Recent Events and Activities

Lee honored with 'Outstanding Contribution' Award's at U.S.-Korea(UKC) sustainability conference

December 15, 2020

Hosin "David" Lee, directs the Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) at the Iowa Technology Institute. He helps member institutes and companies develop and implement their innovative new construction technologies in practice by performing objective laboratory testing and field evaluation. Recently he awards "Outstanding Contribution" by Minister Kiyoung Choi of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of Korea and President Soolyeon Cho of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA). Stated "Dr. Lee has a distinguished academic career and his contributions in the transportation engineering field are well recognized nationally and internationally". Lee's award acceptance ceremony was presented at the conference on Dec. 15, 2020. The award acceptance ceremony video clip is available on: Youtube, more information can be found on the Iowa Technology Institute website: Iowa Technology Institute, and available on the journal of Safetoday website (in Korean): Safetytoday.

 

 MOU between Seoul Institute of Technology (SIT) and University of Iowa 

August 16, 2019  

President Insuk Koh of Seoul Institute of Technology (SIT) visited University of Iowa to sign an MOU with Associate Provost and Dean of Headquarters International Programs Downing A. Thomas. This MOU lays out the foundation for collaborations between University of Iowa and SIT through the Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) at the University of Iowa. More Information can be found on the International Program News: News Webpage

     

 International Conference on Smart Cities (2019 ICSC) 

July 17-19, 2019  

The 2019 International Conference on Smart Cities (2019 ICSC) was chaired by Dr. David Lee, who is the President of International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transportation Infrastructures (iSMARTi), on July 17- 19, in Seoul, Korea. The conference was very successful with over 250 people from over 20 centuries.  Brian Moon and David Hu, graduate research assistants of LACT,  gave presentations and Brian Shanahan, an undergraduate research assistant of LACT, received the best poster award runner-up award. More Information can be found on the conference website: http://icsc2019.org/ Please watch the short clip on Youtube: Vedio Clip

 

 

LACT's Research Assistant Moon Receives a Best Presentation Award at the AISIM14 

July 16, 2018  

Byungkyu Moon, Ph. D. student of Civil and Research Assistant of LACT received the Best Presentation Award on the pavement design sensitivity analysis software at the 14th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Manegement (AISIM14) at University of Delaware. He was also invited to give a presentation at TRB 2019.      

 

 

Workshop on How to Make Korea a Safer Place at National Assembly of Korea along with Congressman Sang-Min Lee

 July 18, 2017

 

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 Awardees at MAIREINFRA1

July 19 - 21, 2017

 The following individuals were recognized during the MAIREINFRA conference for their legacy worldwide in transportation, education and research significantly contributing to the socioeconomic development in developed and developing countries, worthwhile emulating for present and future generation of transportation professionals as follows:

  • Life Time Achievement Award: Waheed Uddin, Professor, University of Mississippi, USA (second from the right)

 

  • Achievement Award: 
1. Athanasios Nikolaides, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (second from the left)
2. Rita Moura Fortes, Professor, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil (third from the left)
3. Hosin “David” Lee, Professor, University of Iowa, USA (third from the right)
 

 Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Contructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA1) 

July 19 - 21, 2017 

iSMARTi organized the First International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA1) on July 19- 21, in Seoul, Korea. The conference was very successful with over 250 people from 21 countries registered for the conference. More Information can be found on the conference website: http://maireinfra.org/       

 

 

Prof.Hosin "David" Lee on YonHap TV News 

July 19 - 21, 2017  

Prof. Hosin “David” Lee, the president of iSMARTi talks about the importance of the maintenance and rehabilitation of contructred infrastructure facilities on Yonhap News. The video clip can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otWpFjRlW6o      

 

 

 

  MOU between Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) and University of Iowa

June 10, 2016 

President Taisik Lee of Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) visited university of Iowa to sign an MOU with President Bruce Harreld. This MOU lays out the foundation for collaborations between University of Iowa and KICT through the Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) at the University of Iowa.

 

 

LACT's Research Assistant Kim Receives a Scholarship from the APAI

December 5, 2015

Haena Kim, Master's student of Civil and Research Assistant of LACT received a scholarship from Executive Vice President Bill Rosener of Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI) at the APAI annual convention in Des Moines, Iowa. Congratulations Haena!

 

 

 

 

Hawkeye UHPC Bridge Opening Ceremony

November 10, 2015

Hawkeye UHPC Bridge was officially opened to public on November 10, 2015. This "Hawkeye UHPC Bridge" was possible through collaborations among Buchanan county, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) and Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) at the University of Iowa.  More information

 

 

 

President and R&D Director of Namheung Chemical visit LACT

April 2 - 3, 2015

President, Mr. Jeong-Kyu Kim and R&D director of Namheung (NH) Chemical visited Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) from April 2 to 3, 2015.

LACT presented future plans for laboratory testings on Namheung's Warm Mix Asphalt Additive, ENOVA

 

 

Photo: Matt Gazdziak, Ali Mokhtari, Mr.Jeong-Kyu Kim, Dr. David "Hosin" Lee, Ashkan Bozorgzad, Hannah Kim

 

Two Congressmen from Korea visit the University of Iowa 

March 11 - 13, 2015  

Two Congressmen from Korea, Honorable.Jong-Kul Lee and Honorable. Won-Sik Choi visited University of Iowa from March 11 to 13, 2015. 

LACT organized meetings with Sally Mason,the President of the university, Bill Rosener ,Vice President of APAI, Karim Abdul-Malek, Director of Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD) and CFO/VP from CJ Palnt at Fort Dodge, Iowa and university students to develop future international relationship with Korea for their advanced technology. More information

 

Photo: Honorable.Won-Sik Choi and Honorable.Jong-Kul Lee

 

 Exhibition Booth at 2015 Greater Iowa Asphalt Conference in Des Moines, Iowa

March 5 - 6, 2015 

Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT) presented our new technology and research projects regarding warm mix asphalt, recycled asphalt pavements and crumb rubber asphalt at the Greater Iowa Asphalt Conference organized by Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa(APAI).  

 

 

 

Photo: Hannah Kim, Ali Mokhtari, Ashkan Bozorgzad, Dr.Serji Amirkanian, Dr.David "Hosin" Lee