1972 - 1976University of California, Berkeley, B.S. in Engineering (Process Metallurgy)
1976 - 1978 Seoul National University, M.S. in Engineering (Process Metallurgy)
1983 - 1988 University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Dissertation: Acoustic Emission Characterization of Materials by Digital Signal Processing and Recognition
Experience:
1978 - 1983: Research Engineer, Agency for Defense Development, South Korea
1984 - 1988: Post-graduate Research Engineer II & III, UCLA, USA
1988 - 1994: Principal Researcher, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
1994 - 1999: Associate Professor, Inha University/Department of Mechanical Engineering
1999 - 2017: Professor, Inha University/Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sept. 2017- present: Professor Emeritus, Inha University/Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aug. 2001-Aug. 2002: Visiting Research Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Sept. 2012-Sept. 2013: Visiting Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute IZFP-Dresden, Germany
Publications:
1. Lee, WC, Kwon, OY and Kang, CS (1995) “Microstructural characterization of interfacial reaction
products between alumina and braze alloy”, J. Materials Science, Vol. 30, 1679-88.
2. Yoon, DJ, Kwon, OY, Chung, MH and Kim, KW (1996) “Early Detection of Damages in Journal
Bearings by Acoustic Emission Monitoring”, J. Acoustic Emission, Vol. 13, No. 1/2, 1-10.
3. Lee, JH and Kwon, OY (1996) “On-line monitoring of micro-failure mechanism of SiC/Al composites
by acoustic emission”, J. Japanese Soc. Materials and Strength, Vol. 30, No. 3, 91-104.
4. Park, JM, Lee, SI and Kwon, OY (1998) “Nondestructive Evaluation of Interfacial Shear Strength and
Microfailure Mechanism of Single Fiber Composites Using Embedded Fiber-Optic Sensor and
5. Acoustic Emission”, Polymer-Korea, Vol. 22, No. 4, 670-682.
6. Kwon, OY and Lee, SH (1999) “Acousto-ultrasonic evaluation of adhesively bonded CFRP-aluminum
joints”, NDT&E International, Vol. 32, 153-160.
7. Cho, MW, Seo, TI, Kim, JD and Kwon, OY (2000) “Reverse Engineering of Compound Surfaces
Using Boundary Detection Method”, KSME International Journal, Vol. 14 No, 19, 1104-13.
8. Kwon, OY and Lee, KJ (2000) “Acoustic Emission for the Detection of Fatigue Damage”, Acoustic
Emission - Beyond the MILLENIUM, T. Kishi et al (Eds.) Elsevier Science Ltd., pp. 1-15.
9. Jun, JK, Kwon, OY and Lee, U (2001) “Damage Assessment of Curved Composite Laminate
Structures Subjected to Low-Velocity Impact”, J. Korean Soc. Composite Materials, Vol. 14, No. 2,
22-32.
10. Lee, KJ and Kwon, OY (2001) “AE Source Location in Anisotropic Plates by Using Nonlinear
Analysis”, J. Korean Soc. Nondestructive Testing, Vol. 21, No. 3, 281-287.
11. Lu, SP and Kwon, OY (2002) “Microstructure and bonding strength of WC reinforced Ni-base alloy
brazed composite coating”, Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol. 153, 40-48.
12. Park, JM, Lee, SI, Kwon, OY, Choi, HS and Lee, JH (2003) “Comparison of nondestructive
microfailure evaluation of fiber-optic Bragg grating and acoustic emission piezoelectric sensors using
fragmentation test”, Composites Part A - Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 34, 203-216.