Prof. Shin, Jong Gye
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., P.E.
Dept. of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National Univ., Korea (Republic of)
Email: jgshin@snu.ac.kr
Website: https://shipbuilding.snu.ac.kr
Prof. Shin is a technology advisor at HD Korea Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering (KSOE), formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries group, since 2020. He is actively participating in the company’s various projects, including the Korea-U.S. shipbuilding collaboration, next generation CAD-PLM-DM development, AI-applications to shipbuilding, and smart shipyard technologies. He is also a professor emeritus at the Dept. of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National Univ. (SNU), South Korea. He teaches shipyard technologies to SNU senior students.
He received his Ph.D. degree from the Dept. of Ocean Engineering at MIT, and BS and MS degrees from the Dept. of Naval Architecture at Seoul National Univ. He was a research scientist and vising professor of the Dept. of Naval Arch. and Marine Engin. at the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He, along with Prof. Lamb at U-M, received an ONR research fund for the development of shipyard simulation technologies.
He contributes his knowledge and leadership as the Chairman of CESS. CESS(Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics) is a technical committee of JECK, an international organization of shipyards of Japan, EU, China, and Korea.
Prof. Shin is a well-known scholar and expert in the field of shipbuilding. He received the Elmer L. Hann award three times, the best paper award, from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), U.S.A. Since 2005, he has been teaching ‘Shipyard Operations and Technology’ at MIT every summer to MIT graduate students and US engineers. He is a recipient of the ‘Best Professor in Teaching’ award from the College of Engineering at SNU.
He has served honorably in shipbuilding communities, including President of Society of Naval Architects of Korea, Outside Director of Samsung Heavy Industries, Chairman of Board of Korea Institute of Ocean
Science and Technology, Chairman of Technical Committee of Korea Register of Shipping.
Education and Research Areas
shipbuilding production, line heating, shipyard simulation, finite element method, structural mechanics
Education and Postdoctoral
- 1984.8-1988.9 Ph.D., Dept. of Ocean Engineering, MIT
- 1977.3-1979.2 M.S., Dept. of Naval Architecture, Seoul National Univ., Korea
- 1973.3-1977.2 B.S., Dept. of Naval Architecture, Seoul National Univ., Korea
- 1988.9-1989.8 Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, MIT (with Prof. Karr)
- 1989.9-1990.8 Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, MIT (with Prof. Wierzbicki)
- 1988.9-1989.8 Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of NAME, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (with Prof. Lamb)
- 2008.1-2009.1 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Systems and Industrial Eng., Univ. of Southern California
Current Positions
- Chairman of CESS(Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics) (2023-2026)
- Professor Emeritus, Dept. of NAOE, Seoul National Univ. (2020.3-)
- Technology Advisor, Korea Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering (2020.4-)
- Chairman of Technical Committee, Korea Register of Shipping (2019.3-)
- Chair Professor, Seoul School of Integrated Science and Technology (2022.6-)
- Lecturer, Dept. of Mechanical Engin. 2N Summer Program, “Shipbuilding Operations and Technology”
- Fellow, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, U.S.A. (2015.10-)
- Fellow, National Academy of Engineering of Korea (2020.1-)
- Fellow, The Korean Academy of Marine Science (2025.2-)
Previous Positions
- Professor, Dept. of NAOE, Seoul National Univ., Korea (1993.8-2020.2)
- Outside Auditor and Director, Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea (2014.3-2020.3)
- Chairman of Board, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) (2018.7-2021.6)
- Foreign Professor, Wuhan Univ. of Technology, China (2016.5-2019.5)
- President, Society of Naval Architects of Korea (2014.1-2015.12)
- Lecturer, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Offshore Eng., Technical Univ. of Denmark (2008.7-2008.7)
- Senior Researcher, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering(KRISO) (1979.3-1993.8)