Principal researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea

Dr. Tae Kyu Kim is currently a principal researcher and a team reader of high strength materials development team at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daejeon, Republic of Korea. He received his doctoral degree from Yeungnam University in 1998. He mainly researches about nuclear materials such as an oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steel and ferritic/martensitic steel for nuclear reactor system applications in the future. He has published more than 60 papers in the academic journals, and he has completed application for about 20 patents in several countries.