Master of study on Korean Bell containing science and technology and unique artistry of Korean ancestors
Led the study on the machine tool and material science in Korea, as a practical type engineer who guided industrial development
(Late) Yeom Young-ha
Honorary Professor, Seoul National University (1919~1995)
- Academic background
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1945.09
Graduated College of Engineering, Tohoku Imperial University, Japan
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1967.08
Graduate School of Seoul National University (Doctor of Engineering)
- Professional career
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1945.10 ∼ 1947.02
Assistant professor, Kyungsung Technical College, and Full-time lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kyungsung University
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1947.03 ~ 1949.02
Head of Technology Department, Chief of Technology Training Center, Samhwa Engineering
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1952.09 ~ 1984.08
Assistant professor, associate professor, and professor, Seoul National University
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1967 ~ 1956
Chairman, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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1978 ~ 1988
Chairman, Research Group of Korean Buddhist Bell
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1984.09 ∼ 1995.06
Honorary Professor, Seoul National University
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1986 ~ 1988
Chairman, Asia-Pacific Material Strength Science Council
- Awards
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1960.01
Green Stripes Order of Service Merit (President)
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1968.02
Minister of Trade and Industry Citation
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1974.12
(Main) Prize of Science and Technology (Minister of Science and Technology)
Manufactured Bosingak Bell, Seokgulam Bell, and Haeinsa Bell as a ‘bell ringer’ who unlocked the mystery of Korea traditional Buddhist temple bell
Professor Young Ha Yeom devoted his lifetime to study characteristics of bells in Silla, Goryeo, and Joseon Dynasty and demonstrate their excellence as a master of study on Korean Buddhist Temple Bell containing science and technology and unique artistry of Korean ancestors.
He is a proud scientist who gave flat-out efforts to provide research for advancement of Korea science and technology, education for fostering human resources, a number of technical advice and instructions for industry and unlock the mystery of Korean Buddhist Temple Bell containing science and technology and unique artistry of our ancestor, for 50 years from graduation of Tohoku Imperial University, Japan, in 1945 to his decease during business trip for exploration of Korea Buddhist temple bells on Jun 14, 1995.
The study of Korea Buddhist temple bells combining humanities, science, and arts is considered as a leading example of convergent study. Especially he identified features of bells in Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as well as bells in Silla Dynasty such as The Divine Bell of King Seongdeok (namely the Bell of Bongdeoksa Temple or the Bell of Emile) and The Bell of Sangwonsa Temple and proved that Korean bells are superior in art and science than Western, Chinese and Japanese bells.
A scholar of empirical tradition who enabled the restoration of Korea Buddhist temple bell
Professor Young Ha Yeom promulgated the excellence of Korea Buddhist Temple Bell by wiring a lot of masterworks including ‘Bell of Korea’ (1991) and ‘Study on Korean Bell’ (1984) through an unrivaled study on Korean Bells such as The Bell of Sangwonsa Temple and The Divine Bell of King Seongdeok. Until 1995, he wrote 32 articles related to study on Buddhist Temple Bell such as ‘Consideration of sound body and rumbling of The Bell of Sangwonsa Temple and The Divine Bell of King Seongdeok and made huge contribution to Korea machine engineering and humanities and art areas with total 200 articles and over 20 books including 94 articles in engineering part, by expanding his study areas to practical industries such as automobiles and electric vehicles as well as the Korea Buddhist Temple Bells.
He was a scholar of empirical tradition who was responsible for not only exploration and scientific study on the Korea Buddhist Temple Bells but also design, manufacture and general supervision and cast a number of Korean Big Bells. He was a designer and manufacturer who restored and realized the traditional technology of Korea, by directing manufacturing of 8 bells such as Bosingak Bell, Seokgulam Bell, and Haeinsa Bell and the Bell of Union personally.
After studying material science at Tohoku Imperial University in Japan, he accumulated solid practical skills while working as the chief of laboratory and the head of technology training institute of Samhwa NCT. This experience became the foundation to conduct technical training and advising of industries well later. He performed research, technology training of industries, and industry-university collaboration study in base areas of machine industry such as machine tool, metal material, and casting to lead the advancement of machine industry from appointment as professor of Seoul National University in early days of engineering after liberation to the retirement in 1984 As an engineer with both theory and practice who provided a number of technology training and advice to many basic industries such as defense industrial companies, railroad car companies, and steel companies as well as key small and medium business such as machine tool companies, heat treatment companies, and casting companies, he made great contribution to industrial development of Korea.
Disseminated excellence of traditional bell and contributed to the development of basic industries including machine industries such as machine tool, metal material, casting, and heat treatment and defense industries
He is a scientist who led the mechanical material technology area with a number of research achievements to build and advance the base of material engineering, fatigue failure, machine tool, and experimental stress analysis. Especially, he published excellent study results related to impact tensile, impact bending, and repeated impact to materials such as nodular graphite cast iron and steel, study on mechanical features and failure behavior of machine under load, and study on fatigue and crack advancement of spring steel under torsional fatigue and repeated rotary bending in the Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Transaction of Japan Institute of Metals from 1965 and raised the level of material strength science in the initial days of Korea via various international activities.
Studying abroad in Imperial College of London University, UK for 1 year in 1952 and Minnesota University, US in 1956 during early days of Korea engineering training, he learned the modern science of machine engineering and western engineering and research methods and introduced them to domestic universities to contribute to change of training and research of the machine engineering. A lot of textbooks he wrote, ‘Machine Tools’ and ‘Metal Material Science’, are popular enough to be used as the classic in many engineering colleges of the whole country until recently.