Dr. Sukjoon Na

Assistant Professor - Department of Civil Engineering
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WAEC 2205
304- 696-5679
nas@marshall.edu

Biography

Dr. Suk Joon Na is an assistant professor in geotechnical engineering within the Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Drexel University in 2016, master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009. Prior to joining Marshall University, he worked as an instructor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University, and as a postdoctoral researcher at Drexel University. His research interests focus on failure analysis of polymer composite materials, 3D printed polymers, geosynthetics and sustainable construction materials using both experiments and computer simulations such as the finite element analysis. He is a recipient of two annual best paper awards at ANTEC, which is one of the world’s largest and most well-known technical conferences in the plastic engineering society.

Ph.D. Drexel University, 2016
M.S. The University of Texas at Austin, 2009
B.S. Chung-Ang University, 2005
The SBA Proposal Award (second-place), UKC sponsored by Seoul Business Agency (SBA), August, 2019
Best Paper Award, Failure Analysis and Prevention SIG, ANTEC 2016, May, 2016
Best Paper Award, Failure Analysis and Prevention SIG, ANTEC 2013, April, 2013
Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Retaining Walls & Slope Stability, Civil Engineering Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Finite Elements, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, and Engineering Profession.
Failure analysis and life cycle assessment of recycled polymeric materials and 3D printed materials. Sustainable construction materials using recycled materials. Multiscale modeling using Finite Elements and Molecular Dynamic simulations.
Nguyen, L. , Na, S. , Hsuan, Y. G. and Spatari, S. (2020), Uncertainty in the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and costs of HDPE pipe alternatives. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104602
Na, S. , Nguyen, L. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2018), Effects of recycled HDPE and nanoclay on stress cracking of HDPE by correlating Jc with slow crack growth. Polymer Engineering & Science, 58: 1471-1478. doi:10.1002/pen.24691
Na, S. , Nguyen, L. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2018), A new approach to correlate slow crack growth of HDPE nanocomposites with fracture toughness. 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Seoul, Korea, 2018
Na, S. , Vahidi, S., Nguyen, H., ElSafety, A., & Hsuan, G. (2018). Sunlight Degradation of Polymeric Detectable Warning Surface Products. Transportation Research Record 2672, 12: 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118796380
Na, S. , Nguyen, L. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2016), Evaluating the effect of nanoclay and recycled HDPE on stress cracking in HDPE using J-integral approach. ANTEC 2016, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2016. (Best Paper Award)
Na, S. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2016), Fracture characterization of recycled high density polyethylene/nanoclay composites using the essential work of fracture concept. Polymer Engineering & Science, 56: 222-232. doi:10.1002/pen.24250
Na, S. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2015), Fracture characterization of pristine/post-consumer HDPE blends using the essential work of fracture (EWF) concept and extended finite element method (XFEM). Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 139: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.02.026
Na, S. , Lau, A.C.W. , Spatari, S. and Hsuan, Y. G. (2013), Application of extended finite element method to determine the plane-strain essential work of fracture of polyethylene. ANTEC 2013, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013. (Best Paper Award)