Shawn Kook (Korean: 국상훈; RR: Guk Sanghun) is an Australian engineering professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), specialised in power and energy systems, optical/laser-based imaging diagnostics and alternative fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, ethanol, methanol and biodiesel.[1] Born and raised in South Korea, he received full engineering education at KAIST before he developed his early research career at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, USA. He joined UNSW in 2009 as a lecturer and was promoted to professor in 2019 at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
He received many awards and honours including the 2005 SAE Harry L. Horning Memorial Award, the 2013 SAE Ralph Teetor Award, SAE Outstanding Oral Presentation Award (2016 and 2018) and the 2020 iLASS Norman Chigier Reviewer Award. He was elected Fellow of SAE International in 2023.[2]
Prof. Kook is a founder of DeCarice Pty Ltd.[3], a UNSW spin-out company commercialising his hydrogen-diesel hybrid tech.[4]
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- ^ "SAE International Recognizes the Class of 2023 SAE Fellows". www.sae.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Startup Daily (15 Aug 2024). "Investible backs UNSW hybrid hydrogen startup".
- ^ BBC News (2023-01-20). "The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen". Retrieved 2024-09-25.