Participant Biographies

Chang Soon Heung

Chang Soon Heung

Professor, Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Safety of Nuclear Facilities on the Korean Peninsula (Moderator); Korea`s Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Energy and Our Green Future

Dr. Chang received his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from MIT in 1981. He is a professor at KAIST and sits on OECD’s NEA (Nuclear Energy Agency) Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI). His research interests are in nuclear safety assessment, including critical heat flux phenomena, sodium-cooled fast reactor safety analysis and design, thermal-hydraulic characteristic research on nano-fluids, spent nuclear fuel repository and storage, and gas-cooled reactor safety analysis.