Major 

Ship Structural Mechanics
 
 
 Research Interests

Ultimate Strength of Marine Structures

Impact Engineering (e.g., Ship Collision and Grounding Mechanics)

Strength Reliability of Marine Structures

  
 
 Education 

Ph.D., Osaka University, Japan, 1987
 
 
 Selected Publications 
  1. Paik, J. K., Thayamballi, A. K., Wang, G., and Kim, B. J., "On Advanced Buckling and Ultimate Strength Design of Ship Plating", Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 108, 2000.

2. Paik, J. K., Chung, J. Y., Choe, I. H., Thayamballi, A. K., Pedersen, P. T., and Wang, G., "On the Rational Design of Double Hull Tanker Structures against Collision", Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 107, 1999.

3. Paik, J. K., and Thayamballi, A. K., "The Strength and Reliability of Bulk Carrier Structures Subject to Age and Accidental Flooding", Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 106, pp. 1-40, 1998.

4. Paik, J. K., Lee, Y. W., Thayamballi, A. K., and Curry, R., "A Novel Concept for Structural Design and Construction of Vessels-Using Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Panels", Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 105, pp. 191-219, 1997.

5. Paik, J. K., Thayamballi, A. K., and Che, J. S., "Ultimate Strength of Ship Hulls under Combined Vertical Bending, Horizontal Bending, and Shearing Forces," Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 104, pp. 31-59, 1996.

  
 
 Professional Experiences 

Visiting Scholar, American Bureau of Shipping, U.S.A. (2000)

Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, U.S.A. (1999-2000)

Visiting Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A. (1994-1995)

Visiting Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (1993-1994)

Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (1989-Present)

  
 
 Professional Societies & Activities 

Member, RINA, SNAME

Chairman, ISSC Specialist Committee V.3, "Collision and Grounding", International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (2000-Present)

Member, ISSC Technical Committee III.1, "Ultimate Strength", International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (1997-2000)

Member, ISSC Specialist Panel V.1, "Structural Design against Ship Collision and Grounding", International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress, September (1994-1997)

Member, Specialist Committee, ISO/TC 8, TC 188 (1997-Present)

  
 
 Honors and Awards 

Best Paper Award (American Bureau of Shipping-Captain Joseph H. Linnard Prize for 2000), The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, U.S.A. (2000)

Who's Who Award in the World, Marquis Who's Who, U.S.A. (1999)

New Century Barons 500 Award as a Leader for the New Century Among Five Hundred of the World's Most Talented Achievers, the Barons Publishing Corporation, U.S.A. (1999)

Decree of Merit Award, The International Biographical Centre, England, U.K. (1999)

Who's Who Award in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who, U.S.A. (1998)

Hyowon Paper Awards, Faculty of Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (1997)

Paper Awards, The Society of Naval Architects of Korea, Korea (1996)

Paper Awards, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, Korea (1996)

Engineering Prize, Faculty of Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (1995)

Paper Awards, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, U.K. (1995)
  
 
 International Joint Research & Activities 

Joint Research Project on Ultimate Limit State Design of Marine Structure Supported by American Bureau Shipping (1995-Present)