PHILIP PARK, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
[email protected]
[email protected]
EDUCATION
2012, Ph. D. in Civil Engineering (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
2011, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
1997, M.S. in Civil Engineering (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)
1995, B.S. in Civil Engineering (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)
2011, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
1997, M.S. in Civil Engineering (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)
1995, B.S. in Civil Engineering (Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)
EXPERIENCES
Sep/2018 - present The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg/Brownsville, Texas)
Assistant Professor
Oct/2017 - Aug/2018 UDNS Inc. (Yong-In, South Korea)
Technical Director
Jan/2012 - Sep/2018 Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Sep/2007 – Dec/2011 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Graduate Student Instructor
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Jan/1997 – Jul/2006 Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (Daejeon, South Korea)
Senior Research Scientist (March/2001 – July/2006)
Research Scientist (October/1997 – Feburary/2001)
Research Student (internship, January/1997 - August/1997)
Assistant Professor
Oct/2017 - Aug/2018 UDNS Inc. (Yong-In, South Korea)
Technical Director
Jan/2012 - Sep/2018 Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Sep/2007 – Dec/2011 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Graduate Student Instructor
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Jan/1997 – Jul/2006 Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (Daejeon, South Korea)
Senior Research Scientist (March/2001 – July/2006)
Research Scientist (October/1997 – Feburary/2001)
Research Student (internship, January/1997 - August/1997)
HONORS
- ASCE ExCEEd program (2014)
- Excellence in Poster Presentation AAPT Annual Meeting (2013)
- Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (2011)
- Rackham International Student Fellowship (2008)
- Civil Engineering Scholarship (2007)
- NR-Eng Graduate Fellowship (2007)
TEACHING
- Introduction to Civil Engineering (Freshmen level, Civil Engineering Students)
- Mechanics of Materials (Sophomore/Junior level, All Engineering Students)
- Fundamentals of Material Engineering (Junior level, All Engineering Students)
- Materials of Construction (Junior level, Civil Engineering Students)
- Highway Engineering (Senior level, Civil Engineering Students)
- Pavement Analysis and Design (Senior/Graduate level, Civil Engineering Students)
- Viscoelastic Theory and Modeling of Engineering Materials (Newly developed graduate level course, All Engineering Students)
- Structural Engineering (Junior level, Civil Engineering Students)
- Design of Metal Structures (Senior level, Civil Engineering Students)
RESEARCH INTEREST
- High Performance Fiber Reinforced Composites (Asphalt & Cement Concrete)
- Multifunctional Construction Materials
- Pavement Energy Harvesting
- Nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive modeling
- Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue
- Improvement of bridge asphalt plug joint performance
- Non-destructive test method and sensing techniques for structural health monitoring
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Rew, Y., Shi, X., Choi, K., and Park, P. (2018). “Structural Design and Life-Cycle Assessment of Heated Pavement Using Conductive Asphalt.” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 24(3), 04018019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000440. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=1.516, corresponding author)
- Shi, X., Rew, Y., Ivers, E., Shon, C., Stenger, E. M., and Park, P. (2017). “Effects of Thermally Modified Asphalt Concrete on Pavement Temperature.” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2017.1326234. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=1.832, corresponding author)
- Park, P., El-tawil, S., and Naaman, A. E., “Pull-out behavior of straight steel fibers from asphalt binder.” Construction and Building Materials, 144, 125-137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.159. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=3.169, corresponding author)
- Rew, Y., Baranikumar, A., Tamashausky, A. V., El-Tawil, S., and Park, P. (2017). “Electrical and mechanical properties of asphaltic composites containing carbon based fillers.” Construction and Building Materials, 135, 394-404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.12.221. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=3.169, corresponding author)
- Mirsayar, M. M. and Park, P. (2016). “Mixed mode brittle fracture analysis of high strength cement mortar using strain-based criteria.” Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 86B, 233-238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2016.07.007. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=2.659, corresponding author)
- Mirsayar, M. M., Berto, F., Aliha, M. R. M., and Park, P. (2016). “Strain based criteria for mixed mode fracture of polycrystalline graphite.” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 156, 114-123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2016.02.011. (SCI, 2016 impact factor=2.151, corresponding author)
- Mirsayar, M. M. and Park, P. (2016). “Modified maximum tangential stress criterion for fracture behavior of zirconia/veneer interfaces.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 59, 236-240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.11.037. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=3.110, corresponding author)
- Mirsayar, M. M. and Park, P. (2015). “The Role of T-stress on Kinking Angle of Interface Cracks.” Materials and Design, 80, 12-19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.05.007. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=4.364)
- Park, P., El-Tawil, S., Park, S. Y., and Naaman, A. E. (2015). “Cracking Resistance of Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete at -20°C.” Construction and Building Materials, 81, 47-57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.005. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=3.169, corresponding author)
- Park, P., Wineman, A., and El-Tawil, S. (2011). “Uniaxial nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive model for asphalt concrete.” Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, AAPT, 80, 317-346. (corresponding author)
- Park, P., El-Tawil, S., and Park, S. Y., (2011). “Improved geometric design of bridge asphalt plug joint.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 16(1), 158-165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000121. (SCIE, 2016 impact factor=1.476)
Full list of publications are here