Profile

Ph.D. Young-Seok Choi

Principal Researcher1 / Professor2

1 Industrial Energy R&D Department, Research Institute of Sustainable Development Technology, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
2 Convergence Manufacturing System Engineering (Green Process and Energy System Engineering), University of Science & Technology (UST)

Office: 89, Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea (31056)
Tel.: +82-41-589-8337
E-mail: yschoi(at)kitech.re.kr

Qualifications

  • Professional skills and work capabilities in turbomachinery (pumps, fans, compressors, turbines, and pump-turbines) designs and developments; Steady and unsteady fluid flow simulations; Statistical optimization methods; Flow measurements and experimental techniques
  • Practical hands-on experience with experimental and numerical investigations
  • Published 150+ research papers and 80+ patents
  • Principal investigator of government research projects in Republic of Korea

Educational Background

Mar. 1990 – Feb. 1996 Graduate school of the Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
  • Advisor: Prof. Shin-Hyoung Kang
  • Dissertation: Through-Flow Calculation for Design and Performance Prediction of Centrifugal Compressor
Mar. 1988 – Feb. 1990 Graduate school of the Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
  • Advisor: Prof. Shin-Hyoung Kang
  • Thesis: Numerical Study on Turbulent Flow in a Conical Diffuser
Mar. 1984 – Feb. 1988 Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Academic Experience

Sep. 2006 – Present Professor
Convergence Manufacturing System Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Mar. 1996 – Present Principal Researcher
Industrial Energy R&D Department, Research Institute of Sustainable Development Technology, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan, Republic of Korea
Sep. 1993 – Aug. 1994 Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Republic of Korea

Awards & Honors

Oct. 2025 AFMC Distinguished Engineer Award (AFMC)
Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2023 President, The Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)
Dec. 2022 Distinguished Professor Award, University of Science and Technology (UST) & President’s Award, Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA)
Dec. 2022 Academy Prize, The Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)
Dec. 2020 Technology Prize, The Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)
Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2022 Board Member/Vice-President, The Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)
Dec. 2016 Prof. Shin-Hyoung Kang Memorial Prize, The Korean Society for Fluid Machinery (KSFM)
Jan. 2014 – Mar. 2015 Chief Director of Chungcheong Area, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
Nov. 2013 Excellence Award for Science & Technology Research Paper, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)
Sep. 2012 – Present Asian Fluid Machinery Committee (AFMC) Member
Apr. 2011 Excellence Award for Science & Technology Research Paper, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)
Apr. 2011 Minister’s Award, Ministry of Education and Science Technology (MEST)
Sep. 2009 Commendation for Meritorious Service (20th Anniversary of Foundation), Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
Sep. 2003 Commendation for Meritorious Service (President’s Award), Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
  • Oct 2015, Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
  • Nov 2019, Hanseo Univ., Seosan, Korea
  • Oct 2023, Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang, China
  • Jun 2023 KSFM summer
  • Oct 2023 AFMC-award