Jerng Dong-wook

President
KINGS (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)

Event(s): Spotlight Korea Forum

Education

Feb. 1992: Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Feb. 1985: M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Rep. of Korea
Feb. 1983: B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Rep. of Korea

Professional Experience

Jun. 2026 – Present: President, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School
Feb. 2013 – May 2026: Professor, School of Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University
Jan. 2012 – Mar. 2012: Chief Researcher, Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2012: Director, Nuclear R&D Program Management, National Research Foundation of Korea
May 2007 – Dec. 2009: Head of Maintenance Rule Development Team, Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Apr. 2004 – Apr. 2007: Technical Secretary for Generation IV International Forum, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
May 1993 – Apr. 2004: Korea Electric Power Corporation/Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, APR1400 Development – Roles included: Head of Safety Analysis, Licensing & International Cooperation, and Project Management
Apr. 1992 – May 1993: Postdoctoral Staff, Argonne National Lab., USA

Key Professional Activities

- Current

Policy Advisory Committee Member, National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST)

- Past

Chairman of the Steering Committee, Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) Development Project
Chairman of the Steering Committee, The 11th Master Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand
Member of the Economic Diplomacy Advisory Committee, The 21st National Assembly
Member of the Science and Technology Diplomacy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 34th President of the Korean Nuclear Society
Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, National Science & Technology Council
Board Member, Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety
Editor, Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Korean Representative to Expert Group, Generation IV International Forum

Honors & Awards