Last modified: Mar 5, 2025
ATHENA
Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Engineering
for Nuclear Application Laboratory
(Prof. Sung Joong Kim)
JOIN US
We are looking for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in
small modular reactors (SMRs), molten salt reactors (MSRs), nuclear safety,
and advanced numerical simulations (machine learning, AI).
Undergraduate students are welcome to participate in the ATHENA internship program.
If you have any questions or would like to apply, please feel free to email sungjkim@hanyang.ac.kr.
NEWS
December 17, 2024: Chang Hyun Song – Successfully Defended Ph.D. Thesis
Congratulations to Chang Hyun Song on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis.
October 24, 2024: Seung Gyu Hyeon - Won the Best Poster Award (KNS)
Congratulations to Seung Gyu Hyeon on winning the Best Poster Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting.
October 24, 2024: Yongjun Lee - Won the Best Poster Award (KNS)
Congratulations to Yongjun Lee on winning the Best Poster Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting.
August 28, 2024: Won Jun Choi - Won the Best Paper Award (NUTHOS)
Congratulations to Won Jun Choi on winning the Best Paper Award at the 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety.
July 17, 2024: Taeseok Kim - Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment at Jeju National University
Congratulations to Dr. Taeseok Kim on his appointment as a tenure-track faculty member at Jeju National University.
May 9, 2024: Won Jun Choi - Won the Best Paper Award (KNS)
Congratulations to Won Jun Choi on winning the Best Paper Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.
May 9, 2024: Geunyoung Byeon - Won the Best Poster Award (KNS)
Congratulations to Geunyoung Byeon on winning the Best Poster Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.
March 1, 2024: ATHENA Awarded a Large-Scale HPC-Based Next-Gen Nuclear Multi-Physics Research Project
ATHENA was selected to conduct a research project for the “High-Performance Computing-Based Next-Generation Nuclear Power Multi-Physics Analysis Innovation Research Center (고성능 연산 기반 차세대 원전 다물리 해석 혁신연구센터)” until 2029.
Research Period: 2024.03.01 – 2029.12.31
Research Funds: KRW 1 billion per year
Research Team: ATHENA, Hanyang University, KAIST, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
November 27, 2023: Jihun Im - Won the Best Poster Award (WORTH)
Congratulations to Jihun Im on winning the Best Poster Award at the 10th Korea-China Workshop on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics.
May 18, 2023: Won Jun Choi - Won the Best Paper Award (KNS)
Congratulations to Won Jun Choi on winning the Best Paper Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.
March 2, 2023: Joongoo Jeon - Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment at Jeonbuk National University
Congratulations to Dr. Joongoo Jeon on his appointment as a tenure-track faculty member at Jeonbuk National University.
December 16, 2022: Taeseok Kim – Successfully Defended Ph.D. Thesis
Congratulations to Taeseok Kim on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis.
October 21, 2021: Geon Hyeong Lee - Won the Best Paper Award
Congratulations to Geon Hyeong Lee on receiving the Best Paper Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.
December 17, 2021: W. Choi, D. Shin, and J. Jeon – Successfully Defended Ph.D. Theses
Congratulations to W. Choi, D. Shin, and J. Jeon on successfully defending their Ph.D. theses.
May 14, 2021: Jihun Im - Won the Best Paper Award
Congratulations to Jihun Im on winning the Best Paper Award at the Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.
June 11, 2021: Plaque of Appreciation for Prof. Sung Joong Kim
In appreciation of your ten years of dedicated service and commitment to student education at Hanyang University.
April 15, 2021: ATHENA Awarded a Large-Scale Molten-Salt Reactor (MSR) Research Project
ATHENA was selected to conduct a research project on the Molten-Salt Reactor (MSR), an advanced small modular reactor concept that uses molten salt as a coolant in the primary system.
Research Period: 2021.04.15~2026.12.31
Research Funds: KRW 1 Billion per year
Research Team: ATHENA, Hanyang University, KAIST, Gacheon University