Curriculum Vitae

Heejin Park, PhD., P.E.

Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

E – Mail: hpark@stcloudstate.edu

Office Address: Engineering and Computing Center 101

Office Telephone: (320) 308-5654 / Fax: (952) 937-9454

Summary of Qualifications:

Currently teaching graduate students in the College of Engineering at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, and have been teaching undergraduate students in the Mathematics Department at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota since 2002.
Taught thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan for six semesters.
Established and led a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) group within the company and supervised engineers for CFD research and projects.
Researched enhanced HVAC systems, including passive/active displacement ventilation and hybrid systems, indoor air quality, ventilation effectiveness, and advanced air distribution techniques.
Registered as a Professional Mechanical Engineer (P.E.) in Minnesota.
Five years’ experience researching the design of thermal systems in nuclear reactor coolant systems.

Education:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, March 1997.
Thesis title: Numerical Simulation on Multi-Phase Flow in Gas-Stirred Ladle Systems with and without Throughflow including Slag Layer Effects.

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, September 1992.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, February 1985.
Thesis title: A Study on Pressure Drop of Axial Flow through Hexagonal Rod Bundles in a Circular Tube.

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
B.S. in Agricultural Engineering, February 1982.

Teaching/Academic Experience

Adjunct Professor, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) Department,
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. 01/05-present

Teaching advanced thermal science (MME 601) to graduate students in spring 2005.

Adjunct Professor, Math Department, Metro State University, St. Paul, Minnesota. 08/02-present

Have been teaching statistics (STAT 201) to undergraduate students.

Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 09/97-12/97

Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 05/95-04/97

Taught thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer to undergraduate students in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Received two Excellence in Teaching awards in 1996, one from the Tau Beta Pi honor society and the other from the American Society of Engineering Education.

Research Associate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 01/95-04/95

Research Assistant, Center for Space Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. 09/91-08/92

Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Seoul, Korea. 01/85-02/89

Professional Experience:

Principal Engineer, CFD/R&D Department, Flonomix, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. 09/02-Present

Director of the company.

Manager, CFD/R&D Division, Healthy Building International, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. 04/02-08/02

Contributed to establishing the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) team and to the formation of the research group within the company. Led and supervised engineers for research and CFD projects.

Senior Technical Specialist, Dunham Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. 07/98-03/02

Led and supervised engineers for research and CFD projects.

Computer Simulation Project Involvement Since 1998:

JFK airport smoking lounge simulation, New York, NY.
Jackson Hall plenum simulation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Riverbend underground parking structure simulation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
MPG atrium fire simulation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
Ecolab: chemical lab simulation, St. Paul, MN.
School classroom simulation, Pine City Elementary School, Pine City, MN.
School auditorium simulation, Pine City Elementary School, Pine City, MN.
Stillwater City Hall AHU mixing chamber simulation, Stillwater, MN.
Heritage Middle School: Energy Recovery Unit Modifications: Project Plan, West St. Paul, MN.
Analytical Investigation of Wall Moisture Problems (with IEA), Brooklyn Park, MN.
Dominion public center simulation, Plymouth, MN. (ongoing)
Casino ventilation simulation.
Clean room simulation.

Recent Publications:

H.J. Park , “Optimization of Thermal Displacement Ventilation for an Elementary School Auditorium", the manuscript was accepted to Engineered Systems, 200 5 .
H.J. Park , “ High Tech at Low Cost ”, Occupational Health & Safety , pp. 32 - 36 , J anuary 200 5 .
H.J. Park , "Computer Simulation Helps Reduce Chlorine Concentration in a Lab", manuscript accepted to the Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, June, 2004. It will appear in the January 2005 issue. This article is also on the Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News web site: (http://www.achrnews.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/MfgReportsItem/0,6075,128630,00.html).
H.J. Park , “Computer Simulation Ensures Low Carbon Monoxide Levels in a Parking Structure ”, Parking News Magazine, Issue 204, pp. 16-19, British Parking Association, July 2002. (This article was selected and awarded the Ernest Davies Award from the British Parking Association.)
H.J. Park and C. Macy, “Numerical Study on the Enhancement of Mixing Effectiveness in a Air Handling Unit Mixing Chamber”, accepted to the AIVC conference held in the UK, September 2001.
H.J. Park and D. Holland, "The Effect of the Location of a Heat Source on Displacement Ventilation”, Building & Environment, Vol. 36, pp. 883-889, 2001. (Selected from among the papers presented in the ROOMVENT 2000 Conference).
H.J. Park and D. Holland, “The Effect of the Location of a Convective Heat Source on Displacement Ventilation: CFD Study”, Proceedings of the ROOMVENT 2000 Conference Vol. 2, pp. 705-710, 2000.
H.J. Park and W.J. Yang, "Numerical Study of the Inclusions Transport in a Slag Layer Inside a Ladle with Gas Injection", Proceedings of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FED-Vol. 245, No. 5264, Washington, D.C., June 21-25, 1998.
H.J. Park and W.J. Yang, "Turbulent Two-Phase Mixing in Gas-Stirred Ladle Systems for Continuous Casting Application", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 493-516, 1997.
H.J. Park and L.P. Bernal, "Enhancement of the Image of Holographic Particle Image Velocimetry (HPIV)", Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Vol. 2, pp. 546-551, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 1997.
H.J. Park and W.J. Yang, "Numerical Simulation on the Flow in Gas-Stirred Ladle Systems with and without Throughflow", HTD-Vol. 334, Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, Vol. 3, pp. 361-369, Atlanta, November 1996.

Recent Precentations at Technical Conferences:

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling to Improve Design, Installation, and Operation of HVAC Systems , the 9 th Annual Midwest IAQ Conference & Trade Show Sponsored by the Institute of Environment Assessment (IEA), Bloomington, Minnesota, October 30-31, 2003.
Introduction to Thermal Displacement Ventilation , Annual Training Seminar of the Chief Engineers Guild in Minnesota, Ruttger’s, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, September 3-5, 2003.
Introduction to Computational Airflow Simulation for IAQ/HVAC Applications , Annual Training Seminar of the Chief Engineers Guild in Minnesota, Ruttger’s, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, September 3-5, 2003.
Several Examples of CFD on Various HVAC/IAQ Engineering Applications , Quarterly Meeting of Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MNSCU), Normandale College, Bloomington, Minnesota, June 11, 2003.
Numerical Investigation of Underground Parking Garage , invited for a talk at the ASHRAE Seminar of T.C. 4.10 Indoor Air Quality, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001.
The Effect of the Location of a Heat Source on Displacement Ventilation , the ROOMVENT 2000 Conference, the University of Reading, Reading, UK, July 2000.
Numerical Study of Inclusions Transport in a Slag Layer Inside a Ladle with Gas Injection , ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Washington, D.C., June 21-25, 1998.
Enhancement of the Image of Holographic Particle Image Velocimetry (HPIV) , the 1st Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 1997.
Numerical Simulation on the Flow in Gas Stirred Gas-Stirred Ladle Systems with and without Throughflow , ASME Heat Transfer Division, the International Mechanical Engineers Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Atlanta, Georgia, November 1996.

Honors:

Ernest Davies Award, Highly Commended, British Parking Association for the paper “Computer Simulation Ensures Low Carbon Monoxide Levels in a Parking Structure ”, 2002.
President of the Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association, Minnesota Chapter (KSEA-MN), 2002-2003.
Peer reviewer for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2001.
Invited speaker at Seminar 10, “Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics Application”, sponsored by TC 04.10, ASHRAE Summer Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2001.
Peer reviewer for a paper submitted to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Symposium, 2000.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, 1996.
Graduate Student Instructor Award, Honorable Mention, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1996.
Rackham Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 1996.
Research Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1996.
Graduate Scholarship, Boston University, 1990.

Professional License:

Professional Engineer registered at the State of Minnesota.

Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Korean American Scientists and Engineers Associations (KSEA)

St. Cloud State University