Rate My Professor Byung-il Kim

Professor Byung-il Kim is a professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Mokpo National Maritime University. His teaching covers material mechanics, hull structure mechanics, hull structure design, and ship and marine welding engineering. He directs the Leisure Boat Research Lab in room 7106 of the Ocean Engineering Building, focusing on field-oriented research and education in shipbuilding and ocean engineering safety analysis.

Professor Kim's research centers on ship structural engineering, thermo-elasto-plastic analysis, finite element method (FEM), and marine leisure vessel design and structural analysis. He has led prominent projects including the Smart Yard Specialized Personnel Training program (2021-2026, 4,078,000,000 KRW), which trains 479 degree and 220 non-degree students in smart shipbuilding, achieving 147 job placements, 125 industry-academia projects, 88 field practices, and development/improvement of 37/43 courses. A companion project (2021-2026, 4,039,581,000 KRW) emphasizes fusion talent via intelligent, connected, automated smart yard education and employment support. He also headed the Development of High-End Compact Semi-Submerged Boat for Enhancing Marine Leisure Industry Competitiveness (2010-2011, 73,000,000 KRW), encompassing structural safety analysis, performance data acquisition, and Spider Frame calculations for mass production. Key publications include 'Residual Stress and Deformation Considering Ultimate Strength Analysis of Welded Plate Members' (2000), 'Experimental Study on Deformation Characteristics of Plates by Hot Working' (2001), 'Experimental Assessment of the Effects of Compressive Residual Stress on Plate Fracture Characteristics' (2002), and 'Life Cycle Assessment Case Study for Sustainable Design of Small Composite Material Vessels'. He has held administrative roles such as Student Support Director (2013) and Small-Medium Shipbuilding Parts Center Director (2006), and received the 41st Teacher's Day commendation (2022).