People

Director

Namgyun Kim, PhD., PMP
Namgyun Kim, PhD., PMP
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University
  • President, Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association (KACEPMA)
Education
  • PhD in Construction Science, Texas A&M University
  • MS in Architectural Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
  • BS in Architectural Engineering, Konkuk University
Career
  • Assistant Professor, 2024 – Present, Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, TX
  • Assistant Professor, 2022 – 2024, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Dayton, OH
  • Construction Project Manager, 2017, Nexen Inc., South Korea
  • Assistant Project Manager and Field Engineer, 2008 - 2016, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea
Honors & Awards
  • Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Jounral of Construction Engineering and Managment 2025
  • Best Paper Award in Safety and Health Track, ASCE Construction Research Congress 2024
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Korean American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association (KACEPMA)
  • 3rd Place Best Data Award, Best Data Award Competition, ASCE DSA community 2024
  • Distinguished Dissertation Award 2023, Texas A&M University
  • 1st Place Best Poster Award, Associated Schools of Construction Annual International Conference 2021 (ASC 2021)

Current Members

Sihoo Yoon, PhD.
Sihoo Yoon, PhD.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Works on safety systems.
Jaehoon Lee
Jaehoon Lee
PhD Student
Works on safety systems.
Aniruddh Adiga
Aniruddh Adiga
MS Student
AI for Constsruction Drawing Analysis.
Noah Lee
Noah Lee
MS Student
AI for Constsruction Drawing Analysis.
Nitai Premal Shah
Nitai Premal Shah
MS Student
Works on workzone safety.

Former Members

Jinsol Lee, PhD.
Jinsol Lee, PhD.
Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University
Former Postdoctoral Researcher
Taeeun Kim
Taeeun Kim
Graduate Student at Chonnam National University
Former Graduate Research Intern
Archit Avhale
Archit Avhale
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant