- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Holder, Zachry CVEN Eminent Scholar Professorship
- Phone: 979-847-7366
- Email: yong-rak.kim@tamu.edu
- Office: DLEB 503H
- Website: Personal Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2003
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University – 1999
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea – 1997
Research Interests
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- Engineering of infrastructure materials
- Multiscale modeling and characterization
- Constitutive modeling of materials
- Viscoelasticity of solids
- Fracture, damage and durability
Awards & Honors
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2022
- Fellow, Engineering Mechanics Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021
- Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007, 2019
- Recognition of Excellence in Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018, 2019
- University-Wide Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018
- Holling Family Master Teacher Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018
- Faculty Service Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016
- Faculty Recognition Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009
- McNeel Distinguished Scholar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008
- NSF-CAREER Award, 2007