<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>SMI Lab news</title><description>Research, publications, people, and opportunities from Marine Structural Mechanics and Integrity Lab.</description><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Students complete the 22nd IACS CSR-H practical training course</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/students-complete-the-22nd-iacs-csr-h-practical-training-course/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/students-complete-the-22nd-iacs-csr-h-practical-training-course/</guid><description>All six SMI Lab students attended the 22nd IACS CSR-H practical training course, held at Inha Technical College and run by the Ship and Offshore Plant Structure Research Committee of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea, with support from the Korean Register. The course applied the Harmonised Common Structural Rules to an Aframax tanker midship section using KR SeaTrust-HullScan.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Editorial board appointment — International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/editorial-board-appointment-international-journal-of-naval-architecture-and-ocean-engineering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/editorial-board-appointment-international-journal-of-naval-architecture-and-ocean-engineering/</guid><description>Professor Jae Hoon Seo has been appointed an editorial board member of the International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering for the term from July 2026 to July 2028. The journal ranks fifth among 25 journals in the Engineering, Marine category.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teachers&apos; Day</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/teachers-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/teachers-day/</guid><description>The lab celebrated Teachers&apos; Day for the first time.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Founding student cohort joins the lab</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/founding-student-cohort-joins-the-lab/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/founding-student-cohort-joins-the-lab/</guid><description>Six undergraduate researchers joined the SMI Lab during 2025: Jun Soo Lim, Kyusung Shim, Jinwoo Song, Woojin Lee, Jun Hyeok Hwang, and Hui Won Lee. Their work spans propeller–ice interaction, fracture mechanics, dynamic power cables, ultimate strength, mooring-chain fatigue, and engineering critical assessment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISSC Specialist Committee V.4 appointment</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/issc-specialist-committee-v-4-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/issc-specialist-committee-v-4-appointment/</guid><description>Professor Seo has been appointed to Specialist Committee V.4 — Offshore Renewable Energy of the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress for 2025–2028, representing the Republic of Korea.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISSC 2025, Wuxi</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/issc-2025-wuxi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/issc-2025-wuxi/</guid><description>Professor Seo attended the 22nd International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress in Wuxi, China, as an observer representing the Republic of Korea.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MADEX 2025 naval seminar</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/madex-2025-naval-seminar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/madex-2025-naval-seminar/</guid><description>Professor Seo chaired the Naval Vessel Integrated Survivability / Damage Control / Special Performance session at MADEX 2025 in Busan.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inha University interview</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/inha-university-interview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/inha-university-interview/</guid><description>Inha University published an interview with Professor Seo about his personal story and the contributions he hopes to make to the university community.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>KSOE 2025 spring meeting</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/ksoe-2025-spring-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/ksoe-2025-spring-meeting/</guid><description>Professor Seo presented &quot;Development of a Machine Learning Model for Real-Time Monitoring of FOWT Mooring Systems&quot; at the Korean Society of Ocean Engineers meeting in Busan.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arirang TV interview</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/arirang-tv-interview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/arirang-tv-interview/</guid><description>Professor Seo was interviewed about US Navy Secretary John Phelan&apos;s visit to Korean shipyards and commented on strategic shipbuilding cooperation between South Korea and the USA.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SNAK greeting</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/snak-greeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/snak-greeting/</guid><description>Professor Seo&apos;s greeting as a new faculty member was published in the March 2025 issue of SNAKZINE.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lab established</title><link>https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/lab-established/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smi-lab-inha.github.io/news/lab-established/</guid><description>The Marine Structural Mechanics and Integrity Lab was established when Professor Jae Hoon Seo joined Inha University.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>