Geological CO2 sequestration
Unconventional energy recovery and renewable energy sources
Energy conservation in geo-material related processes

Ph.D. - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2012
M.S. - Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2005
B.S. – Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2003

Postdoctoral Fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin, TX (Mar. 2013~Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow & Instructor, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 2012~Feb. 2013)
Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 2008~Aug. 2012)
Researcher, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT), Korea (Feb. 2007~June 2008)
Special Researcher, Dongho Co., Ltd., Korea (Jan. 2005~Jan.2007)

Kim, S.H. and Santamarina, J.C., 2013, CO2 breakthrough and leak - Sealing experiments on shale and cement, Under review.

Kim, S.H. and Santamarina, J.C., 2013, CO2 geological storage: Hydro-chemo-mechanical analyses and implications, Under review.

Kim, S.H. and Santamarina, J.C., 2012, Engineered CO2 injection for geological storage, Under review.

Espinoza, D. N., Kim, S. H., and Santamarina, J. C., 2011, CO2 geological storage – Geotechnical implications, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(4), 707-719.

Fragaszy, R. J., Santamarina, J. C., Amekudzi, A., Assimaki, D., Bachus, D., Burns, S. E., Cha, M. S., Cho, G. C., Cortes, D. D., Dai, S., Espinoza, D. N., Garrow, L., Huang, H., Jung, J. W., Kim, S. H., Kurtis, K., Lee, C. H., Pasten, C. P., Phadnis, H., Rix, G. J., Shin, H. S., Torres, M. C., and Tsouris, C., 2011, Sustainability: potential roles of geotechnical engineering, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 15(4), 611-622.

Kim, S. H., Koo, H. B., and Kim, S. H., 2009, A case study on the field investigation and stability analysis of the collapsed cut-slope in tunnel portal, Danyang, The Journal of Engineering Geology, 19(3), 401-408, In Korean.

Koo, H. B., Kim, S. H., Kim, S. H., and Lee, J. Y., 2008, Study on jointed rock mass properties and analysis model of numerical simulation on collapsed slope, Journal of Korean Geotechnical Society, 24(5), 65-78, In Korean.

KKCNN Adachi Award (Best research presentation in geotechnical engineering), 17th KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, Ayutthaya, Thailand (Dec. 2004)

Korean Government Full Scholarships, KAIST (2003~2004)

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologist (AEG)