SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Dr Jaiwon Shin (inset) as executive vice president and head of its newly established Urban Air Mobility Division.
Urban Air Mobility is expected to become a critically important part of the integrated mobility solution for ever-increasing traffic problems in mega cities around the world.
Through the Urban Air Mobility Division, Hyundai Motor Group aims to provide innovate and smart mobility solutions never seen or thought of before.
A world renowned engineer, Hyundai said Dr Shin would lead the company into "a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry".
"Having worked on cutting-edge aviation research and development at Nasa for 30 years, I am very excited and humbled by the opportunity to now shape urban air mobility strategy at Hyundai Motor Group,” Dr. Shin said about his new role.
Dr Shin recently led the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at Nasa, where he shaped the agency's aeronautics research and development strategy for over 11 years.
His expertise in airframe, engine, aviation safety, and air traffic management technologies is expected to give Hyundai the edge in the fast-growing urban air mobility sector. The new business unit would develop core technologies and innovative solutions for safe and efficient airborne travel.
Dr. Shin received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
His bachelor’s degree is in mechanical engineering from Yonsei University in Korea, and his master’s degree is in mechanical engineering from the California State University, Long Beach.
A graduate of the Senior Executive Fellowship Program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Dr. Shin has authored and co-authored more than 20 technical and journal papers.
He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society of Britain.
