Biographical Sketch
Dr. Dayoung Kim is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Engineering Education (College of Engineering) at Virginia Tech and a Director of the LABoratory for Innovative and REsponsible ENgineering workforce (LAB-IREEN). She conducts research in engineering practice and workforce development (e.g., practices and experiences of, and competencies required for, engineers in various employment settings, such as business organizations and government agencies; workforce challenges and opportunities from emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence), engineering ethics (e.g., social responsibility of engineering professionals and its education), and related policy concerns. Especially interested in the responsible and innovative practice of engineers, Dr. Kim's research aims to identify effective strategies to cultivate an innovative and responsible engineering workforce through educational initiatives and science & technology policy. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University (2022) and received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering at Yonsei University (2017) and Purdue University (2021) respectively. During her doctoral study, she received the 2022 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the 2022 College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award from Purdue University. She was also a Bilsland Fellow of the College of Engineering at Purdue University when she was a Ph.D. student.
With Purdue Engineering Education community (left) and one of my academic advisors Dr. Michael C. Loui (right), at the 2019 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 15-19, 2019.