 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 1991.8  M.S., Mechanical Design Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1986.2  B.S, Mechanical Design Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, 1984.2

 Assistant Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 1999 – 2001  Associate Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2001 – 2005  Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2006 – present  Head of Department, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2012-2013

 Zare, Y., Rhee, K.Y., Simulation of tensile strength for halloysite nanotubes/polymer composites, Applied Clay Science, 2021, 205, Art. No. 106055 [JCR 2020 top 3.3% journal]  Kim, D., Mittal, G., Kim, M., Kim, S., Yop Rhee, K., Surface modification of MMT and its effect on fatigue and fracture behavior of basalt/epoxy based composites in a seawater environment, Applied Surface Science, 2019, 473, p55-58 [JCR 2020 top 4.8% journal]  Khandelwal, S., Rhee, K.Y., Recent advances in basalt-fiber-reinforced composites: Tailoring the fiber-matrix interface, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020, 192, Art. No. 108011 [JCR 2020 top 1.2% journal]  Naghdi, S., Nešović, K., Mišković-Stanković, V., Rhee, K.Y., Comprehensive electrochemical study on corrosion performance of graphene coatings deposited by chemical vapour deposition at atmospheric pressure on platinum-coated molybdenum foil, Corrosion Science, 2018, 130, p31-44 [JCR 2020 top 5% journal]  Zare, Y., Rhee, K.Y., Advancement of a model for electrical conductivity of polymer nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanotubes by a known model for thermal conductivity, Engineering with Computers, 2020 [JCR 2020 top 3.0% journal]

 Editorial board, Composites Part: B, 2011 - present  Editor, ISRN Nanomaterials, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012 – present  Editor, Carbon Letters, Korean Carbon Society, 2011 – present

 Mechanics of materials, nano composites, surface treatment, composites materials