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Principal Investigator(PI)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
- Coordinator of KFUPM MX Master of Process Safety Engineering
- Coordinator of KFUPM CX Process Safety Engineering
- Affiliate of KFUPM Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemical
- Guest Affiliate of KFUPM Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management
EDUCATION
2022:
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, US
2017:
MS in Safety Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, US
2010:
BS in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2023:
Senior Risk Consultant/Engineer, Global Loss Control Center (GLCC) at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Seoul, South Korea
2022-2023:
Senior Researcher, Process Operability and Safety Research Team at LG Chem, Seoul, South Korea
2011-2014:
Process Design Engineer, Engineering Support Team at DL E&C Co., Ltd, Seoul, South Korea
2010-2011:
Field Process Engineer, DNT Team at BASF, Yeosu, South Korea

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
Affiliate of KFUPM Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics
Guest Affiliate of KFUPM Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

2023: Senior Risk Consultant/Engineer, Global Loss Control Center (GLCC) at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Seoul, South Korea
2022-2023: Senior Researcher, Process Operability and Safety Research Team at LG Chem, Seoul, South Korea
2011-2014: Process Design Engineer, Engineering Support Team at DL E&C Co., Ltd, Seoul, South Korea
2010-2011: Field Process Engineer, DNT Team at BASF, Yeosu, South Korea

Dean, College of Chemicals and Materials
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Dean, College of Chemicals and Materials

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department,King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Ph.D Student (Spring 2025 – Present)
Research Topic
Hydrogen Safety : Liquid Hydrogen/AI-Driven Detector Placement and Leak Source Localization for Refueling Stations
Large Language Model(LLM)-Based Process Hazard Analysis
Research Interests AI applications in process system and safety engineering for sustainable process design

Ph.D Student (Spring 2025 – Present)

Research Topic

Hydrogen Safety : Liquid Hydrogen/AI-Driven Detector Placement and Leak Source Localization for Refueling Stations

Large Language Model(LLM)-Based Process Hazard Analysis

Research Interests

AI applications in process system and safety engineering for sustainable process design

Master Student (Spring 2024 – Present)
Research Topic
Data-Driven Optimization of Hydrogen Supply Chains: Integrating Economic Feasibility and Safety Analysis
Research Interests
Hands-on Research Utilizing Data-Driven Approaches with a Focus on Economic Feasibility and Safety Analysis

Master Student
(Spring 2024 – Present)

Research Topic

Data-Driven Optimization of Hydrogen Supply Chains: Integrating Economic Feasibility and Safety Analysis

Research Interests

Hands-on Research Utilizing Data-Driven Approaches with a Focus on Economic Feasibility and Safety Analysis

Master Student (Spring 2023 – Fall 2025)
Research Topic
Hydrogen Fueling Station Safety Study
Research Interests
Process Safety with a Focus on Hydrogen Energy, Machine Learning, and Data Science

Master Student
(Spring 2023 – Fall 2025)

Research Topic

Hydrogen Fueling Station Safety Study

Research Interests

Process Safety with a Focus on Hydrogen Energy, Machine Learning, and Data Science