Associate Professor, Polytechnic School

Experiences

1990 ~ 1993: Senior Research Engineer, Research and Development of Aircraft Agency for Defense and Development, South Korea.

1993 ~ 1999: Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept. of Aeronautical & Mechanical Eng.Hankuk Aviation University, South Korea

1998 ~ 1999: Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1999 ~ 2000: Senior Engineering Specialist, ZONA Technology, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ.

Scientific and professional society memberships

Senior member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Member, International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO)
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

Education

PhD, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, 1990
MS, Seoul national University, Seoul, South Korea, 1985
BS, Seoul national University, Seoul, South Korea, 1983

Expertise

Aeroelasticity and Control, Flutter Suppression, Reduced Order Unsteady Aerodynamic/Aeroelastic Modeling, Smart Structures

Research Interests

Dr. Nam has experience working in the research and development area with the aerospace industry as well as academia. His expertise lies in the area of Aeroelasticity, Active Flutter Suppression, Structures/Controls Interaction and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Smart Composite Structures and Materials. Currently, his research focuses on development of nonlinear reduced order aerodynamic/aeroelastic models using a new RMI/ERA.