Associate Professor,
Dept. of Energy Engineering,
Grid Modernization Track,
Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)
E-mail: swakim@kentech.ac.kr
Career
Associate Professor, Grid Modernization Track, KENTECH, 2024 - present
Associate Professor, Chungnam National University, 2022 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Chungnam National University, 2018 - 2022
Post-doctoral Researcher (DB Foundation Fellow), Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, 2018 - 2018
Visiting Scholar, Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, 2016 - 2017
Professional Experiences
Commission Member, Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, May. 2021 - present
Advisory Member, Special Committee for Climate Crisis in National Assembly, Jul. 2023 - May. 2024
Member, Central Environmental Policy Committee, Aug. 2022 - Apr. 2024
Member, Hydrogen Economy Council under Prime Minister’s Office, Jul. 2020 - Oct. 2022
Board Director, Korea Energy Agency, Nov. 2020 - Oct. 2022
Expert Member, National Council on Climate Change and Fine Dust, Nov. 2019 - Apr. 2021
Award
Distinguished Service Commendation for DER Proliferation from Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE), Korea, Dec. 2022
Academic Award, Korea Institute of Electrical Engineers, Dec. 2023
Academic Award, Korea Institute of Electrical Engineers, Dec. 2022
Education
Ph.D. in Power System Economics, Seoul National University
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
