Associate Professor,
Head of Energy Policy Concentration Program,
Dept. of Energy Engineering,
Institute for Grid Modernization / Institute for Energy Policy
Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)
E-mail: swakim@kentech.ac.kr
Career
Associate Professor, Institute for Grid Modernization, 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
Advisory Member, Economy Section II Division, Presidential Committee for National Policy Planning (New Government Transition Team), Jun. 2025 - Aug. 2025
Advisory Member, Legislative Policy Advisory Committe of National Assembly Research Serivce, Jan. 2025 - Present
Commission Member, Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, May. 2021 - Dec. 2024
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
IPST Researcher Academic Excellence Award from the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, Oct. 2024
Young Researcher Academic Excellence Award from the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, Dec. 2024
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
