박사 The University of Illinois at Chicago (1993) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
석사 Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)(1980) M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
학사 Seoul National University (1978) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

2010-2013 President of Hub Center Council for Engineering Education
2007-2013 Hub Center Director of Innovation Center for Engineering Education (20 universities)
2007-2013 Director of Innovation Center for Engineering Education
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
2010-2013 Director and professor of MSDE program
Seoul National University of Technology
1995-2010 Associate Professor of Mechanical Design and Automation
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
1/2000-12/2001 Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Illinois at Chicago
(Key Scientist for NASA SBIR project: Understanding and Utilizing the
Gravitational Effects on Biotechnology and Material Science)
10/1994- 3/1995 Research Associate, Department of Precision Engineering
Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3/1980–7/1987 Supervising Piping Stress Analysis Engineer, Hyundai Engineering Co., Inc.

Statics
Energy Studies
Fluid Mechanics
Engineering Optics

1. J. Kim, S. Synn, S. Cho, and W. Joo, Edge Extraction by an Exponetial Function Considering X_ray Transmission Characteristics, International Journal of Optomechatronics, V5, 136-154 (2011)
2. S. Back, K. Lee, W. Joo, H. Park, S. Ra, Improvement for the Optical Characteristics of a Vision System for Precision Screws Using Ray Tracing Simulation, Korean Societ for Precision Engineering, V 28, No. 9, 1094-1102 (2011)
3. K Park and W Joo, “Numerical Evaluation of a Plastic Lens by couoling injection Moding Analysis with Optical Simulation”, Japaness Journal of Applied Physics V47, No. 11, 8401-8407 (2008)
4. S. Cho, W. Joo, G. Kim, C. Lim, “Intelligent Automated Detection System of Tuberculosis Bacilli by Using their Color Information”, Korean Society of Precision Engineering, V24, No. 11 (2007)
5. C. Moon, S. Choi, W. Joo, G. Kim, “Classification of Surface Defects on Cold Rolled Strip by Tree-structured Neural Network”, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering, A V31, No. 6, 651-658 (2007)
6. C. Kim, W. Joo, S. Choi, and G. Kim, “Classification of Surface Defects on Steel Strip by KNN Classifier”, Korean Society of Precision Engineering, V23, No. 8 (2006)
7. Kun Park and Wonjong Joo, “Optical simulation of a plastic lens reflecting injection molding effects”, SPE ANTEK, 561-565 (2005)
8. M. Kang, W Joo, D. Cha, and B. Kang, “Development of integrated fringe analysis system: For severe noise-ridden interferometric image Analysis”, J of Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, B V27, No11, 1534-1541 (2003)
9. D. Shim, B. Kang, D. Cha, and W Joo, “A study on the characteristics of natural convection in a partially opened enclosure with a heat source”, J of Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B V24, No. 12, 1588-1595 (2000)
10. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Intelligent regional phase unwrapping by an integrated expert system", Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) V3783, 302-312 (1999).
11. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Holographic interferometric flow visualization and flow property calculation by an integrated expert system", Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) and The Visualization Society of Japan (VSJ), International Conference on optical technology and image processing on Fluid, thermal and combustion flow, Yokohama Japan, S2-2-2 (1998).
12. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, “Automated regional phase unwrapping by an integrated expert system”, Proc. of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) V3172, 211-223 (1997).
13. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Knowledge-based hybrid expert system for automated interferometric data reduction", Optics and Laser in Engineering, Vol. 24, 57-75, (1996)
14. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Automated interferogram analysis based on an integrated expert system", Applied Optics, Vol.34, No. 32, 7486- 7496 (1995)
15. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, “Effective low-level processing for interferometric image enhancement”, Proc. of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) V2546, 391-400 (1995).
16. Enzi Yu, W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Use of interferometric directionality for noise reduction", Optical engineering, (1994).
17. W. Joo, “An integrated expert system for automated data reduction in high-speed holographic interferometry”, J. of Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Vol 11, No. 2, 120-133 (1994)
18. W. Joo, ”Effective low-level parallel processing for noise-ridden interferometric image enhancement”, Proc. of Korean Society ofPrecision Engineering, Kwangju, Korea, 249-254 (1994).
19. W. Joo, “Automated fringe analysis: Expert system”, J of Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 3, 175-183 (1994).
20. W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "An expert system for interferometric data analysis", Proc. of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) V2005, 26-37 (1993).
21. Enzi Yu, W. Joo and S.S. Cha, "Directional smoothing for holographic interferogram reduction", Proc. of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) V2005, 553-561 (1993).

Full member of ASEE, SPIE, KSPE, and KSME Surge Analysis Specialist