• Effect of Fracture Distribution and Lengths Scale on the Equivalent Continuum Elastic Compliance of Fractured Rock Masses (Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 7 (6): 626-637, 2015) 
• Stochastic Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation using the Fully Coupled eXtended Finite Element Method and Random Field Theory (15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2015) 

• BS and MS in Civil Engineering at Konkuk University, South Korea
• PhD in Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, USA 

• Research Assistant in Geotechnical Engineering Division at Korea Institute of Construction Technology (2006-2008)
• Intern Post Grad in Unconventional Gas and Tight Oil R&D team at Shell E&P (2015)

A member of;

1. ASCE (The American Society of Civil Engineers

1. SPE (The Society of Petroleum Engineering)

1. SME (The Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)

• Excellence award for the best paper given by Korean Geotechnical Society, South Korea (2007) “Numerical Study on Reinforcing Effect of Multi-bar Spring Nails”
• Winning technical report for excellence given by Pyung-san Engineering Co., South Korea (2005) “Enhanced Design of Arch Bridge using Corrugated Steel Plate”