Mr. Seong Man Kim

Master Degree

(2013.02)

Thesis: Effects of SiC nanofluid on reflood heat transfer and hydrodynamic cavitation on its crud-like deposition for light water reactors

Posco Plantec

Dr. Seung Won Lee
Doctor Degree
(2013.11)

Thesis: Effects of Graphene and SiC Nanofluids on Critical Heat Flux and Quenching for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute

Dr. Seong Dae Park
Doctor Degree
(2015.02)

Thesis: Study on Hydrodynamic Instability-based Critical Heat Flux Enhancement Mechanism of Nanofluids and Liquid Metal Fin Concept

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Dr. Sarah Kang
Master Degree (2011.08)
Doctor Degree (2015.08)

Thesis: Gallium Passive Decay Heat Removal Systems Design and Evaluation for IVR-ERVCS of APR 1400 and PDHRS of UCFR-100

Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety

Dr. Han Seo
Doctor Degree
(2017.02)

Thesis: Effects of Surface Characteristics in Pool Boiling Critical Heat Flux Enhancement, and its Prediction Model

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Ms. Yukyung Shin

Master Degree

(2017.02)

Thesis: Study on Natural Circulation Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of High-Pr Oil Simulant of Molten Salts

Samsung C&T Corporation

Dr. Kyung Mo Kim
Doctor Degree
(2017.08)

Thesis: Design and Performance of Hybrid Control Rod For Passive IN-core Cooling System

Assistant Professor at Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)

Dr. Seok Bin Seo
Doctor Degree
(2018.08)

Thesis: Study on Heat Transfer behavior of High-Prandtl number fluid and its feasibility to Passive Heat Transport System

Idaho National Laboratory, USA

Dr. In Guk Kim
Doctor Degree
(2019.03)

Thesis: Design and modeling of the hydraulic control rod drive mechanism for passive in-core cooling system

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Dr. Sungbo Moon
Doctor Degree
(2019.03)

Thesis: Development of relocation model of molten metallic fuel in core disruptive accident of sodium-cooled fast reactor

Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

Dr. Yeong Shin Jeong
Doctor Degree
(2019.03)

Thesis: Study on the Multiphysics Modeling of Molten Salt Reactor Using Adjoint-based Sensitivity Analysis Method

Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Dr. Hyo Heo
Doctor Degree
(2019.03)

Thesis: Phenomenological Study of Fuel Relocation Behavior and Formation of Debris Bed in Metal-fueled Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor

Postdoctoral research fellow at  Korea Basic Science Institute

Mr. Haneol Park

Master Degree

(2019.08)

Thesis: Study on Swirl and Cross Flow of  3-D Printed Rotational Mixing Vane in 2X3 Subchannel

KEPCO Nuclear Fuel

Dr. Min Ho Lee
Doctor Degree
(2020.08)

Thesis: Study on Natural Circulation of the Reactor Pool under RVACS Operation using Fluid to Fluid Model Simulating Experiment

Kairos power, USA

Dr. Ji Yong Kim

Doctor Degree

(2024.02)

Thesis: Effect of CRUD Deposition on the Sub-cooled Nucleate Boiling Characteristics of Fuel Cladding in Pressurized Water Reactor Operating Condition

University of Michigan, USA

Dr. Doyeong Lim

Doctor Degree

(2024.02)

Thesis: Investigation of Acoustic Characteristics in Boiling Phenomena and Deep Learning-Based Boiling Monitoring System Using Acoustic Signals

Texas A&M University, USA

Dr. Ye Yeong Park

Doctor Degree

(2024.02)

Thesis: 3D-Printed Heat Pipe with Advanced Capillary Wick Structure for Large-Scale Nuclear Power Plant Application

Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety

Dr. Dong Hoon Lee

Doctor Degree

(2024.02)

Thesis: Dry-Out Limit Enhancement and Optimal Filling Ratio Determination in Sodium Heat Pipe based on the Overfilling Effect

ETU Zurich, Paul Scherrer Institute

Mr. Namwoo Kang

Master Degree

(2025.02)

Thesis: Feasibility Study on Boiling Heat Flux Prediction in A Nanofluid using Physics and Correlation-Informed Machine Learning

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Dr. Ik Jae Jin

Doctor Degree

(2026.02)

Thesis: Development of Heat Pipe-Cooled Microreactor Condition Monitoring Platform using Deep Learning for Digital Twin Implementation

Postdoctoral Researcher, UNIST

Dr. Joo Hyung Seo

Doctor Degree

(2026.02)

Thesis: Effect of Gas Entrainment on Liquid Maldistribution in the Freeze Valve Assembly of a Molten Salt Reactor Drain System

Postdoctoral Researcher, UNIST