PROFILE
- Name : Hwang, Wontae
- Position : Professor
- Tel. : +82-2-880-1723
- FAX : +82-2-880-1513
- Location : Bldg. 301, Rm.1510
- E-Mail : wthwang@snu.ac.kr
- Homepage : http://eeflow.snu.ac.kr/
- Lab Name : Energy & Environmental Flow Laboratory
- Lab Location(Tel.) : 301-1215(+82-2-880-7118)
EDUCATION
- 1999~2005 : Ph.D., Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering Department
- 1997~1999 : M.S., Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering Department
- 1993~1997 : B.S., Seoul National University, Mechanical Engineering Departme
CAREER
- 2020~ : Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2016~2020 : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
- 2017~present : General Affairs Director, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2017~present : General Affairs Director, Korean Society of Fluid Machinery
- 2017~present : Business Director, Korean Society of Visualization
- 2008~2016 : Lead Engineer, General Electric (GE) Global Research Center
- 2005~2008 : Postdoctoral Scholar, Sandia National Labs
AWARD
- 2025 : Commendation, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2024: Warren M. Rohsenow Prize, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2024 : Namheon Academic Award, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2021 : Academic Award, Korean Society for Fluid Machinery
- 2019 : Young Engineer Award, The Korean Society of Visualization
RESEARCH FIELD
- Turbulent multiphase flow
- Respiratory flow
- Aerothermal diagnostics and Visualization
- Aerodynamics and heat transfer in gas turbines and aircraft engines
MAIN PUBLICATION (top3)
- Lee J, Hwang W (2025). Equilibrium shapes and dynamics of pendant drops within a uniform vertical flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1020, A42. doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.10682
- Park HJ, Lee S-G, Hwang W (2025). Experimental investigation of turbulent and laminar flow regimes in a supersonic free jet under near-vacuum conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1014, A12. doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.10269
- Baek S, Kook D, Kim C, Bang M, Hwang W (2022). Investigation of the relationship between the 3D flow structure and surface heat transfer within a realistic gas turbine blade trailing edge internal serpentine cooling channel. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 198, 123357. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123357
