Dr. Shinhyu Kang
Assistant Professor of EngineeringShinhyu Kang is originally from South Korea and moved to the U.S. in 2015. In 2024, Shinhyu joined Hope University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering after two years of teaching and research at Abilene Christian University in Texas. Shinhyu teaches a range of general engineering and civil engineering courses and supervises both undergraduate and graduate research projects, encouraging students to explore innovative solutions in concrete materials and sustainability.
Shinhyu's research focuses on concrete durability, the application of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), and the development of sustainable, low-carbon construction materials. Shinhyu has authored several peer-reviewed publications on topics such as predicting ion diffusion in fly ash cement paste, evaluating the performance of non-traditional coal ash in concrete and utilizing particle models to forecast concrete strength and electrical resistivity.
Areas of Expertise
- focus on concrete materials, particularly in the areas of durability and sustainability
- expertise in advanced techniques for materials characterization
- in-depth exploration of the chemo-physical reactions within cementitious materials
- study of microstructural evolution in cement-based materials
- development of low-carbon materials through the use of natural and waste resources
Education
- B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Kyonggi University, 2010
- M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Kyonggi University, 2012
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 2020
Honors & Grants
- Graduate College Top Tier Fellowship, Oklahoma State University, 2015 - 2016
- David C. Goss Scholarship, American Coal Ash Association Educational Foundation, 2018
- Principal Investigator, 鈥淚nvestigation of the concrete performances with conventional and non-conventional coal-ash鈥, Math-Science grant, Abilene Christian University, 2023 - 2024
Selected Publications
- 鈥淒etermining of the air-entraining admixture dosage in concrete with non-traditional coal ash,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, Loren Emerson, Josephine Lee, and M. Tyler Ley,Materials and Structures, Vol. 56, Issue 1, 9, 2023
- 鈥淧erformance and prediction of non-traditional coal-ash in concrete with the Particle Model,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, Braden Boyd, and M. Tyler Ley, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 345, 128170, 2022
- 鈥淭he Relationship between the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Surface Electrical Resistivity of Fly Ash Concrete,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, Zane Lloyd, Amir Behravan, and M. Tyler Ley, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 299, 123964, 2021
- 鈥淧redicting Ion Diffusion in Fly Ash Cement Paste Through Particle Analysis,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, M. Tyler Ley, and Amir Behravan, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 272, 121934, 2021
- 鈥淧redicting the Compressive Strength of Fly Ash Concrete with the Particle Model,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, Zane Lloyd, Taehwan Kim, and M. Tyler Ley, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 137, 106218, 2020
- 鈥淯sing the Particle Model to Predict Electrical Resistivity Performance of Fly Ash in Concrete,鈥 Shinhyu Kang, M. Tyler Ley, Zane Lloyd, and Taehwan Kim, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 261, 119975, 2020
- 鈥淯sing particle composition of fly ash to predict concrete strength and electrical resistivity,鈥 Taehwan Kim, M. Tyler Ley, Shinhyu Kang, Jeffrey M. Davis, Seokhyeon Kim and Pouya Amrollahi, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 107, 103493, 2020
- 鈥淔ly ash particle characterization for predicting concrete compressive strength,鈥 Taehwan Kim, Jeffrey M. Davis, M. Tyler Ley, Shinhyu Kang, and Pouya Amrollahi, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 165, pp. 560鈥571, 2018
Outside the College
Shinhyu Kang spends most of his time with his wife, Eunyoung Jang , who is an Assistant Professor in Marketing at GVSU, and their two daughters, Joey and Luna. As a family, they enjoy working on 1,000-piece puzzles, cooking Korean dishes and traveling together.
616.395.7367
kangs@hope.eduVanderWerf Hall Room 223A 27 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423