Emeritus Professor

Choi, Chang-Koon

Prof. Emer.

  • Major

    Structural Dynamics, Vibration Control

  • Degree

    Ph.D. Civil Engin., UIUC

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    +82-42-350-3611

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    +82-42-350-3610

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    ccl@kaist.ac.kr

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The main research of the structural systems laboratory is computational mechanics, The research activities of the laboratory include the theoretical development of finite element method, finite element structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel test, and their applications in structural engineering. Students are involved not only in development of general purpose and delicated purpose structural analysis program, namely, FESA(Finite Elements in Structural Analysis) and BUILDS(Building Design System), but also in enhancing their ability to use computational mechanics to solve the practical problems of construction industry. Professor Choi is also actively involved in the industrial activities, such as editing and publishing five highly respected international journals as the editor-in-chief and organizing over 20 international conferences in this field

Education
∙ B.S. Architectural Engineering, Seoul National Univ.
∙ M.S. Architectural Engineering, Seoul National Univ.
∙ M.S. Civil Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
∙ Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Career
∙ 1965~1980 Associate Professor, Korea Military Academy
∙ 1973~1974 Research Associate, Construction Eng. Research Lab., Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A
∙ 1981~1983 Staff Directors & Senior Legislative Counsel (Rank of Deputy Undersecretary), Committee on Construction, National Assembly, Republic of Korea
∙ 1983~2003 Professor, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., KAIST
∙ 1989~1990 Visiting Scholar, Univ. of California at Berkeley, U.S.A
∙ 1990~1991 Dean of Student Affairs, KAIST
∙ 1998~2003 Institute Chair Professor, Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng., KAIST
∙ 2003~present Professor Emeritus, KAIST
Main Research Field
∙ Development of Finite Element package program (FESA)
∙ Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
∙ Plates/shells and applications in cooling tower and curved box girdir bridges
∙ Wind engineering and vibration control of large structures
∙ Integrated design system for tall buildings (BUILDS)
Medals and Awards
∙ 1980 Medal of national defense service
∙ 1995 Presidential award in engineering
∙ 1997 KAIST Excellent Service Award
∙ 2000 Moran medal of civil merit
∙ 2003 National medal for educator