Professor Kim Young-seok of Pukyong National University Awarded the Academic Prize by the Korean Geotechnical Society

Professor Kim Young-seok, Department of Environmental Geoscience, Pukyong National University.

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

Professor Kim was recognized for his significant contributions to the advancement of geotechnical engineering at the Korean Geotechnical Society's regular general meeting and spring academic conference held last month at the Booyoung Hotel in Jeju, where he received the academic award.

Professor Kim is an expert in the evolution of faults and fault damage zones, and has been working to solve socially relevant geotechnical issues such as safety assessments of nuclear power plant sites and radioactive waste disposal facilities, characteristics and control factors of earthquake damage to buildings, and risk assessments of active faults caused by earthquakes in tunnel sections.

After the Gyeongju earthquake, he led the first phase of the "National Active Fault Survey Project," overseeing the creation of an active fault map for the southeastern Korean Peninsula. He currently serves as a director of the Korean Geotechnical Society and vice president of the Geological Society of Korea.

He is also serving as the secretary-general for the "International Geological Congress (IGC 2024)," the world's largest geology-related conference to be held in 2024, overseeing all preparations.

Previously, Professor Kim received the Academic Award from the Geological Society of Korea in 2021 and was commended by the Deputy Prime Minister of Education on Teachers' Day this year.

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