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2018-present | Yonsei University / Full Professor / Building Environment and Materials Lab |
2008-2018 | Soongsil University / School of Architecture, Assoc. Full Professor |
2007-2008 | Michigan State University / Composite Materials and Structure Center / Post-doc |
Dr. Sumin Kim is Full Professor in Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. He was with the Department of Architecture, University of Kansas, KS, USA as a Visiting Professor in 2014 and 2018. He was a Full Professor at School of Architecture, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea from Mar 2008 to Jul 2018. Before joining Soongsil, he was with Composite Material and Structure Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow under the supervision of Prof. L.T. Drzal. He received the Ph.D. degree in Environmental Materials Sience from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea in 2007 under the supervision of Prof. H-J. Kim, where he was a member of the Adhesion and Bio-composites Lab.
Prof. Kim’s research group (Building Environment and Materials Lab) focus on Building environment performance, Eco-friendly materials, PCM (Phase change materials), Energy saving materials for buildings and Energy saving technologies in buildings. He has served/serves as an Editor-in-Chief for KSLES (the Society of Living Environment System of Korea), Editorial board for AIK (Architectural Institute of Korea), SAREK (the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea), Director for KOSIE (Korean Society for Indoor Environment), KSES (the Korean Solar Energy Society), KIAEBS (Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems), the Society of Adhesion & Interface of Korea, KSWST (the Korean Wood Science and Technology), and KACA (Korea Air Cleaning Association). He has been a special issue guest editor of Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering and Energies.
He was the recipient/co-recipient of “the Award of Excellence in Leadership of 100 Leading Core Technologies for Korea 2025“ from NAEK (the National Academy of Engineering of Korea) (2017), ”the Best Paper Award“ from KSES (2016), ”the Best Paper Award” from AIK (2016), “50 Excellence Achievement of Basic Research” from MSIT (Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning) (2014), “Sang Hong Choi Young Researcher Award” (2013) from SAREK (The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea), and “Young Scientist Award (The Korean National President’s Award)” from KAST (The Korean Academy of Science and Technology) (2011). Prof. Kim has published over 200 research papers(SCI and domestic) with his graduate students and colleagues.
YEAR | NAME OF THE AWARDS |
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2017 | Award of Excellence in Leadership of 100 Leading Core Technologies for Korea 2025 from the National Academy of Engineering of Korea |
2016 | Best paper award of Fall conference in Architectural Institute of Korea |
2016 | Graduation thesis award of Architectural Institute of Korea |
2016 | 2015 Best Soongsil Fellow Professor Award in Soongsil University |
2015 | Best paper award of Fall conference in Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building system |
2015 | Best paper award of Conference in Korean Society for Indoor Environment |
2015 | Graduation thesis award of Architectural Institute of Korea |
2014 | Award of the 7th Design Competition for Sustainable Design in Architecture |
2014 | The selection of Basic research excellence in the Ministry of Science and ICT |
2013 | 최상홍 신진교수 award of the Society of Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea |
2013 | 조재명 award of the Korean Wood Science and Technology |
2012 | 2012 Best Soongsil Fellow Professor Award in Soongsil University |
2011 | President award of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology |
2011 | Academic award of Engineering in Soongsil University |
Academic association |
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2021-present Sustainable Cities and Society / Editorial board member |
2016-present The Korean Woodism-city Project Research Council (KWPRC) / Vice president |
2015-present Korean Green Building Council (KGBC) / Director |
2014-present Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK) / Editorial board member |
2013-present Korean Society for Indoor Environment (KOSIE) / Director |
2012-present The Korean Solar Energy Society / Director |
2011-present The Society of Living Environment System, Korea (KSLES) / Editor-in-chief |
2011-present The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (SAREK) / Editorial board member |
2011-present The Design Competition for Sustainable Design in Architecture / Advisory committee |
2009-present Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems (KIAEBS) / Director |
2009-present Korea Air Cleaning Association / Appraisal board |
2008-present The Korean Wood Science and Technology / Director |
2016-2017 International Journal of Polymer Science / Lead Guest editor |
2016-2017 Advances in Materials Science and Engineering / Lead Guest editor |
2018-present Energies / Guest editor |
2016-2016 The conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2016) / Organizing committee |
2011-2018 Korea Furniture Society (KOFUSO) / Editor-in-chief |
Administration / Government |
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2018-present Environmental Research and Development Division in Ministry of Environment, Korea / Member |
2017-present National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) / Evaluation committee |
2017-present Nanam Urban Innovation Corporation, Korea (HUIC) / Technical advisory committee |
2017-present Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) / Technical advisory committee |
2017-present Incheon Metropolitan City Development Corporation (IMCD) / Technical advisory committee |
2017-2017 Construction of Chungju Children Youth Library, Korea / Advisory committee |
2017-2018 Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, Korea / Technical advisory committee |
2014-2017 Yeongdeungpo Office, Korea / Appraisal board |
2013-2015 Dongjak-gu Office, Korea / Appraisal board |
2013-2013 Brain Korea 21 plus in National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) / Evaluation committee |
2011-2013 Korea Land & Housing Corporation / Appraisal board |
2011-2013 National Green Tech Award in Ministry of Environment, Korea / Evaluation committee |
Building Environment and Materials Lab
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EMAIL kimsumin@yonsei.ac.kr
ADDRESS Building Environment and Materials Lab, Engineering Hall A576, Yonsei University 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea