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Yong-Rak Kim is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, obtained in 2003, and has an extensive background in civil engineering. His research interests focus on engineering infrastructure materials, multiscale-multiphysics modeling, characterization of multifunctional construction building materials, and constitutive modeling. He has contributed to the understanding of viscoelasticity in solids and the durability of materials through his work on fracture and damage mechanisms. Kim has received multiple awards for his research and teaching excellence, including being named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His contributions to the field are recognized by several honors such as the Research Impact Award from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2022, and recognition for excellence in research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln over several years. He remains committed to advancing the field of civil engineering through innovative research and effective teaching.
Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.