Dong Soo Kim
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), S. Korea
Vice President, the Korean Geotechnical Society
Lecture Topic:
Ground motion evaluation for new site classification and response spectrum in Korean Seismic Code
Prof. Dr. Dong Soo Kim is a professor of geotechnical engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He also holds the position of Director at KOCED Geo-centrifuge Center of KAIST. A holder of bachelor (1983) and master (1985) degrees of Seoul National University of S. Korea in Civil Engineering, Prof. Kim is a PhD graduate (1991) of the University of Texas at Austin, USA with geotechnical engineering major.
Prof. Kim started his academic career from an Assistant Professor of Polytechnic University, New York in 1991 and worked there for three years. After that he has been serving KAIST starting from an Assistant Professor through Professor. Apart from his affiliation with KAIST, he is associated with Utah State University, USA as a visiting professor (2002-2003). Currently, Prof. Kim is also serving the Korean Geotechnical Society as one of the Vice Presidents, and chairs the Organizing Committee of the 19th ICSMGE-Seoul.
The major research interests of Prof. Kim include 1) physical modeling using geotechnical centrifuge and focusing on earthquake and off-shore geotechnical problems, 2) site and material property characterization using field and laboratory tests, and 3) soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. He has an extensive publication record in various national and international journals and conference proceedings. So far, he has authored/co-authored more than 60 international journal papers, nearly 120 domestic journal papers, more than 140 international conference papers, and close to 90 domestic conference papers. In recognition of such an extensive research work, he has received various awards and prizes from domestic professional organizations.
