Professor Kim Young-seok of Pukyong National University, a Global Authority on Earthquakes and Faults, Receives the Geological Society of Korea Academic Award

Leading Research on Active Faults in Gyeongju

Professor Kim Young-seok (right), recipient of the Korean Geological Society Award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Professor Kim Young-seok of the Department of Earth Environmental Sciences at Pukyong National University received the Academic Award from the Geological Society of Korea.

Professor Kim was recognized for his contributions to the advancement of geology at the ‘2021 Autumn Joint Conference on Geological Sciences and the 76th Regular General Meeting of the Geological Society of Korea’ held recently at the Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel.

Professor Kim is acknowledged as a world authority in the field of fault damage zone research through his studies and new theories on the characteristics of fault damage zones, fault evolution and displacement changes, fluid flow characteristics in fault damage zones, earthquake surface ruptures, and earthquake propagation and segmentation characteristics.

Since the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake, he has led the government-led ‘National Active Fault Research Group’ and overseen the national active fault mapping project. He has expanded the concepts of fault evolution and fault damage zones to bedrock geology and active fault surveys, significantly contributing to earthquake disaster research and securing the safety of domestic nuclear power plant sites.

Professor Kim, elected as the next director of the Geological Society of Korea starting in 2022, serves as the Secretary-General of the IGC 2024 Busan Conference, a director of the Korean Geotechnical Society, and a subcommittee member of the National Science Advisory Group for Public Life under the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, contributing to the development of related academic fields.

He actively engages in research and writing, having published 40 international papers, 48 domestic papers, 3 international books, and participated in the publication of 6 translated books.

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