Members
<Left to right: Billy, Vikas, Kim, Zach: 4/28/2017>
<Lab Members: 2/23/2021>
<Left to right: Zach, Billy, Kim, Hale, Livingston: 4/27/2017>
Principal Investigator
Duck Bong Kim, Ph.D. [CV] Associate Professor at Tennessee Technological University <Email: dkim@tntech.edu>
Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
Education:
- PhD: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Prof. Kwan H. Lee) (2011)
- MS: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Prof. Kwan H. Lee) (2006)
- BS: Chonnam National University, South Korea (2003)
Work Experience
- Visiting Faculty: Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL); May, 2019 to Aug., 2019
- Guest researcher: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland (NIST, Systems Integration Division); Oct., 2011 to Jul., 2016
- Exchanging Graduate Student, Mentor: Prof. Renato Pajarola, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of California, Irvine, USA; Jun., 2004 to Jun., 2005
Professional Membership
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
- American Welding Society (AWS)
Post-Doc. Researcher
Dr. Gijeong Seo: International visiting scholar (since March 2019)
Graduate Students
Mr. Rumman Ahsan: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (starting since Jan., 2018)
Mr. Matthew Willard: MS student at Mechanical Engineering (starting since Jan., 2017)
Mr. Sainand Jadhav: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)
Mr. Saiful Islam: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)
Mr. Sumit Paul: PhD student at Mechanical Engineering (Starting since Jan., 2021)
Undergraduate Students
Mr. Yixing Wang: Junior at Mechanical Engineering Dept. (since May., 2020)
Mr. Nathan Bangean: Junior at Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Since Dec., 2020)
Research Volunteer (Visiting Scholar)
Mr. Minseop So: PhD student from Chosun University (Sept., 2020 to present)
Mr. Haewon Cho: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)
Ms. Eunsoo Kim: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)
Ms. Jinsoo Cho: MS student from Hanyang University (Sept., 2020 to present)
Mr. Juhong Lee: MS student from Hanyang University (Feb., 2021 to present)
Alumni
Mr. Ali Tanvir: Master student at Mechanical Engineering (Graduated: Dec., 2019)
Mr. Junseong Kim: International visiting scholar (2019-2020)
Mr. Chaekyo Lee: International visiting scholar (2019-2020)
Mr. Vikas Reddy Chittireddy: M.S. Graduated from Mechanical Engineering Dept. at TTU (Graduated: May, 2017)
Mr. Seongkyul Jeon: Lab Engineer (TTU ME Graduated: Dec. 2017)
Mr. Weston Smith: Junior at Computer Science Dept. (Spring 2018)
Mr. Taylor Ross: Junior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (Summer and Fall 2018)
Mr. Zachary B. Carter: Senior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (Graduated: May, 2017)
Mr. Peyton Hunt: Junior at Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Dept. (2018-2019)