About the Artist - Yumok's Water Light Photography

Biography

1952: Born in Sanghwa-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
1958 – 1970: Graduated from Daeheung Elementary, Honam Middle, and Honam High School in Jeongeup
1974: B.S. in Civil Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
1974 – 1978: Mathematics Teacher, Taein Middle & High School
1978 – 1980: Professor of Civil Engineering, Kunsan College of Technology
1979: M.S. in Civil Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
1980 – 1993: Professor of Marine Civil Engineering, National Kunsan College of Fisheries
1986 – 1987: Visiting Professor, Department of Marine Civil Engineering, Tokai University, Japan
1990: Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
1990 – 1991: Dispatched professor under the Korea-Germany Technical Cooperation Program
1993 – 2020: Professor of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University
2020: Retired from Kunsan National University — 46 years of service, awarded the Order of Civil Merit (Yellow Stripes)
2024: Passed away

1979. 8: Master's Thesis — "A Study on the Economical Determination of Pipe Diameters in Distribution Networks," Jeonbuk National University
1990. 8: Doctoral Dissertation — "Application of Boundary-Fitted Coordinate System to a Two-Dimensional Tidal Model and Parameter Identification," Jeonbuk National University
2009. 7: Book — EFDC Practical Guide (Revised Edition), Gumi Seogwan Publishing
2013. 5: Paper — "A Study on the Sediment Deposition Height Computation at Gunsan Port Using EFDC," Korea Water Resources Association Conference
2016: Lecture Notes — Hydraulics (Ⅱ) Lecture Notes, Kunsan National University
2019: Lecture Notes — Hydraulics (Ⅰ) Lecture Notes, Kunsan National University

2017: Began photography — purchased Canon EOS 6D Mark II
2018: Studied water light photography at Gunsan Lifelong Learning Center
2019: Intermediate photography course at Kunsan National University Lifelong Education Center; exhibited at the 5th annual exhibition Water Light Lyricism
2019: Selected 14 times in national photo contests, 8 times in national photography competitions
2019: Bronze prize at the Horizon Festival National Photography Competition
2020 – 2021: Vice President, Gunsan Water Light Photography Association

Yeongwoldang, Dalmasa Temple (Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism)

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