Jin, Chungkuk
Chungkuk Jin
Assistant Professor | College of Engineering and Science - Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Contact Information
Personal Overview
Dr. Jin's research interests include:
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Ocean renewable energy (wave energy converter, floating offshore wind turbines, floating photovoltaics)
- Ocean infrastructures (Floating bridges, submerged floating tunnels, floating cities)
- Hydro-elasticity analysis on deformable floating structures
- Ocean monitoring system using sensors
- Digital twin and machine learning applications to Ocean Engineering
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2019
- M.E., Marine System Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Korea, 2012
- B.E., Marine System Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Korea, 2008
Professional Experience
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (10/2020–08/2022)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (06/2019–09/2020)
- Military Service (Lieutenant Junior Grade, Chief Engineer in Korean Warship), Korean Navy, South Korea (03/2018–02/2010)
Current Courses
- Fluid Mechanics (OCE 3030)
- Fluid Mechanics Lab (OCE 3033)
- Hydromechanics/Wave Theory (OCE 3521)
- Water Wave Laboratory (OCE 3522)
- Hydrodynamics in Design (OCE 4576)
- Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures (OCE 5903)
Selected Publications
- C. Jin, S.-J. Kim, M.H. Kim, Y.S. Lee, A. Guha, S. Ryu, W. Xu, Real-time dynamic and structural behavior estimation of a steel lazy wave riser through finite-element-based digital twin and hull-motion sensor, Applied Ocean Research, 150:104137, 2024.
- C. Jin, G.-J. Kim, S.-J. Kim, M.H. Kim, H.-G. Kwak, Discrete-module-beam-based hydro-elasticity simulations for moored submerged floating tunnel under regular and random wave excitations, Engineering Structures, 275: 115198, 2023.
- C. Jin, W.C. Chung, D.-S. Kwon, M.H. Kim, Optimization of tuned mass damper for seismic control of submerged floating tunnel, Engineering Structures, 241: 112460, 2021.
- C. Jin, F.P. Bakti, M.H. Kim, Time-domain coupled dynamic simulation for SFT-mooring-train interaction in waves and earthquakes, Marine Structures, 75: 102883, 2021.
- C. Jin, H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, I. Cho, Performance estimation of resonance-enhanced dual-buoy wave energy converter using coupled time-domain simulation, Renewable Energy, 160: 1445–1457, 2020.
- C. Jin, F.P. Bakti, M.H. Kim, Multi-floater-mooring coupled time-domain hydro-elastic analysis in regular and irregular waves, Applied Ocean Research, 101: 102276, 2020.
Recognition & Awards
- Best Paper Award in Young Engineer Session, 2024 KIBSE Technical Conference (2024)
- WEIK Award for Conference, 27th WEIK Symposium (2024)
- Departmental Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Florida Tech (2024)
- Best Paper Award, 2024 SNAME Offshore Symposium (2024)
- Early-Career Research Fellowship, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2023)
- Best Paper Award, 2023 Technical Conference, Korean Institute of Bridge and Structural Engineers (2023)
- Best Paper Award, International Conference on Fluid Mechanics in 2020 (2020)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Texas A&M University (2018)
- ISOPE Scholarship for Outstanding Students, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (2018)