Science (GEMS) Award, The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), October 27th, 2016
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- 한국방사성폐기물학회 (KRS) 사용후핵연료/고준위방폐물관리 소위원회 위원, 2024.5~2024.10
- 산업부 원자력R&D 예타사업 분과위원, H&P Partners, 2023.7-2023.11
- 글로벌 영 커넥트 차세대원자력분야 소재 기획위원, 한국재료연구원, 2023.8-2024.2
- ESCP member, Extended Storage Collaboration Program organized by Electric Power Research Institute, 2018 – Present
- TMS Nuclear Materials Committee member, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2016 – Present
- Editorial Board, Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, 2023 – Present
The greatest accomplishment is not never falling, but in rising again after you fall
Vince Lombardi, a head coach of the Green Bay Packers