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Man-Sung Yim
Phone) 82-42-350-3836
Email) msyim@kaist.ac.kr
Office) 2402, N7-1
Education
| B.S. | Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1981) |
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| M.S. | Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1983) |
| S.M. | Environmental Health Science, Harvard University (1991) |
| Ph.D. | Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati (1987) |
| Sc.D. | Environmental Health Science, Harvard University (1994) |
Employment History
| 1981-1982 | Researcher, Nuclear Fuel Design, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute |
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| 1987-1990 | Senior Researcher, Reactor Engineering, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| 1989 | Instructor, Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea |
| 1994 | Lecturer, Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1995-2001 | Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
| 2001-2011 | Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
| 2001-2007 | Director of Graduate Programs, Nuclear Engineering, NCSU |
| 2008 | Visiting Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), Summer |
| 2009-2011 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory/NCSU Joint Faculty |
| 2009-2011 | Associated Faculty, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, NCSU |
| 2011-present | Professor and Head, Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST |
| 2014-present | Director, Nonproliferation Education and Research Center, KAIST |
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Scholar (Degree Study), Korean-American Educational Commission, 1983-1987
- Korean Science and Engineering Foundation Scholarship, Korea Science Foundation, 1982
- Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society, 1986-present
- Jong Ha Lee Scholarship, Harvard University,1991-1993
- Health Physics Society Fellowship, Health Physics Society, 1992-1993
- ACNW Fellowship, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1992-1993
- Calvin and Lucy Ellis Scholarship, Harvard University, 1993-1994
- Sigma Xi Honor Society, 1995-2002
- Manchester’s Who’s Who, 2003
- Sam Nunn Fellow, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Inst. of Tech., 2003-2004
- Senior Research Ethics Fellow, NCSU, 2005-2008
- Listing in Who’s Who in America, 2008-2011
- Listing in Who’s Who in the World, 2009-2011
- Best Paper Award, 2011 INMM Annual Conference, Desert Springs, CA, 2011
- Best Poster Award, 2011 INMM Annual Conference, Desert Springs, CA, 2011
- Best Paper Award, 2011 Global Conference, Chiba, Japan, 2011
- Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award, U.S. Department of Energy, 2014
- Excellent Poster Award, Korean Nuclear Society, 2015
- Best Paper Award, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division, 2015 INMM Annual Conference, Indian Wells, CA, 2015
- Best Paper Award, Nuclear Security and Physical Protection Division, 2015 INMM Annual Conference, Indian Wells, CA, 2015
- Best Paper Award, Nuclear Policy Division, Korean Nuclear Society, May 2016
- Best Paper Award, Nuclear Systems Division, Korean Nuclear Society, October 2016
- KAIST International Cooperation Award, February 2017
Other Professional Activities
| 1988-present | Professional Engineer, Korea |
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| 1995-2011 | Technical Coordinator, DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Fellowship, NCSU |
| 1997-2001 | Member, ASME Peer Review Panel for DOE, Office of Science and Technology |
| 2003-present | Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Progress in Nuclear Energy |
| 2004-2011 | Member, North Carolina Science Advisory Board on Air Toxics Emissions |
| 2005-2008 | Member, Nuclear Nonproliferation External Steering Committee, Idaho National Lab |
| 2005-2008 | Member, Executive Committee, Radiation Protection & Shielding Division, American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
| 2005-2008 | Member, Executive Committee, Scholarship Policies and Procedures, ANS |
| 2005-2007 | Managing Editor, Nuclear Engineering Education Source Book, ANS |
| 2009-2011 | Chair, Advisory Board, NCSU Seminar Series on Engineering, Policy, and Society |
| 2011-2015 | Member, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Safety and Security, Korean Nuclear Safety and Security Commission |
| 2011-present | Committee, College of Engineering Personnel Committee, KAIST |
| 2012-present | Member, Advisory Committee for ROK-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement TF, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea |
| 2012-present | Member, General Council, Korean Nuclear Society |
| 2012-present | Member, Board of Directors, Korean Nuclear Policy Society |
| 2013-present | Member, Board of Directors, Korean Radioactive Waste Management Society |
| 2014-2016 | Member, Executive Committee, Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division, ANS |
| 2014-present | Member, International Advisory Board, Center for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial College |
| 2014-present | Official Nominator for Japan Award |
| 2015-present | Member, KAIST Research Committee for Future Education |
| 2015-present | Member, Board of Directors, Korean Society for Nuclear Materials Management |
| 2015-present | Member, Committee on Academics and Research, KAIST |
| 2014-present | Member, International Advisory Board, Center for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial Colleges |
| 2015-present | Member, Board of Directors, Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control |
Consulting Activities
| 1992 | Landauer Inc., Glenwood, IL |
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| 1993 | Energy Research Group, Inc. , Waltham, MA |
| 1993-2001 | Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1997 | State of Washington, WA |
| 1999 | Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Wiscasset, ME |
| 2002-2003 | Consumer Energy Company, Jackson, MI |
| 2003 | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID |
| 2003 | Progress Energy Company, Raleigh, NC |
| 2008 | Numerical Applications, Inc., Richland, WA |
| 2011-present | Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control |
| 2012-present | Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety |
| 2013 | Kim Sang Joon Strategic Research |
| 2016 | ORBITECH, Seoul, Korea |
Professional Society Membership
| 1995-present | Member of American Nuclear Society (ANS), 86-87 |
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| 1988-present | Member of Korean Nuclear Society |
| 1991-2010 | Member of Health Physics Society |
| 1997-2004 | Member of American Society for Testing and Materials |
| 2006-present | Member of Institute of Nuclear Materials Management |
| 2011-present | Member of Korean Radioactive Waste Management Society |
| 2012-present | Member of Korean Nuclear Policy Society |
List of Courses Taught
- Radiation Biology (KAIST)
- Nuclear Waste Safety (KAIST)
- Nuclear Risk Management (KAIST)
- Nuclear Waste Policy (KAIST)
- Radiation Safety and Shielding (NCSU)
- Radiological Assessment (NCSU)
- Nuclear Waste Management (NCSU, MIT)
- Nuclear Waste Management Policy (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis (NCSU; Co-instructor with Dr. H. Chris Frey)
- Management of Hazardous Chemical and Radioactive Waste (NCSU; Co-instructor with Dr. Christine Grant)
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle (NCSU; Co-instructor with Dr. Paul Turinsky)
- Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Technology and Policy (NCSU)
- Advanced Nuclear Waste Management (NCSU)
- Introduction to Engineering (NCSU)
- Nuclear Reactor Systems (NCSU; Co-instructor with Dr. Paul Turinsky)
- Radiation Protection (MIT)
- Nuclear Reactor Kinetics and Control (Seoul National University)
Publications
- Books
- Man-Sung Yim (in collaboration with Landauer, Inc.), "A Guide to Personnel Monitoring for Radiation in the Hospital Environment," Landauer Inc., Glenwood, Illinois, 1993.
- Peter Vaganov and Man-Sung Yim, "Ecological Risk," Publishing House of the University of St. Petersburg, Russia (in Russian), December 1999.
- Book Chapter
- Chris Mayhorn, Man-Sung Yim, and Jeffrey Orrock, “Warnings and Hazard Communications for Natural and Technological Disasters,” in The Handbook of Warnings (M. S. Wogalter, Ed.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, 2004.
- Publications - Peer-Reviewed Technical Articles
- Man-Sung Yim, "Radon action level does not balance risk and benefits," Indoor Pollution Law Report, Vol.6 , No.2, 1992.
- Man-Sung Yim, "Is the EPA's Guideline of 4 pCi/L Reasonable?," Indoor Pollution Law Report, Vol.5, No.11, 1992.
