Dr. Moochul Shin Portrait

Moochul Shin
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Western New England University


Moochul Shin Bio

Dr. Shin is currently working as associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western New England University. Before he joined the university, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, where he received his MS. (’08) and Ph.D. (’12) in Civil Engineering. His research interests are primarily in the field of structural applications of smart and innovative materials, advanced modeling. Currently, his research is focusing on developing sustainable infrastructure systems. He also studies structural behaviors of railroad track structures with the aim of enhancing the safety, durability, and serviceability of the track structures.